Play ball! Means something more than runs Or pitches thudding into gloves! Remember through the summer suns This is the game your country loves.
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Eighteen holes of match play will teach you more about your foe than 18 years of dealing with him across a desk.
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| Birth: | 1st November, 1880 |
| Death: | 13th July, 1954 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Writer |
About
Henry Grantland Rice was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA. He was an American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio. He graduated with a BA degree in classics in 1901. He wrote several sportbooks include: Base-ball ballads, The Winning Shot(with Jerome Travers), The Duffer's Handbook of Golf, and How to Play Golf.
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