Free eBooks - Sports & Recreation - Baseball
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Set as it was against the backdrop of the 1981 major league players’ strike, the story of the battle for the President’s Cup in Virginia's Valley Baseball League between the New Market Rebels and the Winchester Royals epitomizes that mix of glory and poignancy that produces such passion in those who love the game. An inspiring and easy read at only 7,000 words (14 pages). more...
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A stands for ARTHUR, a boy fond of fun,When Base-Ball he plays, none like him can run.
B stands for BALL, for BAT, and for BASE.
C stands for CATCHER, with mask on his face.
D stands for DIAMOND drawn flat on the ground.
E stands for EDWARD, who marks out the bound.
F stands for FOUL on which Arthur goes out.
G stands for "GO"—How the merry boys shout! ... more...
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CHAPTER I. MY BIRTHPLACE AND ANCESTRY.
The town of Marshalltown, the county seat of Marshall County, in the great State of Iowa, is now a handsome and flourishing place of some thirteen or fourteen thousand inhabitants. I have not had time recently to take the census myself, and so I cannot be expected to certify exactly as to how many men, women and children are contained within the corporate limits.
At the ... more...
