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  • On Account of Darkness: The Summer Ontario Baseball Broke the Colour Barrier

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On Account of Darkness: The Summer Ontario Baseball Broke the Colour Barrier Kindle Edition

by D Fox (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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On Account of Darkness is a fictionalized story (based on real events) of the 1934 Ontario amateur baseball season, when the Chatham Coloured All Stars were accepted to play in the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) Intermediate B provincial playoffs, breaking the colour barrier over a decade before Major League Baseball did.

The All Stars had to battle issue after issue - umpiring that was inconsistent at best, racist taunts from opposing players and fans, and bureaucratic bungling from the OBA - in order to reach the finals. Their opponent was a team from tiny Penetanguishene, a southern Georgian Bay resort town. Penetang was led by pitcher Phil Marchildon, who would go on to star for the American League’s Philadelphia Athletics. Chatham’s best player was first baseman Boomer Harding, who later became the first player of colour in the International Hockey League.

On Account of Darkness draws its name from the controversial third game of the best of three series that was played on a grey late October afternoon with winter threatening.

This is more than just a baseball story; it is an account of one team’s battle to overcome racism, and the struggle by everyone involved to escape the clutches of the Depression.

It was a summer which the players and fans of both teams would never forget.

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  1. Print length
    432 pages
  2. Language
    English
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  4. Publication date
    May 10 2022
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B12VRD6B
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Publshing Shop
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 10 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1989346907
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Best Sellers Rank: #47,283 in Historical Fiction (Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 out of 5 stars (8)

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  • RTAP
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read by any baseball fan!
    Reviewed in Canada on June 21, 2022
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    A well-researched piece of literature that uses a reporting technique of newspaper clippings and interviews to recount the story of the 1934 all-Ontario Baseball final series between the Penetanguishene Spencer Foundry Rangers and the Chatham All-Stars in a 2 out-of-3 series of games. A must-read for any baseball fan!
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  • Niall ODonohoe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ain't That Beautiful?
    Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2024
    Format: Paperback
    This was a great and entertaining read. The obstacles that Penetang and Chatham had to overcome to reach the provincial final were something else, such as transportation issues and jeering fans, including the racism endured by the Chatham All-Stars. D.M. Fox does a masterful job telling the story from the main characters and the key players involved in both towns. I'm really looking forward to reading Fox's next book 'Severn Sound: A Big Leaguer Comes to Port McNicoll'.
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  • Brent Cardy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Job!
    Reviewed in Canada on August 30, 2022
    Format: Paperback
    Doug did an amazing job telling this story. He was thorough and thoughtful in the way he recounted this historic time period. His work is factually based and very well researched. This is a must read for any baseball buff in North America.
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