02165cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500480014626400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050801000041152011750051153400450168665300390173165300210177085600430179199900170183441206UtSlPG20260610133936.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aChadwick, Lester,d1873-196210aBatting to Win: A Story of College Baseball 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-10-28  aProduced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball" by Lester Chadwick is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the college baseball experience of three inseparable friends—Sid Henderson, Tom Parsons, and Phil Clinton—who navigate the ups and downs of student life, friendships, and romantic interests while striving to excel on the baseball diamond at Randall College.   The opening of the novel introduces us to Sid, Tom, and Phil as they engage in light-hearted banter in their college room during a rainy day that disrupts their baseball practice. Shortly into the chapter, Sid receives a mysterious note which prompts him to leave abruptly, igniting curiosity and concern from his friends. This unexpected departure sets the stage for conflict in the story, as the narrative reveals deeper layers of Sid's character, including his struggle with a secret and the potential consequences on his relationships, particularly with a girl named Miss Mabel Harrison. The dynamics between the friends highlight themes of loyalty and the challenges of growing up in the collegiate sports environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCollege sports -- Juvenile fiction  aBaseball stories40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41206  c82045d82045