Synopses & Reviews
This 1922 encyclopedia, the first of its kind, is reprinted here with each of its eleven annual supplements. Lanigan, the nephew of Sporting News founder Al Spink, was the premier statistician of his day, and served as official scorer for a handful of World Series.
Synopsis
Ernest J. Lanigan was the nephew of "Sporting News founder Al Spink and one of three men in his immediate family to gain acclaim as a newspaperman. As sports editor for the New York Press and official scorer for a handful of World Series