The Sporting Club Author:Thomas Mcguane The Centennial Club, a sporting club in Michigan, is having its 100th anniversary. James Quinn and Vernor Stanton go for a reunion; childhood friends, Quinn and Stanton have evolved into friendly antagonists. Stanton has an egomaniacal, malicious sense of humor and, once at the Club, he hatches a plan to replace the old and knowledgeable manager... more » with his own stooge. The other club members support Stanton, because they are resentful of the fact that the original manager is a better man than any of them are. A steady building of narrative tension erupts into full-fledged mayhem as the secret of the founding members of the Club is unearthed.« less