Project Gutenberg 2023-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 113 Scott, Everett 1892 1960 Scott, Everett (Deacon) Scott, Deacon Crump, Leslie 1894 1962 Third Base Thatcher $aUnited States :$bDodd, Mead and Company, $c1923. Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Third Base Thatcher" by Everett Scott is a fictional sports novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on Jeff Thatcher, a Freshman at Pennington Institute, who is determined to prove his sportsmanship and skill on the basketball court and eventually on the baseball field. Set against the backdrop of competitive high school athletics, the story explores themes of integrity, rivalry, and perseverance. At the start of the story, Jeff Thatcher is facing a bitter disappointment after being unfairly called for a foul during a crucial basketball game, which leads to the loss of the championship for his class. Frustrated by the accusation of playing dirty, he encounters his rival, Gould, provoking a fight that draws the attention of school authorities. As Jeff grapples with his predicament and the fear of expulsion from school, he learns the value of hard work and clean competition. The narrative sets the stage for his journey back to redemption through baseball, with the support of friends and the desire to outshine Gould, who poses a significant challenge to his ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20180925151240scott 1923 US Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Schools -- Juvenile fiction Baseball -- Juvenile fiction Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction Baseball stories PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: Sports/Hobbies 376196 2025-06-28T05:26:16.420549 text/html 375364 2023-04-24T19:38:09 text/html 1174719 2025-06-28T05:26:23.319530 application/epub+zip 1171538 2025-06-28T05:26:18.030527 application/epub+zip 365078 2025-06-28T05:26:17.167521 application/epub+zip 1969536 2025-06-28T05:26:27.133516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1927073 2025-06-28T05:26:22.505488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335065 2025-06-28T05:26:15.571538 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334834 2023-04-24T19:38:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19117 2025-06-28T05:26:27.282467 application/rdf+xml 18530 2025-06-28T05:26:17.373519 image/jpeg 2506 2025-06-28T05:26:17.268505 image/jpeg 121860 2023-04-24T19:38:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1477539 2023-04-24T19:38:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1478356 2025-06-28T05:26:16.472538 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