Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-270) and index.
Contents
American airedale -- An incorrigible youngster -- Men born shaggy -- Oklahoma buckaroo -- The "hunchback" play -- "White man bathed in red" -- "Athletocracy" -- "Run fast good" -- A perfect football machine -- Spreading the wealth -- The Olympic idea -- Starting halfback -- Rocky mount railroader -- Marvel of the age -- The greatest athlete in the world -- All-American -- The swindle -- A man with no principle -- Masters of the white man's game -- Afterword : the continuing problem of "amateur" athletics.
