Naming rites
Subtitle: a biographical history of North American team names
By: Glenn Arthur Pierce
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9781497545328
Subjects: Sports teams; Names; History; Sports team mascots; Onomasiology; Sports; Équipes sportives; Noms; Histoire; Mascottes; Onomasiologie
Description: "Providing some surprising and curious historical account of the origins and creation stories for those collective names by which the professional and collegiate actors in game and sport are recognized by faitfhul devotees of same."
Notes: "With a complete index"--Cover and title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: [Chapter 1] Starting Lines; title: [Chapter 2] Home Fields; title: [Chapter 3] Fish and Game; title: [Chapter 4] Heart Stopping Action; title: [Chapter 5] Pole Position; title: [Chapter 6] The Boys of Indian Summer; title: [Chapter 7] Taking it Coast to Coast; title: [Chapter 8] Upstarts; title: [Chapter 9] Playing Under Protest; title: [Chapter 10] Sealing the Win; title: [Chapter 11] Loyola Fans; title: [Chapter 12] Here's the Pitch; title: [Chapter 13] Urban Legends; title: [Chapter 14] Dutch Bases; title: [Chapter 15] Skins Game; title: [Chapter 16] Pass the Baton; title: [Chapter 17] Time to Play the Pipers; title: [Chapter 18] Teams with a Mission; title: [Chapter 19] Establishing Position; title: [Chapter 20] Staggered Start; title: [Chapter 21] Asleep in the Field; title: [Chapter 22] Free Agents; title: [Chapter 23] Rebels Without a Map; title: [Chapter 24] Expansion Teams; title: [Chapter 25] Too Much English; title: [Chapter 26] Create an Opening; title: [Chapter 27] Banner Year; title: [Chapter 28] Caught Stealing; title: [Chapter 29] Borderline Call; title: [Chapter 30] Win the Division; title: [Chapter 31] Running with the Bulls; title: [Chapter 32] State vs; title: [Chapter 33] Textbook Strategy; title: [Chapter 34] Classic Matchups; title: [Chapter 35] Sweet Swing; title: [Chapter 36] The Giants Leap Forward; title: [Chapter 37] Eligible for the Draft; title: [Chapter 38] Teams of Destiny; title: [Chapter 39] Battle for Second; title: [Chapter 40] Clipping; title: [Chapter 41] Knight Games; title: [Chapter 42] Passion Play; title: [Chapter 43] Double Coverage; title: [Chapter 44] Sports Shake; title: [Chapter 45] Ringers; title: [Chapter 46] Outlet Pass; title: [Chapter 47] Between the Pipes; title: [Chapter 48] Let's Play Monopoly; title: [Chapter 49] Puttin' Up Points; title: [Chapter 50] The Hot Corner; title: [Chapter 51] Driving the Lane; title: [Chapter 52] Collision at the Plate; title: [Chapter 53] Sedimental Favorites; title: [Chapter 54] Unlevel Playing Field; title: [Chapter 55] Strike Zone; title: [Chapter 56] Bring the Wood; title: [Chapter 57] Weather Delays; title: [Chapter 58] Hot Stove League; title: [Chapter 59] Color Commentary; title: [Chapter 60] It's Only a Name; title: [Chapter 61] Out of Your League; title: [Chapter 62] Powerplay; title: [Chapter 63] The Bat Lady Swings; title: [Chapter 64] Running Ads; title: [Chapter 65] Wing Formation; title: [Chapter 66] Hunger Games; title: [Chapter 67] Fair Catch; title: [Chapter 68] Home-Grown Talent; title: [Chapter 69] Cat-Like Reflexes; title: [Chapter 70] Them's Fightin' Birds; title: [Chapter 71] Fantasy League; title: [Chapter 72] Phoned-in Effort; title: [Chapter 73] Franchise Tags.