Project Gutenberg 2019-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 151 Barbour, Ralph Henry 1870 1944 Barbour, R. H. (Ralph Henry) Relyea, C. M. (Charles M.) 1863 1932 Relyea, Charles M. Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark) Reylea, C. M. For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field Yardley Hall #4. 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.) "For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a novel written in the early 20th century. This fiction work focuses on the life and athletic challenges faced by students at Yardley Hall, specifically highlighting the dynamics of friendship, competition, and personal growth in the realm of track and field events. The main characters introduced include Alf Loring, a talented quarter-back and athlete, along with his friends Tom Dyer and Gerald Pennimore, who demonstrate a mix of ambition and camaraderie as they navigate their school experience. The opening of the narrative establishes a rainy and dreary Saturday at Yardley Hall, where Alf Loring is feeling particularly restless. He and his roommate Tom Dyer share playful banter about the weather and their studies while eagerly anticipating the start of the spring sports season. Thoughts of track tryouts bring young Gerald Pennimore into their conversation, illustrating his enthusiasm for joining the team. As the boys discuss their aspirations for track and field success, an underlying sense of competition and friendship emerges, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout their school year. This blend of light-hearted camaraderie and the seriousness of athletic commitment creates an engaging backdrop for the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction Track and field athletes -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: Sports/Hobbies 409716 2025-07-23T11:41:28.026281 text/html 414796 2019-03-09T21:48:32 text/html 726182 2025-07-23T11:41:34.767211 application/epub+zip 723380 2025-07-23T11:41:29.164258 application/epub+zip 256792 2025-07-23T11:41:28.585243 application/epub+zip 831891 2025-07-23T11:41:38.880212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 788245 2025-07-23T11:41:34.161265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322454 2022-09-26T19:46:41.417678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365284 2025-07-23T11:41:27.106390 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 365434 2019-03-09T21:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19959 2025-07-23T11:41:39.023200 application/rdf+xml 22861 2025-07-23T11:41:28.682264 image/jpeg 3850 2025-07-23T11:41:28.634281 image/jpeg 136757 2019-03-09T21:48:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 699449 2019-03-09T21:48:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 768792 2025-07-23T11:41:28.074260 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 en.wikipedia