The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Steve Wulf wrote MARK BOWDEN in his new book, " THE BEST GAME EVER: THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN NFL ," "succeeds in making a contest from a half-century ago seem fresh, in part because he has a keen sense for the anecdotal." Bowden's "best trick ... is that he gets out of the way of a great story and a great game" ( WALL STREET JOURNAL, 6/9 ). MORE BOOKS : In Toronto, Garth Woolsey wrote ESPN's KENNY MAYNE 's new book, " AN INCOMPLETE AND INACCURATE HISTORY OF SPORT ," is "incomplete and inaccurate." Woolsey: "Insipid, silly, adolescent, weak -- they are words that would describe this effort, too. Funny? Well, yes, in places, but too few and far between" ( TORONTO STAR, 6/8 )....MLB.com's Doug Miller noted BRIAN MURPHY 's 224-page book titled, " SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 50 YEARS ," recently was published to "rave reviews" ( MLB.com, 6/10 )....In Cleveland, Bill Livingston wrote Ohio Univ. history professor emeritus CHARLES ALEXANDER in his new biography of Baseball HOFer TRIS SPEAKER titled, " SPOKE ," gives a "compelling picture of baseball in that faraway time" ( Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 6/7 )....Boxer OSCAR DE LA HOYA said of his new biography, titled, " AMERICAN SON ," "I'm honest and open in this book. ... It was very important for me to make sure that the message is a real message. What I've been through, the times I've been knocked down, it was a tough road" ( USA TODAY, 6/13 ).
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