The Grads Are Playing Tonight!: The Story of the Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball Club

by Hall, M. Ann; Jones, Terry

• ISBN13: 9780888646026
• ISBN10: 088864602X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr

Summary

Between 1915 and 1940 the amazing Edmonton Grads dominated women#x19;s basketball in Canada. Coached by J. Percy Page, they played over 400 official games, losing only 20; they travelled more than 125,000 miles in Canada, the United States, and Europe; and they crossed the Atlantic three times to defend their #x1C;world#x1D; title at exhibition games held in conjunction with the Summer Olympics in Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Meticulously researched and documented#x14;including capsule biographies of all 38 women who played for the Grads over the years#x14;the story of the Edmonton Grads will enthrall fans of sport history and women in sport.

Author Biography

M. Ann Hall is Professor Emeritus1 in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. She is the author of two previous books about Canadian women's sporting history.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
How If Began	p. 1
Unlikely Civic Boosters	p. 27
Taking On the World	p. 49
The Crads 1915-1924	p. 85
Keeping It Simple	p. 111
The Crads 1925-1930	p. 135
Rhythm of the Years	p. 169
The Crads I931-1940	p. 195
Papa page and the Family	p. 233
Remembering the Crads	p. 249
Chronology (1915-1940)	p. 263
Honours and Awards	p. 299
Notes	p. 303
Sopurces	p. 321
Index	p. 331
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