Project Gutenberg 2023-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 184 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) Lefty o' the bush $aNew York :$bGrosset & Dunlap, $c1914. Standish, Burt L., 1866-1945. Big league series. Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lefty o' the Bush" by Burt L. Standish is a sports novel written in the early 20th century. It centers around the intense rivalry in minor league baseball, particularly between the teams of Bancroft and Kingsbridge. The story highlights the fast-paced emotions and stakes that accompany a small-town baseball season, focusing on the character of Tom Locke, a rookie pitcher whose performance has a significant impact on the local fans and rivalries. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the eager anticipation surrounding the opening game of the Northern League season in Kingsbridge, a mill town filled with passionate baseball fans. The opening chapter sets the stage with the Bancroft "Bullies" manager Mike Riley observing the tensions between the two teams, particularly toward Locke, the unknown pitcher for Kingsbridge. The community’s hopes are pinned on Locke, who initially struggles under the pressure and jeering from the crowd, leading to doubts about his abilities. However, as the narrative unfolds, Locke gradually finds his footing on the mound, causing a shift in the crowd's perception and foreshadowing his potential to become a local hero amid the fierce rivalry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20180320121235standish 1914 US Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Baseball -- Juvenile fiction Baseball stories PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 404014 2025-09-28T11:51:17.271278 text/html 379656 2023-11-02T22:17:28 text/html 1137516 2025-09-28T11:51:25.735169 application/epub+zip 1134726 2025-09-28T11:51:18.956230 application/epub+zip 530388 2025-09-28T11:51:18.041247 application/epub+zip 2143007 2025-09-28T11:51:30.377198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2087927 2025-09-28T11:51:24.890209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355148 2025-09-28T11:51:16.095244 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335384 2023-11-02T22:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16465 2025-09-28T11:51:30.524138 application/rdf+xml 24950 2025-09-28T11:51:18.256223 image/jpeg 3493 2025-09-28T11:51:18.149221 image/jpeg 1102215 2025-09-28T11:51:17.318225 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