Located in Burlington, thirty-five miles south of the Canadian
border, the University of Vermont -- commonly called U.V.M. because
of its Latin name, Universitas Viridis Montis -- has neither the
geography nor the climate of a typical college baseball powerhouse.
In fact, in 2009 it did away with its varsity baseball program
altogether. Yet in the early 1890s U.V.M. fielded a 'varsity
baseball team as competitive as any in the country. Dr. Frank
Sexton, Brown's star pitcher of that era who went on to coach at
Michigan, Brown, and Harvard until 1914, said that "without
question he regarded the Vermont teams of '90 to '93 as the best
college baseball teams that he had ever seen in action." Over those
four seasons the U.V.M. nine came to be known as the "Wonder Team,"
compiling a record of 129-57-4 (.694) against top college and
semi-professional teams, and even two National League clubs. It
reached its apex when it participated in the Intercollegiate Base
Ball Tournament at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in
Chicago. This book examines the secrets of the Wonder Team's
success: who its players were, how they got to be so good, and what
happened to them when they played in what was essentially the first
College World Series.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2011 |
First published: |
2011 |
Authors: |
Tom Simon
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4538-4731-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Sports & outdoor recreation >
Ball games >
Baseball
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LSN: |
1-4538-4731-6 |
Barcode: |
9781453847312 |
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