Project Gutenberg 2012-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 44 Duffield, J. W. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball Produced by Donald Cummings, Rod Crawford and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball" by J. W. Duffield is a baseball-themed novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the main character, Bert Wilson, a talented young pitcher who aspires to shine in college baseball. Set against the backdrop of intense competition during the baseball season, the book explores themes of friendship, sportsmanship, and the mental aspects of athletics, highlighting the significance of strategy and quick thinking in the game. The opening of the book introduces a thrilling baseball game where the Giants and the Cubs are embroiled in a fierce struggle for the National League championship. The excitement quickly turns to chaos as a controversial play leads to confusion and anger among the fans when a run is questioned. Following the game, Bert Wilson and his friends reflect on the events, showcasing Bert's insight into the importance of strategy in baseball, a theme that will further develop as he transitions to college life and the competitive arena of a college baseball team. As Bert gears up for his new challenges, the narrative promises an engaging mix of sports action and character development as he navigates the ups and downs of his athletic ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39020/39020-h/images/cover.jpg en Baseball -- Juvenile fiction College students -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Fiction 312149 312158 2024-09-16T11:42:51.600458 2023-09-17T06:32:34.074753 text/html text/html 325676 2021-01-08T15:37:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 173106 2021-01-08T15:37:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 188145 2024-09-16T11:42:56.324425 application/epub+zip 189670 2024-09-16T11:42:52.404448 application/epub+zip 189671 2024-09-16T11:42:52.037463 application/epub+zip 292722 2024-09-16T11:42:59.615444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265095 2024-09-16T11:42:55.921450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265065 2022-09-17T18:07:51.208333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279491 279389 2024-09-16T11:42:50.971491 2023-09-17T06:32:33.505739 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 279292 2021-01-08T15:37:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106890 2021-01-08T15:37:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18190 2024-09-16T11:42:59.767413 application/rdf+xml 23110 2024-09-16T11:42:52.121458 image/jpeg 3773 2024-09-16T11:42:52.079451 image/jpeg 171544 2024-09-16T11:42:51.632493 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog