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Mrs. Morhard and the Boys: One mother's vision. The first boys' baseball league. A nation inspired.
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Overview
At twelve years old, fiercely independent Josephine Morhard left her family’s Pennsylvania farm to start a new life. After surviving two bad marriages, Josephine decides to focus on a better future for her daughter and son. But Junior is a volatile boy of eight—until his mother comes up with a novel plan to build discipline and self-worth in her son. Out of a dream, an empty lot, and the enthusiasm of other neighborhood kids, Josephine establishes the first boys’ baseball league in America.
Beyond all expectations, the Cleveland Indians rally behind her project. Future baseball legends Bob Feller, Jeff Heath, and Roy Weatherly help hone the boys’ skills; renowned sports reporter Hal Lebovitz pitches in as an umpire; and they’re given free pass to play in historic League Park. As Josephine’s Little Indians graduate into the Junior American and Junior National Leagues, and finally a Little World Series, she instills in her boys strong values, good sportsmanship, and an unprecedented sense of accomplishment. Some of them, like Ray Lindquist and Jack Heinen, will even make it to the Minor Leagues. Not one of Mrs. Morhard’s boys would ever forget her.
“A treat to read.”
—Akron Beacon Journal
“Beautifully tells the true story of how one mother kept her son out of trouble . . . and started the first boy’s baseball league.”
—Delilah, Syndicated Radio Host
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780806538884 |
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Publisher: | Kensington |
Publication date: | 05/26/2020 |
Pages: | 288 |
Sales rank: | 284,265 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d) |
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Table of Contents
Prologue: The Big Day 1
I Early Life 7
1 A Cruel Winter 9
2 The Early Years 18
3 Making a Decision 34
II Struggles 43
4 On Her Own 45
5 Bright Lights 59
6 The Promoter 73
7 The Butcher 89
8 Another Try, And Another 96
9 Hard Times 109
10 The Game 115
III Baseball 129
11 Idea 131
12 Fourteen Little Indians 147
13 Growing Pains 159
14 Baseball Idols 164
15 They Will Come 173
16 The Junior American League 180
17 The Junior National League 190
18 Conflicts Abroad 198
19 The Little World Series 206
IV The Final Inning 217
20 Wartime Brings the End 219
21 The Reunion 233
Epilogue: The Old Ball Fields 234
About this Book 249
Acknowledgments 251
Notes 253
About the Author 278