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Title: Baseball Joe Around the World; or, Pitching on a Grand Tour
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Produced by Roger Frank, Juliet Sutherland and the Online
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Summary: "Baseball Joe Around the World; or, Pitching on a Grand Tour" by Lester Chadwick is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story is part of the "Baseball Joe" series and follows the main character, Joe Matson, also known as "Baseball Joe," who is a talented pitcher. The narrative revolves around his adventures as he embarks on a significant baseball tour to different parts of the world, facing challenges, rivalries, and unexpected circumstances along the way. The beginning of the narrative introduces Joe at his home in Riverside, immediately after his celebrated victory in the World Series. He is excited about news of a proposed new major league that threatens to disrupt the existing leagues, which worries him. During this time, Joe encounters a surprise visitor, Mr. Westland, who tries to recruit him for the new league, offering a substantial amount of money. However, Joe refuses to break his contract with the Giants, demonstrating his integrity and loyalty to his team. The opening chapters set the stage for Joe's character as both a skilled athlete and a principled individual, foreshadowing his future adventures in the upcoming global tour. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962
EBook No.: 27338
Published: Nov 27, 2008
Downloads: 156
Language: English
Subject: Baseball -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Baseball Joe Around the World; or, Pitching on a Grand Tour
Credits:
Produced by Roger Frank, Juliet Sutherland and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Baseball Joe Around the World; or, Pitching on a Grand Tour" by Lester Chadwick is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story is part of the "Baseball Joe" series and follows the main character, Joe Matson, also known as "Baseball Joe," who is a talented pitcher. The narrative revolves around his adventures as he embarks on a significant baseball tour to different parts of the world, facing challenges, rivalries, and unexpected circumstances along the way. The beginning of the narrative introduces Joe at his home in Riverside, immediately after his celebrated victory in the World Series. He is excited about news of a proposed new major league that threatens to disrupt the existing leagues, which worries him. During this time, Joe encounters a surprise visitor, Mr. Westland, who tries to recruit him for the new league, offering a substantial amount of money. However, Joe refuses to break his contract with the Giants, demonstrating his integrity and loyalty to his team. The opening chapters set the stage for Joe's character as both a skilled athlete and a principled individual, foreshadowing his future adventures in the upcoming global tour. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962
EBook No.: 27338
Published: Nov 27, 2008
Downloads: 156
Language: English
Subject: Baseball -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.