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100 1 _aStandish, Burt L.,
_d1866-1945
245 1 0 _aLefty o' the bush
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aStandish, Burt L., 1866-1945. Big league series.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-02
508 _aProduced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Lefty o' the Bush" by Burt L. Standish is a sports novel written in the early 20th century. It centers around the intense rivalry in minor league baseball, particularly between the teams of Bancroft and Kingsbridge. The story highlights the fast-paced emotions and stakes that accompany a small-town baseball season, focusing on the character of Tom Locke, a rookie pitcher whose performance has a significant impact on the local fans and rivalries. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the eager anticipation surrounding the opening game of the Northern League season in Kingsbridge, a mill town filled with passionate baseball fans. The opening chapter sets the stage with the Bancroft "Bullies" manager Mike Riley observing the tensions between the two teams, particularly toward Locke, the unknown pitcher for Kingsbridge. The community’s hopes are pinned on Locke, who initially struggles under the pressure and jeering from the crowd, leading to doubts about his abilities. However, as the narrative unfolds, Locke gradually finds his footing on the mound, causing a shift in the crowd's perception and foreshadowing his potential to become a local hero amid the fierce rivalry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1914
653 _aBaseball -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBaseball stories
830 0 _aStandish, Burt L., 1866-1945. Big league series.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72013
999 _c112739
_d112739