Paper Tiger: An Old Sportswriter's Reminiscences of People Newspapers War and Work

Stanley Woodward (1895–1964) was a veteran sports writer newspaperman and sports editor of the New York Herald Tribune; indeed some believe he was the greatest of all sports editors. Paper Tiger is his lively and vivid account of his life as an athlete sailor war correspondent and metropolitan journalist. Whether discussing his war experiences the world of sports or the tough and exciting world of newspaper life Woodward speaks with a rare directness. When he doesn’t like something or someone he makes no bones about it. Yet despite all of his often acerbic comments we always have the feeling that the author’s honesty is matched by his fairness. Partisan he may be; vindictive and sour he is not. Although Paper Tiger will appeal especially to sports fans anyone who wants to know the inside story of newspaper life will find it a fascinating book.