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100 1 _aBarbour, Ralph Henry,
_d1870-1944
245 1 0 _aFor Yardley: A Story of Track and Field
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aYardley Hall #4.
500 _aRelease date is 2019-03-10
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"For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a novel written in the early 20th century. This fiction work focuses on the life and athletic challenges faced by students at Yardley Hall, specifically highlighting the dynamics of friendship, competition, and personal growth in the realm of track and field events. The main characters introduced include Alf Loring, a talented quarter-back and athlete, along with his friends Tom Dyer and Gerald Pennimore, who demonstrate a mix of ambition and camaraderie as they navigate their school experience. The opening of the narrative establishes a rainy and dreary Saturday at Yardley Hall, where Alf Loring is feeling particularly restless. He and his roommate Tom Dyer share playful banter about the weather and their studies while eagerly anticipating the start of the spring sports season. Thoughts of track tryouts bring young Gerald Pennimore into their conversation, illustrating his enthusiasm for joining the team. As the boys discuss their aspirations for track and field success, an underlying sense of competition and friendship emerges, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout their school year. This blend of light-hearted camaraderie and the seriousness of athletic commitment creates an engaging backdrop for the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBoarding schools -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTrack and field athletes -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aRelyea, C. M.
_q(Charles M.),
_d1863-1932
830 0 _aYardley Hall #4.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59043
999 _c99869
_d99869