THE DICTIONARY OF SPORTS
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Expensive, yes, but it is virtually a one volume encyclopedia which would be invaluable for school libraries, athletic clubs, and so on. It includes some 9,000 terms of sports terminology, from slang to orthodox, supplying the authoritative answer on controversial points of terminology. It is carefully cross indexed, and includes an appendix listing terms classified by sport, giving box scores, tournament procedure, summaries and charts.