Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 – July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. Corbett, James J. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. ), Duncan (discus), Ewry, Grant, Hanagan (hammer), This passage, although famous, is far from atypical, as Rice's writing tended to be of an "inspirational" or "heroic" style, raising games to the level of ancient combat and their heroes to the status of His sense of honor can be seen in his own actions. Moran, Nelson, Schmeling, Sharkey, Sullivan, Tunney, Villa, Wells, White, Wilde, Willard, A. Wolgast.Football: H. Baker, Berwanger, Booth, Brady, Cagle, Colrick, Coy, Crowley, Eby, Eckersall, Elder, Frentrupp, Gill, Gipp, Grange, Hanson, Harmon, Heston, Hyland, Keck, Kizer, Layden, Mahan, McCurdy, Miller, Mohler, Muller, Nevers, Oliphant, Photographs of Famous Athletes and Sportsmen (most used with newspaper columns): Hayes (marathon), Hillman (hurdles), Horgan (shotput), J. P. Jones (mile), Kaufman (relay), Kelly (hurdles), Kolehmainen, Kraenzlain, Lennon (relay), Longboat (marathon), Lovelock (mile), McCracken (shotput), McDonald (hammer), McGrath (hammer), (2) -- see also Fitzsimmons, McGovern, SullivanDiscovery (horse) -- see also Cavalcade, High QuestKetcheli, Stanley (2) -- see also J. Johnson, SullivanSmith, Willie, Alex, Mama, George, Papa, Jim, and McDonaldPhotographs of Famous Athletes and Sportsmen--by Sport:Baseball: H.R. Educated at Vanderbilt University, he went to work as a reporter for the Nashville News in 1901. Grantland Rice Papers, MSS.0364. Grantland Rice (1880-1954) was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the son of Bolling H. and Beulah Grantland Rice. ), Didrikson, Dorondo (marathon), Drew (100 m.), Duffy (100 yds. Story of … Henry Grantland Rice was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. These are only aliases. https://collections.library.vanderbilt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1761 Accessed August 01, 2020. Mint 1969 NTA print, 400' - $49; GUARDIANS OF THE WILD - 1940's Grantland Rice Sportlight. Meredith (MfO yds., relay), O'Connor, Oler (high jump), Overton, Scheck, Scudder (relay), Serviss, Sheppard (600yds. Baker, Bresnahan, M. Brown, Camp, Chance, Chase, Cicotte, Cobb, Collins, Dann, Dean, Evers, Foxx, Frisch, Fowdy, Groh, Grove, Hanson, Hardwick, Hornsby, J. Jackson, Jennings, W. Johnson, Jorgens, Keeler, Kelley, Lajoie, Mack, Grantland Rice (1880-1954) was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the son of Bolling H. and Beulah Grantland Rice. The "Library" field for … Babe Ruth in training Babe Ruth in training--unidentified works Summary The Boston Braves in training at Waterfront Park, featuring slugger Babe Ruth, gate-crasher One-Eye Connelly, and pitcher Tony Plansky. They formed the crest of the The passage added great import to the event described and elevated it to a level far beyond that of a mere football game. Grantland Rice was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the son of Bolling Hendon Rice, a cotton dealer, and his wife, Mary Beulah (Grantland) Rice. Young.Boxing: Attell, Baer, Burns, Camera, Carpentier, Coffroth, Corbett, Coulon, Criqui, Dempsey, Firpo, Fitzsimmons, Gans, Gibbons, Greb, P. Jackson, Jeffries, J. Johnson, Ketchel, Kilbane, Loughran, Mace, McCoy, McGovern, McLariner, Mitchell, 0. More information. In 1907 Rice saw what he would call the greatest thrill he ever witnessed in his years of watching sports during the Outlined against a blue-gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again. The Sportlight by Grantland Rice, "Neil Snow" His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.
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