Jack and Larry: Jack Graney and Larry, the Cleveland Baseball Dog - Paperback

by Barbara Gregorich (Author)

Jack and Larry is the heartwarming story of a man, a dog, and a baseball team. Leadoff batter for the Cleveland American League team from 1912-22, Jack Graney was loved for many reasons, not least among them the fact that he owned Larry, bull terrier mascot of the woebegone, 102-losses, 48-games-out team that struggled to prove itself worthy.Larry, too, was loved, not only by the Cleveland fans, but by porters, bellhops, ship captains and trolly car conductors in all American League cities and in Canada. Loyal, sensitive, intelligent, Larry was more than a mascot - he was part of the team.Jack and Larry is a story about the eventual triumph of the underdog . . . about sports mascots . . . 1910's baseball . . . bull terriers . . . and overcoming hardships. This gripping tale of the pursuit of the pennant is a story of devotion, commitment, and persistence, illustrating what it means to be major league.You will laugh, you will cry. You will wish you had been there to see it.For all ages, 10 to adult.

Author Biography

Barbara Gregorich is the award-winning author of Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball, as well as of the baseball novel, She's on First. Throughout her writing career she has written for both adults and children, but never before in the same book. Jack and Larry is a story for all ages. A member of the Author's Guild, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Mystery Writers of America, and the Society for American Baseball Research, Gregorich lives in Chicago. Her website is www.barbaragregorich.com