Fathers Playing Catch with Sons: Essays on Sport (Mostly Baseball)
- ISBN-10
- 0865471681
- ISBN-13
- 9780865471689
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 207
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- North Point Press
- Author
- Donald Hall
Description
Describes the author's experiences playing and watching baseball, examines sports writers, and discusses basketball, football, and ping pong
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