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Title: Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College Championship

Note: Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

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Summary: "Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College Championship" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional sports novel set in the early 20th century. The story centers around Joe Matson, an aspiring pitcher, as he navigates his transition from his hometown to the prestigious Yale University amid his passion for baseball. The narrative hints at Joe’s internal conflicts, particularly his reluctance to pursue a college education while yearning for a professional baseball career. The opening of the novel introduces Joe Matson, who is ambivalent about attending Yale, feeling pressure from his family while harboring dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. A conversation with his friend Tom reveals Joe’s apprehensions, but he ultimately acknowledges that he has to comply with his mother’s wishes. As he prepares for college life, Joe encounters a man in distress whose carriage is damaged; he helps the man reach the train station just in time, foreshadowing Joe's own urgent ambitions. The chapter sets up key themes around personal ambition, societal expectations, and the youth's bittersweet journey towards maturity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962

EBook No.: 40105

Published: Jun 29, 2012

Downloads: 70

Language: English

Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: College students -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Diligence -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Success -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Yale University -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Baseball stories

Subject: Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:40105:2 2012-06-29T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Chadwick, Lester en 1
2024-11-05T23:56:39Z Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College Championship

This edition has images.

Title: Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College Championship

Note: Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College Championship" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional sports novel set in the early 20th century. The story centers around Joe Matson, an aspiring pitcher, as he navigates his transition from his hometown to the prestigious Yale University amid his passion for baseball. The narrative hints at Joe’s internal conflicts, particularly his reluctance to pursue a college education while yearning for a professional baseball career. The opening of the novel introduces Joe Matson, who is ambivalent about attending Yale, feeling pressure from his family while harboring dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. A conversation with his friend Tom reveals Joe’s apprehensions, but he ultimately acknowledges that he has to comply with his mother’s wishes. As he prepares for college life, Joe encounters a man in distress whose carriage is damaged; he helps the man reach the train station just in time, foreshadowing Joe's own urgent ambitions. The chapter sets up key themes around personal ambition, societal expectations, and the youth's bittersweet journey towards maturity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962

EBook No.: 40105

Published: Jun 29, 2012

Downloads: 70

Language: English

Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: College students -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Diligence -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Success -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Yale University -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Baseball stories

Subject: Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:40105:3 2012-06-29T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Chadwick, Lester en 1