Project Gutenberg 2022-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 134 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) The Rockspur Eleven: A Fine Football Story for Boys $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publishers,$c1900. New medal library, no. 376. Carlos Colon, David E. Brown, Harvard University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Rockspur Eleven: A Fine Football Story for Boys" by Burt L. Standish is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around young boys passionate about football, particularly focusing on Don Scott, a boy struggling with his temper and the challenges of teamwork, as well as his interactions with his teammates and a new, cocky coach named Dolph Renwood. The narrative promises themes of friendship, rivalry, and the importance of self-control in the face of adversity. The opening of the novel introduces Don Scott, who is in a foul mood as he sulks beneath an apple tree, having been frustrated with Renwood, the new football coach, and the pressure to perform on the team. Danny Chatterton, Don's lively friend, tries to coax him into practicing, but Don's pride and anger lead to a confrontation where he expresses his distaste for Renwood’s coaching style. Following an encounter with his father, who advises him to control his temper, Don grapples with his emotions amidst the dynamics of his friendships and the football team. The scene sets the tone for a young boy navigating the intense feelings of youth in the world of competitive sports. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044119761864&view=1up&seq=1 20210311051536standish 1900 US Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Football -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Animal welfare -- Juvenile fiction Temper -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Temptation -- Juvenile fiction Forgery -- Juvenile fiction Guilt -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 447505 2025-07-26T13:40:59.876045 text/html 449986 2024-10-18T19:19:52 text/html 504859 2025-07-26T13:41:07.056085 application/epub+zip 502618 2025-07-26T13:41:01.132047 application/epub+zip 271433 2025-07-26T13:41:00.381083 application/epub+zip 613016 2025-07-26T13:41:11.457039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573139 2025-07-26T13:41:06.480038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342212 2022-09-30T10:03:10.731985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408991 2025-07-26T13:40:58.948117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 388884 2024-10-18T19:19:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19978 2025-07-26T13:41:11.658010 application/rdf+xml 32275 2025-07-26T13:41:00.508103 image/jpeg 4865 2025-07-26T13:41:00.443067 image/jpeg 507872 2025-07-26T13:40:59.921054 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