Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College Championship by Lester Chadwick
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"Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College Championship" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional sports novel set in the early 20th century. The story centers around Joe Matson, an aspiring pitcher, as he navigates his transition from his hometown to the prestigious Yale University amid his passion for baseball. The narrative hints at Joe’s internal conflicts, particularly his reluctance to pursue a college education while yearning for a professional baseball
career. The opening of the novel introduces Joe Matson, who is ambivalent about attending Yale, feeling pressure from his family while harboring dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. A conversation with his friend Tom reveals Joe’s apprehensions, but he ultimately acknowledges that he has to comply with his mother’s wishes. As he prepares for college life, Joe encounters a man in distress whose carriage is damaged; he helps the man reach the train station just in time, foreshadowing Joe's own urgent ambitions. The chapter sets up key themes around personal ambition, societal expectations, and the youth's bittersweet journey towards maturity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962 |
|---|---|
| Title | Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College Championship |
| Credits |
Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | College students -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Diligence -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Success -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Yale University -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Baseball stories |
| Subject | Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Universities and colleges -- United States -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 40105 |
| Release Date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 454 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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