Interview with W. James "Jim" Host, April 18, 2018
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Baseball Oral History Project
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Jim Host discusses his baseball career during college at the University of Kentucky. He talks about receiving a scholarship, his relationships with coaches Abe Shannon and Harry Lancaster, playing at Stoll Field, and details of various games throughout his career. He talks about how the game of baseball has changed since his college days. He discusses his career with the Chicago White Sox before an arm injury ended his baseball career.Interview Accession
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Baseball coaches Baseball players Baseball. Baseball--Anecdotes. College sports. College sports--Coaching Pitchers (Baseball) Pitchers (Baseball)--Biography. Pitchers (Baseball)--United States--Biography. Pitching (Baseball) School sports--Coaching. Sports. University of KentuckyInterview Rights
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Host, W. James Interview by Dennis Emery. 18 Apr. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Host, W.J. (2018, April 18). Interview by D. Emery. University of Kentucky Athletics: Baseball Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Host, W. James, interview by Dennis Emery. April 18, 2018, University of Kentucky Athletics: Baseball Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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