Project Gutenberg 2013-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 321 Chadwick, Lester 1873 1962 Baseball Joe on the Giants; or, Making Good as a Ball Twirler in the Metropolis 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 Giants; or, Making Good as a Ball Twirler in the Metropolis" by Lester Chadwick is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the exciting exploits of Joe Matson, a talented young pitcher who faces challenges as he aims to establish himself in the professional baseball world, specifically with the New York Giants. Themes of ambition, courage, and camaraderie are central as Joe navigates the ups and downs of pursuing a career in the competitive sports arena. The opening of the story introduces Joe, who is practicing his pitching skills in the local gymnasium amidst the encouragement of his friends. He demonstrates various pitching techniques with pride but soon finds himself caught up in a dramatic situation involving the kidnapping of a baby by a madman. In a heroic effort, Joe takes charge, leading the rescue of the infant, showcasing his bravery and quick thinking. Following this incident, he learns of his opportunity to join the prestigious Giants, igniting excitement for his upcoming professional journey and setting the stage for further adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43021/43021-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction Baseball stories Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction New York Giants (Baseball team) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 378903 2025-09-17T10:27:29.331004 text/html 362317 2024-10-23T16:36:21 text/html 568737 2025-09-17T10:27:35.479949 application/epub+zip 572056 2025-09-17T10:27:30.505052 application/epub+zip 213526 2025-09-17T10:27:29.953007 application/epub+zip 704569 2025-09-17T10:27:39.464957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660519 2025-09-17T10:27:34.861954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304132 2022-09-19T15:59:37.986197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331216 2025-09-17T10:27:28.510966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311049 2024-10-23T16:36:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18921 2025-09-17T10:27:39.598944 application/rdf+xml 22414 2025-09-17T10:27:30.035973 image/jpeg 3703 2025-09-17T10:27:29.994980 image/jpeg 538099 2025-09-17T10:27:29.394077 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