Sports and Recreation

In the late nineteenth century, cycling became a popular American pastime. The League of American Wheelmen, a…

Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, whose foghorn voice earned him his nickname, was a masterful,…

By popular consensus, Tom Bass was one of the most skillful and popular horsemen of his era. At the time of his…

Pitching immortal Satchel Paige, noted for his tall tales as much as his pitching, claimed that James “Cool Papa”…

Curt Flood spent most of his baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals, playing center field for them from 1958…

Born on April 27, 1896, at Winters, Texas, Rogers Hornsby began his professional baseball…

Kansas City’s sports fans might be forgiven for overlooking or choosing to forget that American League…

James M. Owen, a young advertising and insurance professional in Jefferson City, left mid-…

Pippin Place was a legendary Gasconade River resort in the Missouri Ozarks. With the spread of railroads…

George Sisler ranks among baseball’s all-time finest hitters. His longtime manager and…