SB Nation on Jack Trice

Great read on Jack Trice, who died of (perhaps racially motivated) injuries in a 1923 Iowa State football game and for whom the Cyclones' Stadium is named:

http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2014/11/25/7275681/jack-trice-iowa-state-football-profile

Rosengren's a good writer. His book on the Sandy Koufax/Juan Marichal brawl "The Fight of Their Lives" is also excellent.

 

I know this has nothing to do with the story you posted, but Koufax did not hit Marichal with a pitch. Rosenboro's throw back to Koufax buzzed him, if I remember correctly. As I understand it, Koufax declined to throw at Marichal when asked to do so.

For some reason, I was thinking that I read a long story about Trice in Sports Illustrated or ESPN: The Magazine a few years ago.

 

According to Rosengren's book, Koufax didn't throw at Marichal because there had already been warnings issued after Marichal threw at both Maury Wils and Ron Fairly. So if Koufax had hit Marichal, he'd have been ejected.

That's why Roseboro took matters into his own hands. It wasn't because Koufax was afraid/unwilling to hit Marichal.

 

OK, interesting. I was going by what I remember from the MLB Network documentary.

 

Enjoyed that. Good read.

Confused, though.

It wasn't full of references to the writer's own angst and experiences, regardless of whether they were relevant.

The only explanation I can come up with is that SB Nation Longform's usual decision makers are already out of the office for the holiday.

 

David Davis did something a few months ago: http://deadspin.com/what-baseballs-most-famous-brawl-photo-didnt-show-you-1625569916

 

Based on the book I cited above.