Various research and writing projects continue to keep Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus Jack Bales busy. After his true-crime narrative and tale of baseball history, The Chicago Cub Shot for Love: A Showgirl’s Crime of Passion and the 1932 World Series, was published in 2021, he began presenting Zoom PowerPoint Read more…
Jack Bales, Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus, remains busy and focused in his retirement as he promotes his latest book, The Chicago Cub Shot for Love: A Showgirl’s Crime of Passion and the 1932 World Series (The History Press, 2021). Besides participating in podcasts and interviews, he has presented numerous Read more…
Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus Jack Bales was interviewed on History.com and Chicago's Daily Herald on his book, The Chicago Cub Shot for Love, about the 1932 shooting death of baseball player Billy Jurges by his former lover, showgirl Violet Popovich.
The Crime of Passion That Led to Babe Ruth’s Epic Read more…
Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus Jack Bales’ latest book, “The Chicago Cub Shot for Love: A Showgirl’s Crime of Passion and the 1932 World Series,” was recently reviewed in The Free Lance-Star newspaper.
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In “The Chicago Cub Shot for Love,” Jack Bales unearths a story that may have been Read more…
Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus Jack Bales' book, "The Chicago Cub Shot for Love: A Showgirl's Crime of Passion and the 1932 World Series," was the subject of an article in Chicago's Daily Herald. The book and article focus on 21-year-old Violet Popovich, a former chorus girl with the Earl Read more…Read more about Jack Bales.