Project Gutenberg 2014-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 54 Sherman, Harold M. (Harold Morrow) 1898 1987 Sherman, Harold Morrow Morrow, Edward J. Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Down the ice -- The ice cyclone -- Crabby -- The ski battle -- In wrong right -- The ski police -- The penalty box -- Criss-crossed skis. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Down the Ice and Other Winter Sports Stories" by Harold M. Sherman is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The central theme revolves around the exhilarating and sometimes challenging world of winter sports, particularly focusing on ice hockey and skiing. Through various characters and situations, the stories capture the spirit of competition, camaraderie, and personal growth in the face of adversity. The opening of "Down the Ice" introduces readers to Carl Hemmer, the star hockey player of Taber High, as he engages in an intense game against Howard Prep. With thrilling play-by-play descriptions, readers witness Carl's remarkable skills and the challenges he faces when he unexpectedly gets injured during a fierce collision. As he recovers, there is concern about his ability to perform in an upcoming significant game against Siddall High, which promises a rivalry between two standout players, Carl and Whiz Deagen. The story sets the stage for themes of resilience and determination, highlighting the trials that athletes endure, not just physically but mentally, as they strive for greatness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46366/46366-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories Winter sports -- Juvenile fiction Hockey -- Juvenile fiction Skis and skiing -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Fiction 296278 296279 2024-10-19T11:45:36.409562 2023-09-20T07:21:51.394405 text/html text/html 295487 2014-07-21T21:52:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 195153 2014-07-21T21:52:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 209876 2024-10-19T11:45:40.944536 application/epub+zip 208975 2024-10-19T11:45:37.132543 application/epub+zip 161055 2024-10-19T11:45:36.773527 application/epub+zip 290070 2024-10-19T11:45:43.975520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274926 2024-10-19T11:45:40.603507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227393 2022-09-21T05:58:50.310407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256936 256853 2024-10-19T11:45:35.802537 2023-09-20T07:21:50.874411 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 256675 2014-07-21T21:52:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98710 2014-07-21T21:52:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 256667 2014-07-21T21:52:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98680 2014-07-21T21:52:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22357 2024-10-19T11:45:44.120493 application/rdf+xml 11623 2024-10-19T11:45:36.862555 image/jpeg 2087 2024-10-19T11:45:36.817547 image/jpeg 198429 2024-10-19T11:45:36.436604 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