Project Gutenberg 2022-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 156 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. 16019427 Rivals for the Team: A Story of School Life and Football $aUnited States :$bD. Appleton and Company,$c1916. The Grafton series Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Rivals for the Team: A Story of School Life and Football" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a novel written in the early 20th century. This engaging tale revolves around the lives of boys at a prep school as they navigate the challenges of friendship, competition, and, of course, football. The main characters introduced in the opening portions include Ted Trafford, Bert Winslow, and Nick Blake, who form a trio of friends dealing with the trials of school life while preparing for an upcoming football season. The opening of the narrative sets the scene during the pre-season at Grafton School, where the boys are experiencing the heat of late summer and the anticipation of the school term. Conversations between Ted, Bert, and Nick reveal their camaraderie, playful banter, and excitement for the forthcoming football practices. This section establishes the boys' distinct personalities as they discuss their rooms, practice schedules, and upcoming challenges, including the integration of new classmates like Hugh Ordway, who brings a touch of English decorum into their American school life. As they transition from summer relaxation to the structured life of a boarding school, the foundation is laid for both the competitive spirit of football and the deeper themes of friendship and teamwork that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20170520142109barbour 1916 US Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction Football stories PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 479429 2025-06-27T04:22:53.028839 text/html 458842 2024-10-18T20:52:22 text/html 1070314 2025-06-27T04:23:00.238857 application/epub+zip 1067367 2025-06-27T04:22:54.245873 application/epub+zip 262860 2025-06-27T04:22:53.626864 application/epub+zip 1185715 2025-06-27T04:23:04.577770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1137194 2025-06-27T04:22:59.470794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333715 2022-09-30T14:07:05.561004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433494 2025-06-27T04:22:52.216869 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413460 2024-10-18T20:52:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18026 2025-06-27T04:23:04.722783 application/rdf+xml 17941 2025-06-27T04:22:53.738878 image/jpeg 3068 2025-06-27T04:22:53.682843 image/jpeg 1004963 2025-06-27T04:22:53.080861 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