Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker

SMU Press, the DeGolyer Library, Colophon/Friends of the SMU Libraries and the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies invite you to a reception, lecture and booksigning by author Charles C. Alexander, who will discuss his new book, Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker, published in 2007 by SMU Press. Tris Speaker was a charter member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, along with Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Cy Young, and others. Many believe he was the greatest center fielder ever to play that position. He was a fiery competitor and immensely popular in his day, yet he is no longer well known by sports fans. Alexander’s biography chronicles Speaker’s twenty-two-year career and makes the case that Speaker deserves to be known to a wider audience.