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Foreword
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Ring Lardner, Jr. |
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Introduction
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Matthew J. Bruccoli |
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Gee! It's a Wonderful Game
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You Know Me Al
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A Busher's Letters Home
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The Busher Comes Back
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The Busher's Honeymoon
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A New Busher Breaks in
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The Busher's Kid
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The Busher Beats It Hence
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Call for Mr. Keefe!
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The Busher Reenlists
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The Battle of Texas
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Along Came Ruth
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The Busher Pulls a Mays
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My Roomy
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Sick 'Em
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Horseshoes
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Back to Baltimore
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Alibi Ike
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Harmony
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The Poor Simp
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Where Do You Get That Noise?
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Good for the Soul
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The Crook
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The Hold-Out
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The Yellow Kid
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The Bull Pen
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Women
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Hurry Kane
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Lose With a Smile
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One Hit, One Error, One Left
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When the Moon Comes over the Mountain
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Lose with a Smile
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Meet Me in St. Louie
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Holycaust
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The Ides of June
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Take a Walk
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Articles
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The Cost of Baseball
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The 1919 World Series
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The Courtship of T. Dorgan
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Illustrations
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