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100 1 _aChadwick, Lester,
_d1873-1962
245 1 4 _aThe Rival Pitchers: A Story of College Baseball
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-04-30
508 _aProduced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Rival Pitchers: A Story of College Baseball" by Lester Chadwick is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of college life and sports, the story focuses on the rivalry between freshmen and sophomores at Randall College as they engage in a series of humorous and competitive antics, primarily revolving around baseball. The narrative introduces key characters such as Fred Langridge, a wealthy and somewhat arrogant student, and Tom Parsons, a newcomer with aspirations of making the college baseball team. The opening of the novel introduces a group of freshmen who are navigating the social dynamics of their new environment, highlighting their customs and the hazing rituals from upperclassmen. As tensions rise, Langridge emerges as a confident figure amongst the freshmen, while Tom Parsons quickly earns recognition for his pitching skills. The chapter sets up an early clash between the classes with the freshmen attempting to steal the clapper from the college bell as a rite of passage. Through lively banter and character interactions, the initial chapters establish both camaraderie and rivalry, setting the stage for the subsequent baseball competitions and conflicts that will unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCollege sports -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBaseball stories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39582
999 _c80421
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