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100 1 _aStandish, Burt L.,
_d1866-1945
245 1 0 _aLefty Locke, pitcher-manager
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aStandish, Burt L., 1866-1945. Big league series.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-10-19
508 _aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Roger Frank, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Lefty Locke, Pitcher-Manager" by Burt L. Standish is a work of fiction set in the early 20th century. It revolves around the adventures and challenges of a talented pitcher, Lefty Locke, as he navigates the complexities of baseball management and personal loyalty. The story likely captures themes of ambition, loyalty, and the fierce competitive spirit that dominates the world of professional sports. The opening of the book introduces Lefty Locke, a star pitcher for the Blue Stockings, as he engages in a conversation with Bailey Weegman, who has brought an unexpected offer regarding management decisions for the team. Weegman reveals that the current manager, Jack Kennedy, may be replaced and that he wishes to sign Locke as a playing manager. Lefty is initially incredulous about the situation and expresses his loyalty towards Kennedy, pushing back against Weegman’s manipulative tactics. This opening sets up a tension-filled narrative, hinting at bigger conflicts ahead involving team loyalty, personal integrity, and the cutthroat world of baseball. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSwindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBaseball stories
653 _aBaseball managers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTeamwork (Sports) -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aWrenn, Charles L.
_q(Charles Lewis),
_d1880-1952
830 0 _aStandish, Burt L., 1866-1945. Big league series.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34100
999 _c74946
_d74946