Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Wilmington -- 2. On to Cincinnati -- 3. "A Real Wonder-Story" -- 4. "He Is One of Us" -- 5. Champions -- 6. Supremacy Again -- 7. The War of 1908-9 -- 8. A Pair of Presidents -- 9. The Final Pennant -- 10. "Murphy Alone is My Enemy" -- 11. "All Is Fair in Love and War" -- 12. "The Malicious Mistake of Mr. Murphy" -- 13. Show Business -- 14. Narratives -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
A biography of Charles Webb Murphy, the ebullient and mercurial owner of the Chicago Cubs from 1905 through 1914