The 1969 Chronicles: A Sports Writer's Notes  By Stan Isaacs

Chapter 17: Ladies First

To quote an old song, you meet such interesting people on the sports beat. Here are pieces about two women jockeys, a chess grand master and Jim Jacobs, who was one of the great handball champions of all time and who would later go on to become the first manager of Mike Tyson.

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Columns:
This Little Old Lady Fears No Little Man
Barbara Jo: A Girl to Fall in Love With
Hard Work Ennobles Johnny Campo
Grand Master Meets a Fan
Jim Jacobs and the Red-Header Hustler

Chapters
Home Page
Introduction
1. The Amazing Mets
2. Yankee Fans
3. Music to My Ears
4. Ali & Friends
5. People Are Funny
6. The Poetry Corner
7. The Glorious Knicks
8. Bill Bradley & Others
9. Horsing Around
10. An Angry Mother
11. Political Baseball
12. Fun and Games
13. The Sweet Science
14. Baseball, Gentlemen
15. Some Immortals
16. A Galleria
17. Ladies First
 
  • This Little Old Lady Fears No Little Man
     
  • Barbara Jo: A Girl to Fall in Love With
     
  • Hard Work Ennobles Johnny Campo
     
  • Grand Master Meets a Fan
     
  • Jim Jacobs and the Red-Header Hustler
  • 18. The Irrepressible Jets
    19. The Sporting Culture

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