<p>Sewell Ford's 'Odd Numbers' invites readers into another round of escapades with the endearing boxing coach, Shorty McCabe, in a series that adeptly melds early 20th-century humor with the sweet science of boxing. Ford's narrative is embedded in the warm-hearted characterization and vernacular of working-class America, echoing the linguistic depth of Ring Lardner and the jovial spirit found in the tales of P.G. Wodehouse. Mirroring the period'...