MMC 3703 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: New York (Magazine), Hunter S. Thompson, Frank Deford
12 Jan 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Important era: 1960s: golden age of sports writing. Roy peter clark- local sports columnists emerged as one of the most popular and important figures in the land. Dubbed the 1924 notre dame backfield the four horsemen . Papers in milwaukee, st louis, philly, new york. First sports writer to win the pulitzer for commentary. Called the shakespeare of the press box- turns of phrases, wit, fast humor. New york sun sports colum, sport magazine, life. Death of a racehorse considered one of the best pieces of sports writing (deadline writing 1949) Underwrote but gave readers a feel for the game. Washington tribune, chicago defender, afro-american in baltimore. Focused on racial equality in baseball, columns promoted the integration in baseball (one of the most outspoken voices), covered jackie robinson pre mlb. Covered games from dugout, roof of the pressbox. It would have been a selfish thing for me to be concerned with myself and how i was treated .
