Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 117 Overton, Mark Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums Tiffany Vergon, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums" by Mark Overton is a sports novel likely written in the early 20th century. It focuses on the spirited and competitive world of teenage football in the town of Chester, highlighting the challenges faced by young athletes as they strive to achieve victory against rivals from Marshall and Harmony. The opening of the book introduces a group of boys engaged in a grueling football practice under the guidance of Coach Joe Hooker. Among them is Jack Winters, a new arrival in Chester and already a leader in sports, who is determined to bring glory to his town's football team. As the practice unfolds, the camaraderie and aspirations of Jack and his friends—including Toby, Steve, and Big Bob—are palpable. They train diligently, facing both physical challenges and personal struggles, particularly with Big Bob's anxiety over a lost letter that has implications for his relationship with his father. The chapter sets the stage for the developing storyline of friendship, teamwork, and the pressure of upcoming games, foreshadowing a mix of sports excitement and character growth as they prepare for their crucial match against Marshall. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Football -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 266712 2025-10-03T06:36:15.063568 text/html 266533 2025-01-09T21:55:37.079806 text/html 187162 2025-10-03T06:36:21.719020 application/epub+zip 189625 2025-10-03T06:36:18.150534 application/epub+zip 169848 2025-10-03T06:36:17.015536 application/epub+zip 396589 2025-10-03T06:36:24.490996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372898 2025-10-03T06:36:20.995001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329710 2022-09-03T10:28:23.035649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242633 2025-10-03T06:36:14.763555 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237589 2020-12-29T10:42:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17871 2025-10-03T06:36:24.662020 application/rdf+xml 18256 2025-10-03T06:36:17.501518 image/jpeg 4436 2025-10-03T06:36:17.257523 image/jpeg 92431 2020-12-29T10:42:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 186090 2025-10-03T06:36:15.084548 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