Project Gutenberg 2012-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 98 Chadwick, Lester 1873 1962 A Quarter-Back's Pluck: A Story of College Football Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Quarter-Back's Pluck: A Story of College Football" by Lester Chadwick is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around college life, primarily focusing on the friendship and adventures of three boys—Phil Clinton, Tom Parsons, and Sidney Henderson—as they navigate their experiences as sophomores at Randall College while juggling academics and sports, particularly football. The narrative introduces a camaraderie among the characters while hinting at rivalries, particularly with Fred Langridge, which sets the stage for conflicts in both sports and personal relationships. The opening of the novel establishes a lively atmosphere as Phil, Tom, and Sid are in the midst of moving into their new dormitory room. Amidst the chaos of packing and transporting their mismatched furniture, their playful banter reveals their personalities and how they support each other. While moving an old sofa proves challenging and amusing, their camaraderie is abruptly interrupted by talk of Phil's potential role on the football team and hints at complications involving his mother’s health. This sets up the conflict that will drive much of the plot—a challenge to Phil's aspirations following his shoulder injury during practice. The light-hearted tone fades into seriousness as Phil's character is tested by the potential loss of both his dream of playing and his mother's health, giving readers an insight into the stakes of college life and sports. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40668/40668-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en College sports -- Juvenile fiction Football players -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 457984 2025-07-16T12:40:12.940731 text/html 473593 2024-10-23T10:38:19 text/html 457741 2025-07-16T12:40:20.236695 application/epub+zip 461506 2025-07-16T12:40:14.237664 application/epub+zip 235006 2025-07-16T12:40:13.579720 application/epub+zip 625297 2025-07-16T12:40:24.882631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574802 2025-07-16T12:40:19.483696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349933 2022-09-18T15:41:18.107138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390166 2023-09-17T15:41:47.196384 text/plain 370258 2024-10-23T10:38:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17255 2025-07-16T12:40:25.019622 application/rdf+xml 21314 2025-07-16T12:40:13.677707 image/jpeg 3464 2025-07-16T12:40:13.628687 image/jpeg 416441 2025-07-16T12:40:13.006678 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