Project Gutenberg 2012-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 259 Chadwick, Lester 1873 1962 Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue Banner Produced 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.) "Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue Banner" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young protagonist named Joe Matson, a talented baseball player with aspirations of becoming a star pitcher at Excelsior Hall, his new boarding school. The narrative highlights themes of ambition, rivalry, and friendship as Joe navigates the challenges posed by Hiram Shell, the school's bully and baseball manager. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Joe and his friends engaging in a playful snowball throwing contest, which escalates into a confrontation with Professor Rodd, a strict instructor at the school. Following this encounter, a budding rivalry emerges between Joe and Hiram, who clearly intends to undermine Joe's ambitions on the school baseball team. As Joe grapples with the dynamics of school life and the competitive sports environment, he remains determined to prove himself on the diamond. The opening lays the groundwork for the conflicts and camaraderie that will define Joe's journey, establishing both the setting and the central characters while hinting at the exciting baseball action to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38897/38897-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Baseball stories Envy -- Juvenile fiction Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 363247 2025-08-15T16:02:17.353285 text/html 389511 2012-02-16T08:23:12 text/html 526879 2025-08-15T16:02:23.797272 application/epub+zip 529345 2025-08-15T16:02:18.546305 application/epub+zip 207424 2025-08-15T16:02:17.889314 application/epub+zip 664646 2025-08-15T16:02:27.913260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621522 2025-08-15T16:02:23.158332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301601 2022-09-17T17:21:37.247815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305529 2025-08-15T16:02:16.405336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 305248 2012-02-16T08:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 305245 2012-02-16T08:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22643 2025-08-15T16:02:28.057228 application/rdf+xml 28211 2025-08-15T16:02:17.978273 image/jpeg 4547 2025-08-15T16:02:17.935277 image/jpeg 113094 2012-02-16T08:23:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 498224 2012-02-16T08:23:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 113073 2012-02-16T08:23:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 496868 2025-08-15T16:02:17.412339 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Garis, Howard Roger