Project Gutenberg 2024-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 190 Chadwick, Lester 1873 1962 Gooch, Thelma 1895 1973 Baseball Joe, champion of the league : $b Or, The record that was worth while $aUnited States :$bCupples & Leon Company, $c1925. Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Baseball Joe, Champion of the League: Or, The Record That Was Worth While" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional sports novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on Joe Matson, better known as "Baseball Joe," who is a talented pitcher and captain of the Giants baseball team. The story explores his quest for excellence in the game while also showcasing his experiences both on the field and in personal life, including his dedication to achieving remarkable records during the season. The opening of the book introduces Joe in a spring training setting where he is practicing with his team. The dialogue between Joe and his teammates reveals his competitive spirit and desire to continually improve, along with the camaraderie shared among the players. As they engage in a practice match, Joe showcases his outstanding skills both in pitching and hitting, which sets the stage for the challenges and adventures he will face during the upcoming season, including a dramatic act of bravery when he rescues a woman from a burning house. This scene not only emphasizes Joe's heroism but also hints at the pressures he faces from being the team's star player. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20190401163310chadwick 1925 US Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Baseball -- Juvenile fiction Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Scientists -- Juvenile fiction Baseball managers -- Juvenile fiction Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction New York Giants (Baseball team) -- Juvenile fiction Baseball coaches -- Juvenile fiction Pitchers (Baseball) -- Juvenile fiction Bribery -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 362734 2025-07-29T07:59:45.076670 text/html 337540 2024-05-31T00:04:30 text/html 1082714 2025-07-29T07:59:53.274645 application/epub+zip 1080038 2025-07-29T07:59:46.890611 application/epub+zip 492776 2025-07-29T07:59:45.899632 application/epub+zip 1951876 2025-07-29T07:59:57.793592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1908036 2025-07-29T07:59:52.305607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318074 2025-07-29T07:59:43.858673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 298132 2024-05-31T00:04:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19513 2025-07-29T07:59:57.971558 application/rdf+xml 22000 2025-07-29T07:59:46.146646 image/jpeg 3269 2025-07-29T07:59:46.022654 image/jpeg 1053613 2025-07-29T07:59:45.125645 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 More titles under Garis, Howard Roger