Black Baseball Entrepreneurs 1860-1901: Operating by Any Means Necessary

by Michael E. Lomax, Syracuse University Press, March 2003

$39.95, ISBN 0-8156-0786-5

This is without question the first book to trace the origins of black baseball's institutional development. The author's comprehensive analysis flows smoothly, Lomax covers related issues such as war, lack of funds, urbanization, and includes as an excellent report on the early success of the Cuban Giants. By the late 19th century and using "any means necessary," African American entrepreneurs stepped up financially to support black baseball teams, …

Mistresses: A History of the Other Woman.(Brief article)(Book review)

Mistresses: A History of the Other Woman

Elizabeth Abbott

Overlook Press

141 Wooster Street, New York NY 10012

9781590204436, $30.00, www.overlookpress.com

Mistresses: A History of the Other Woman blends a social and political study under one cover and provides a probe into the love lives of famous …

A CRIME-FIGHTING KIND OF DAY FOR THE GOVERNOR.(Main)

Byline: Richard Wexler Capitol bureau and wire reports

Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, who on Wednesday signed several bills dealing with crime-related subjects, also got some first-hand experience in law enforcement when he helped police chase down a fleeing suspect in Harlem.

On Wednesday morning, while on a trip to New York City, the governor, an aide and his driver, state Trooper Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick, jumped out of the gubernatorial limousine and joined police chasing a man who allegedly had stolen tokens from a Harlem subway station.

Later in the day, at an Albany news conference, the governor recounted the morning's events and offered the following …