Bad Boys, Bad Times - 9780821423790

Bad Boys, Bad TimesThe Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Prewar Years, 19371941\nAuthor(s): Scott H. Longert\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Ohio University Press, United States\nImprint: Ohio University Press\nISBN-13: 9780821423790, 978-0821423790\nSynopsis\nIn 1937, the Great Depression was still lingering, but at baseball parks across the country there was a sense of optimism. Major League attendance was on a sharp rise. Tickets to an Indians game at League Park on Lexington and East 66th were $[url] for box seats, $[url] for reserve seats, and $.55 for the bleachers. Cleveland fans were particularly upbeatBob Feller, the teenage phenomenon, was a farm boy with a blistering fast ball. Night games were an exciting development. Better days were ahead.\nBut there were mounting issues facing the Indians. For one thing, it was rumored that the team had illegally signed Feller. Baseball Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was looking into that matter and one other. Issues with.