Project Gutenberg 2014-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 248 Barbour, Ralph Henry 1870 1944 Barbour, R. H. (Ralph Henry) Rigney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph) 1882 1962 Rigney, Frank J. Rigney, Francis Joseph Quarter-Back Bates Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Quarter-Back Bates" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Richard "Dick" Bates, a popular and talented high school football player who is leaving his hometown for Parkinson School to advance his education and pursue his passion for the sport. As he embarks on this new journey, the narrative explores themes of friendship, competition, and the challenges of fitting into a new environment. At the start of the book, we find Dick Bates at a train station, surrounded by friends and well-wishers as he prepares to leave for Parkinson. His father shows pride in his son’s popularity, while Dick maintains a modest demeanor despite secretly enjoying the attention. The opening chapters introduce various characters, such as his future roommate Gard and a quirky fellow student named Washington P. Quiggle, offering a glimpse into the social dynamics at the preparatory school. Dick's initial experiences illustrate his transition from small-town life to the more competitive atmosphere at Parkinson, setting the stage for his development both in football and personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Schools -- Juvenile fiction Football -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 425796 2025-08-19T05:04:50.445373 text/html 409697 2024-10-24T11:24:27 text/html 744093 2025-08-19T05:04:57.302371 application/epub+zip 741272 2025-08-19T05:04:51.777377 application/epub+zip 262593 2025-08-19T05:04:51.113387 application/epub+zip 850945 2025-08-19T05:05:01.373442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811159 2025-08-19T05:04:56.648360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333268 2022-09-21T11:52:11.476107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381708 2025-08-19T05:04:49.634872 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 361869 2024-10-24T11:24:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17422 2025-08-19T05:05:01.571284 application/rdf+xml 24886 2025-08-19T05:04:51.224345 image/jpeg 3738 2025-08-19T05:04:51.163336 image/jpeg 684859 2025-08-19T05:04:50.495365 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 en.wikipedia