| The Easter Monday Baseball Game: North Carolina State and Wake Forest on the Diamond, 1899-1956 Contributor(s): Peeler, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786474521 ISBN-13: 9780786474523 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - General - History |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2013009798 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fifty-eight year Easter Monday baseball rivalry between North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University had a traditional fraternity celebration known as the PIKA Ball, held on the N.C. State campus, that followed it on Monday evening. Told from the viewpoint of sports journalists, players, fans, and PIKA members, the narrative reveals the excitement and developing strategies as the contest traverses several baseball eras. At the height of its popularity, the game drew astonishingly large crowds of spectators, many of whom were absentee government workers, providing the impetus for the North Carolina State Legislature to declare Easter Monday to be a state holiday. |