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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aChadwick, Lester,
_d1873-1962
245 1 0 _aBaseball Joe, champion of the league
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-31
508 _aProduced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Baseball Joe, Champion of the League: Or, The Record That Was Worth While" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional sports novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on Joe Matson, better known as "Baseball Joe," who is a talented pitcher and captain of the Giants baseball team. The story explores his quest for excellence in the game while also showcasing his experiences both on the field and in personal life, including his dedication to achieving remarkable records during the season. The opening of the book introduces Joe in a spring training setting where he is practicing with his team. The dialogue between Joe and his teammates reveals his competitive spirit and desire to continually improve, along with the camaraderie shared among the players. As they engage in a practice match, Joe showcases his outstanding skills both in pitching and hitting, which sets the stage for the challenges and adventures he will face during the upcoming season, including a dramatic act of bravery when he rescues a woman from a burning house. This scene not only emphasizes Joe's heroism but also hints at the pressures he faces from being the team's star player. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Cupples & Leon Company, 1925
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBaseball -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYoung men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aDiligence -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aScientists -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBaseball managers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBaseball players -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNew York Giants (Baseball team) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBaseball coaches -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPitchers (Baseball) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBribery -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aGooch, Thelma,
_d1895-1973
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73737
999 _c114462
_d114462