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Al Spalding
American
Athlete
About the author
Baseball is a man maker.
Al Spalding,
American
Athlete
#Baseball
#Man
I was not able to understand how it could be right to pay an actor, or a singer, or an instrumentalist for entertaining the public and wrong to pay a ball player for doing exactly the same thing.
Al Spalding,
American
Athlete
#Right
#Public
#Wrong
#Actor
Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of a baseball game, or anything else for that matter.
Al Spalding,
American
Athlete
#Baseball
#American
Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.
Al Spalding,
American
Athlete
#Baseball
#Self
#Self reliance
The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.
Al Spalding,
American
Athlete
#Baseball
#Genius