02675cam a22003853u 4500 38897 UtSlPG 20260610133905.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962 Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue Banner Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2012-02-16 Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue Banner" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young protagonist named Joe Matson, a talented baseball player with aspirations of becoming a star pitcher at Excelsior Hall, his new boarding school. The narrative highlights themes of ambition, rivalry, and friendship as Joe navigates the challenges posed by Hiram Shell, the school's bully and baseball manager. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Joe and his friends engaging in a playful snowball throwing contest, which escalates into a confrontation with Professor Rodd, a strict instructor at the school. Following this encounter, a budding rivalry emerges between Joe and Hiram, who clearly intends to undermine Joe's ambitions on the school baseball team. As Joe grapples with the dynamics of school life and the competitive sports environment, he remains determined to prove himself on the diamond. The opening lays the groundwork for the conflicts and camaraderie that will define Joe's journey, establishing both the setting and the central characters while hinting at the exciting baseball action to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Baseball stories Envy -- Juvenile fiction Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38897 79736 79736