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_aStandish, Burt L., _d1866-1945 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aDick Merriwell's Heroic Players; Or, How the Yale Nine Won the Championship |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2020 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2020-11-04 | ||
| 508 | _aDavid Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Dick Merriwell's Heroic Players; Or, How the Yale Nine Won the Championship" by Burt L. Standish is a sports novel written in the early 20th century." It primarily revolves around the adventures of the Merriwell brothers, particularly Dick Merriwell, as they navigate the challenges of college baseball and athletics while maintaining high moral standards. The book showcases themes of ambition, teamwork, and fair play, appealing to young readers interested in sports and character-building stories. "The opening of the novel introduces Jim Phillips, a sophomore pitcher for Yale, who is preparing for an important baseball game against Harvard." The atmosphere is tense as Jim and his teammates discuss their formidable opponent, especially a pitcher named Briggs. As the team practices, underlying tensions emerge, particularly from jealous classmates who resent Jim’s success on the field. This jealousy becomes a catalyst for conflict, and a mysterious registered letter adds further intrigue to the plot. With a protest from Harvard accusing Jim of professional misconduct looming, the chapter sets the stage for a deeper investigation into loyalty, friendship, and the lengths individuals may go to undermine one another. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aBaseball -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aDime novels | ||
| 653 | _aYale University -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aMerriwell, Dick (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction | ||
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