02328cam a22003973u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000370012624500210016326400510018430000470023533600260028233700260030833800360033449000230037050000310039350800890042452010450051353400720155865300350163065300410166565300490170665300210175565300360177670000330181283000230184585600430186899900190191169206UtSlPG20260610134612.0mcr n260607r20221917utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a17008583  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBarbour, Ralph Henry,d1870-194410aWinning his game 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aThe Grafton series  aRelease date is 2022-10-22  aDonald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Winning His Game" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a sports novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Dudley Baker, a shy and introspective teenage boy at Grafton School, who seeks to prove himself as a pitcher on the school baseball team. With the support of his more outgoing roommate, Jimmy Logan, Dud aims to navigate the social dynamics of school life while pursuing his dream of being a successful athlete.  The opening of the book introduces us to Dudley and Jimmy as they engage in a lighthearted yet insightful conversation that reveals Dudley's aspirations and insecurities. While Dud contemplates trying out for the baseball team, he grapples with self-doubt and the fear of rejection from his peers. The contrasting personalities of Jimmy, who encourages Dud to be more social and confident, and Dud's more reserved nature set the stage for a narrative that explores friendship, competition, and personal growth in the context of adolescence and athletic ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: D. Appleton and Company, 1917  aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction  aBoarding schools -- Juvenile fiction  aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aBaseball stories  aCompetition -- Juvenile fiction1 aLouderback, Walt,d1887-1941 0aThe Grafton series40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69206  c110002d110002