Question
Roger Angell wrote about the “insane admixture of prodigality and thrift” of David Cone in a book on this activity. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this activity that Roy Hobbs participates in with an object called Wonderboy in a 1952 novel.
ANSWER: baseball [accept answers like Major League Baseball; prompt on sports] (The novel is The Natural.)
[10h] This author pioneered the field of participatory journalism in sportswriting such as Shadow Box and Paper Lion. This man also founded the literary magazine The Paris Review.
ANSWER: George Plimpton
[10e] The Paris Review interviewed this author, who described how Mrs. Helm had a revelation that a radio was missing when looking through Kenyon Clutter’s old baseball gear in a section of his book In Cold Blood. He also wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
ANSWER: Truman Capote
<Michael Bentley, Literature - American - Nonfiction> ~22161~ <Editor: Chandler West>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | Winston Churchill A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Canyon Crest | Livingston B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Hastings | St. Mark's | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Innovation Academy A | Heights | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Kinkaid | Hoover A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Lightridge | Beavercreek | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Livingston A | Barrington | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Northmont A | Maggie Walker A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Richard Montgomery A | Hunter A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Seven Lakes | McLean A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| University Lab | Johns Creek A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 64% | 0% |