"A game of great charm in the adoption……" — Branch Rickey

A game of great charm in the adoption of mathematical measurements to… - Branch Rickey

"A game of great charm in the adoption of mathematical measurements to the timing of human movements, the exactitudes and adjustments of physical ability to hazardous chance. The speed of the legs, the dexterity of the body, the grace of the swing, the elusiveness of the slide - these are the features that make Americans everywhere forget the last syllable of a man's last name or the pigmentation of his skin."

— Branch Rickey

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