02414cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000270011324500460014026400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033649000340037250000310040650500780043750801360051552012060065153400450185765300330190265300350193583000340197085600430200499900170204737493UtSlPG20260610133844.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aDouglas, Alan, Captain10aFast Nine; or, A Challenge from Fairfield 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aThe Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts.  aRelease date is 2011-09-210 aFast Nine; or, A Challenge from Fairfield -- Fishes of the United States.  aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan,
Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net  a"Fast Nine; or, A Challenge from Fairfield" by Captain Alan Douglas is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a group of Boy Scouts in Hickory Ridge, particularly focusing on Elmer Chenowith and his friends as they prepare for a baseball game against a rival team from Fairfield. Themes of camaraderie, youthful adventure, and sportsmanship are woven through the narrative, illustrating the values taught through scouting activities.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Elmer and his friends as they return from a fishing trip, joking and laughing along the Sunflower River. The plot thickens when they learn that Matt Tubbs, a bully from Fairfield who has caused trouble in the past, has organized his own troop of Boy Scouts and intends to challenge Hickory Ridge to a baseball game. Anticipating the challenges ahead, the boys reflect on their past encounters with the Fairfield team, while Elmer expresses hope that Tubbs’ newfound leadership will result in a fair game. The opening sets the stage for a friendly rivalry filled with lessons on teamwork, loyalty, and personal growth among the youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBaseball -- Juvenile fiction  aBoy Scouts -- Juvenile fiction 0aThe Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37493  c78333d78333