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Sports Dermatology


by Brian Adams, MD, associate professor of dermatology at UC and director of dermatology at Veterans Administration Medical Center

An evidence-based guide to diagnosis, treatment and prevention of sports-related skin conditions, this handbook is recommended for all who regularly deal with a wide range of sports-related skin injuries -- bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic. Includes helpful illustrations and an easy-to-read style.

Springer Science+Business Media.

Order Information: Amazon.com. ISBN: 0-387-28837-6

Crosley:
Two Brothers and a Business Empire that Transformed the Nation
by Michael Banks, att. '70

Powel Crosley Jr. was a charismatic Cincinnati entrepreneur. Among his creations were cars, airplanes, a powerful broadcast empire (WLW) and a major-league baseball team (the Reds). His younger brother, Lewis, Eng '12, shared Powel's drive, talent and unerring knack for knowing what Americans wanted. He supported his brother's creative ideas and was ready to do whatever he could to turn Powel's plans into reality. They made the Reds more profitable by starting "night" baseball games, and even helped America win World War II. Notes on each chapter and historic photos make the story even more enjoyable.

Information for the book was collected from Crosley family and friends, oral histories, various archives and scores of books, magazines and articles. Banks is the author of more than 40 non-fiction books and novels and has taught writing in UC’s Communiversity program.

Order information:
Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-57860-291-9

The 1919 World Series -- What Really Happened
by William Cook, Univ '79, DAAP '81

The 1988 film "Eight Men Out" just didn't get it right. Neither did Ken Burns' 1994 PBS series "Baseball." Lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan William Cook wants to set the record straight: In 1919, the Cincinnati Reds were baseball's best team. They would probably have won that infamous World Series no matter how the game was played -- fair, fixed, partly fixed or otherwise.

Cook, a health care administrator in New Jersey, has done formidable research. He includes profiles of players and managers, as well as statistics, line and box scores, and commentary by sports writers of the era. He maintains that Sox owner Charles Comisky, disappointed by his team's losses, went whining to the press about the possible influence of organized crime and that the press ran with the story. He makes a compelling argument.

Order information: Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, McFarland & Company.


Bearcats! The Story of Basketball at the University of Cincinnati
by Kevin Grace, UC archivist; Greg Hand, A&S ’74, UC spokesman;
Tom Hathaway, UC associate athletics director; Carey Hoffman, CCM ’87, public information officer

This definitive history of UC basketball begins in 1891, long before any one dreamed of calling a team the Bearcats. This photo-laden coffee-table book covers men’s and women’s basketball teams from the late 1800s to 1997. In an insightful afterword, Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, Bus ’60, talks about being a black ballplayer on campus in the late ’50s.

Order information: Out print, but sometimes available online. May also be found in the library.
(ISBN 1-56469-038-5)


Cincinnati Hoops
by Kevin Grace, faculty member and head of UC archives

Another in this prolific author’s series of popular sports volumes, “Cincinnati Hoops” focuses on the impact of college and professional basketball on the Queen City’s history.

Among individuals heralded are some influential but lesser known stars such as George Wilson, Ed '64, and Tom Thacker, Ed '63, MA (Ed) ‘73, who played on UC championship teams and enjoyed brief professional careers. Grace also examines the origins and character of one of the nation’s strongest basketball rivalries, the “Crosstown Shootout” between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University.

Order information: Amazon.com, local booksellers, Cincinnati Gallery, UC Bookstores and the Xavier University Bookstore


The Cincinnati Reds, 1950-1985
by Jack Klumpe, Ed ’42, and Kevin Grace, UC archivist

Former Cincinnati Post photographer Jack Klumpe shares some of his best work in this nostalgic look back at the “Big Red Machine.” There’s Pete Rose’s history-making hit that broke Ty Cobb’s record, as well as his 1964 Rookie of the Year pose. Readers see Tony Perez and his family being sworn in as U.S. citizens, Johnny Bench holding seven baseballs in one massive hand and manager Fred Hutchinson, ill with cancer, saying farewell to fans.

These and other memorable photos come from a collection of print work alumnus Klumpe has donated to the University of Cincinnati archives. His co-author, Kevin Grace, a prolific author of local history books, has targeted the Redlegs’ exploits from 1900 to '50 for his next sports volume.

Order information: UC Bookstores, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Joseph-Beth Booksellers.


Tales from Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball
by Michael Perry, A&S '84

Step into Bearcat game huddles, practices and locker rooms for the inside story about the UC team, courtesy of alumnus Michael Perry, sports editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. In this, his first book, Perry treats readers to hundreds of anecdotes drawn from interviews with former Bearcat players, coaches, recruiters and staff.

“Tales” covers eight coaching eras, from John “Socko” Wiethe (1946-52) to the intense Bob Huggins, who took over the program in 1989. There’s coach Ed Badger hitchhiking through the snow to recruit a Pennsylvania player, and Tony Yates finding a future first-team all-Metro Conference star in a Mississippi marching band. Read what Oscar Robertson told Perry, as well as the comments of Kenyon Martin, 2000 National Player of the Year.

Order information: E-mail Bearcattales@AOL.com (signed, discounted copies), Amazon.com, UC Bookstore, local bookstores.

 

Walk of a Lifetime
by Alex Meacham, Univ '98

Very few high school basketball players have a chance to play in a college program as noteworthy as UC's -- especially as "walk-ons" -- but Alex Meacham did it in the 1997-98 and '98-99 seasons. Encouraged by UC professor and publisher Simon Anderson, Meacham tells his story of the power of hard work and determination.

Order information: Joseph-Beth Booksellers

Cincinnati Bengals History
by Christine Mersch, MA (A&S) '06
Photos by Jack Klumpe, Ed ’42

When Paul Brown started a Cincinnati pro football team in 1967, he used the name "Bengals," as a sentimental link to Cincinnati's 1937-41 pro footballers of the same name. While Riverfront Stadium was being built, Brown's team had no venue for games. Where were the 1968 and '69 seasons played? At UC's Nippert.

These are a few of the historic notes that introduce Mersch's history of the Cincinnati Bengals. The book offers more than 200 photos, many by alumnus Jack Klumpe, who donated his professional work to UC's Archives & Rare Books Library. From great action shots of team heroes of the past to pictures of revered coaches, dancing Ben-Gals and striped tiger mascots, this volume reminds readers of the excitement that has kept fans cheering since '68.

Just a few of the "greats" pictured in action are Mike Reid, Anthony Munoz, Bob Trumpy, Cris Collinsworth, Pat McInally, Archie Griffin, Essex Johnson, Ken Anderson, Virgil Carter, Greg Cook, Boomer Esiason, "Samoan" Jack Thompson and Sam Wyche.

Review Mersch's book about Delhi Township.

Order information:
Amazon.com
or Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0-7385-4090-0

Life, Sex and Fast Pitch Softball
Weil, Dorothy MA (A&S) '69, PhD (A&S) '74

An adolescent girl, whose mother and father have recently separated, reluctantly joins a girls softball team that her father has agreed to coach. The other team members live in a distant neighborhood, attend different schools and have life experiences and attitudes Mercedes finds both off-putting and intriguing. She isn't that adept at softball -- as the other team members point out -- but she wants to please her dad, so she agrees to keep trying.

The girl's growth, not only in ball-playing skill but also in learning to understand and appreciate the value of unexpected friendships, helps her to become more tolerant of her flawed parents, and herself, as well. This book is a satisfying read for adolescent girls and the families who love them.

Review other books by Weil.

Order information:
Amazon.com
ISBN: 1413778267

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