Project Gutenberg 2020-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 142 Standish, Burt L. 1866 1945 Patten, Gilbert Patten, William Gilbert Wilder, William West Wilder, William W. (William West) Patten, George William Patten, William G. (William Gilbert) Dick Merriwell's Heroic Players; Or, How the Yale Nine Won the Championship David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Dick Merriwell's Heroic Players; Or, How the Yale Nine Won the Championship" by Burt L. Standish is a sports novel written in the early 20th century." It primarily revolves around the adventures of the Merriwell brothers, particularly Dick Merriwell, as they navigate the challenges of college baseball and athletics while maintaining high moral standards. The book showcases themes of ambition, teamwork, and fair play, appealing to young readers interested in sports and character-building stories. "The opening of the novel introduces Jim Phillips, a sophomore pitcher for Yale, who is preparing for an important baseball game against Harvard." The atmosphere is tense as Jim and his teammates discuss their formidable opponent, especially a pitcher named Briggs. As the team practices, underlying tensions emerge, particularly from jealous classmates who resent Jim’s success on the field. This jealousy becomes a catalyst for conflict, and a mysterious registered letter adds further intrigue to the plot. With a protest from Harvard accusing Jim of professional misconduct looming, the chapter sets the stage for a deeper investigation into loyalty, friendship, and the lengths individuals may go to undermine one another. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Baseball -- Juvenile fiction Dime novels Yale University -- Juvenile fiction Merriwell, Dick (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 638652 2025-06-25T07:59:41.354994 text/html 628365 2024-10-18T07:52:29 text/html 494480 2025-06-25T07:59:49.080945 application/epub+zip 495436 2025-06-25T07:59:42.355982 application/epub+zip 346149 2025-06-25T07:59:41.859006 application/epub+zip 629532 2025-06-25T07:59:54.273940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589874 2025-06-25T07:59:48.627931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441021 2022-09-28T17:30:37.552336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575192 2025-06-25T07:59:40.310039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 555156 2024-10-18T07:52:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17642 2025-06-25T07:59:54.401923 application/rdf+xml 10124 2025-06-25T07:59:41.962976 image/jpeg 2012 2025-06-25T07:59:41.911003 image/jpeg 427321 2025-06-25T07:59:41.408990 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