Stone, Raymond creator text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Tommy Tiptop and His Baseball Nine: or, The Boys of Riverdale and Their Good Times" by Raymond Stone is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the energetic and determined boy, Tommy Tiptop, who is passionate about baseball and aims to organize his own baseball team shortly after moving to Riverdale with his family. The narrative captures the light-hearted spirit of childhood, emphasizing friendship, teamwork, and the adventures that come with playing sports. The opening of the book introduces us to Tommy and his friends as they engage in a spirited game of baseball on a vacant lot. We see Tommy's leadership qualities and enthusiasm as he persists in wanting to play despite minor disputes over turns and positions. As Tommy's family prepares to move to Riverdale, he expresses his concerns about leaving his friends and starting anew, but his optimism shines through as he begins to plan for building a new baseball team in his new town. Throughout this beginning chapter, the reader is drawn into Tommy's world of fun, challenges, and budding friendships, setting the stage for a series of adventures centered around baseball. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2023-04-22 Bob Taylor, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: United States: Graham & Matlack, 1912 Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Baseball stories Teamwork (Sports) -- Juvenile fiction Sportsmanship -- Juvenile fiction PZ United States: Graham & Matlack, 1912 12015743 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70614 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70614 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134631.0 70614