New York: D. Appleton, 1903.
Price: $150.00
Hardcover. First edition. A trifle rubbed at the extremities, still a fine, bright copy. The first baseball novel written by the prolific juvenile fiction author who created the "prep school" sports story sub-genre. At school, Weatherby is branded a coward but proves his mettle when he makes the baseball team, has a triumphant inning, and finally stops a runaway horse. Though written for young adults, many adult readers found Barbour's books better written and more entertaining than accounts of actual ballgames of the day. The quality of American sportswriting was elevated as reporters tried to emulate his style. *McCue* pp.16-17.
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