Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables, Maps, and Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 3
6. Tory Elites to Middle-Class Men: Changing Political, Economic, and Social Landscapes 9
7. The 24th of May is the Queen's Birthday: Civic Holidays, Locality, and Sport 31
8. From Holidays to Every Day: The Amateur Ascendancy in Local Sport 60
9. Cricket and Local Culture: From Centre Stage to the Margins 88
10. Baseball, Boosters, and the Amateur Not-for-Profit Approach to Community Sport 100
11. Lacrosse: Idealized Middle-Class Sport for Youth 117
12. A Respectable Man's World: Amateurism and Local Culture 131
13. Notes on Methodology and Primary Sources 139
14. Notes 143
15. Bibliography 177
16. Index 203