Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 152 Forbes, Graham B. The boys of Columbia High on the gridiron : $b or, The struggle for the silver cup Produced by Anne Folland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron; or, The Struggle for the Silver Cup" by Graham B. Forbes is a fictional sports novel likely written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the spirited students of Columbia High School as they engage in football practice and prepare for a fierce competition against rival schools, specifically focusing on the challenges and rivalries they face along the way. The opening of the story introduces us to several characters, including Ralph West, who shows great promise on the field, and Tony Gilpin, a player threatened by Ralph's talent. Tensions build as Tony and his companion, Asa Barnes, plot against Ralph, motivated by jealousy and a sense of rivalry intensified by the prestigious Wallace Cup, a trophy to be awarded to the winning football team. The plot unfolds with Ralph being warned of imminent danger by a young girl, leading to a dramatic conflict between Ralph's supporters and the scheming rivals. The beginning sets the tone for a thrilling narrative filled with sportsmanship, friendship, and the overarching theme of overcoming adversities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en High school students -- Juvenile fiction Football -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 316412 2025-07-03T09:21:54.564774 text/html 314914 2014-03-19T20:23:24 text/html 207545 2025-07-03T09:22:02.038676 application/epub+zip 211696 2025-07-03T09:21:57.749680 application/epub+zip 184974 2025-07-03T09:21:56.547710 application/epub+zip 413318 2025-07-03T09:22:05.136183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403161 2025-07-03T09:22:01.256695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357983 2022-09-03T14:02:20.287680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295006 2025-07-03T09:21:53.912696 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 294850 2014-03-19T20:23:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18282 2025-07-03T09:22:05.258143 application/rdf+xml 17708 2025-07-03T09:21:57.043689 image/jpeg 3745 2025-07-03T09:21:56.793685 image/jpeg 116267 2014-03-19T20:25:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 113423 2014-03-19T20:25:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 204180 2025-07-03T09:21:54.594714 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