This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ... man who had endured the world's hard knocks. Experience had mellowed him, as Caldwell knew, and his integrity was unswerving. "There's no excuse for letting college athletics get smirched up, Fayette," said he. "If they can't be kept clean, they had better be wiped out." "All clean here, Andy. You know Dick Stenton of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ... man who had endured the world's hard knocks. Experience had mellowed him, as Caldwell knew, and his integrity was unswerving. "There's no excuse for letting college athletics get smirched up, Fayette," said he. "If they can't be kept clean, they had better be wiped out." "All clean here, Andy. You know Dick Stenton of Buford. He made a fuss over what he called 'the Texas ringers' when my boys were at Somersworth. Those rustlers broke into college. You couldn't keep them out." "Dick Stenton?" snorted the umpire. "I heard he coached the high-school team to make a bluff at being respectable in his own town. But they don't know what a hard citizen this boy has turned out to be. I crossed his trail last summer. Wine and women, cards and horses, he plays 'em across the board. They'll throw him before long. Even a Stenton bank-roll can't stand it. Of course your players are all straight, Fayette. Why waste your breath? Let's give them the once-over." They turned in the direction of the old college building which sheltered Bowman McMurray's eating-club. It was the leisure hour after supper and several of the team were lounging in front of the log fire. They shook hands with the hardfeatured, wiry visitor who was as weather-beaten as a sailor. As a Big League umpire he was a sensation, as a football coach he was subject to scrutiny. They would reserve judgment. Caldwell's endorsement would go a long way. He told them of his hope that Mr. Swope might be persuaded to organize Centre College football policy on a permanent basis. This was great news and cordially received. The only player who seemed to bristle was Bowman McMurray. Perhaps it was because of his belief that nobody could fill the shoes of Fayette Caldwell, ...
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Add this copy of First Down, Kentucky to cart. $11.00, good condition, Sold by Pepper's Old Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hanson, KY, UNITED STATES, published 1923 by Grosset & Dunlap.
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Very Good. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 348 pages; [1923] Grosset & Dunlap HC. Original thatched gray cloth with titles and designs to cover and spine in dark blue. Square snug and clean; no marks. Small abrasion and loss to cloth at heel of spine. Otherwise very bright and neat. VG or better.
Add this copy of First Down, Kentucky! to cart. $17.00, very good condition, Sold by Bungalow Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1921 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. Orange cloth with black graphics and lettering. Dust soiling to the cloth. A small bookseller ticket from Brentano's New York to the rear pastedown. A sound and unmarked copy, lacking the dust jacket.; 347 pages.
Add this copy of First Down, Kentucky! to cart. $18.00, poor condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1923 by Grosset & Dunlap.
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Later. Poor. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Add this copy of First Down, Kentucky! to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Shelley and Son Books (IOBA) rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hendersonville, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1923 by Grosset & Dunlap.
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Very Good in Very Good- jacket. A football romance for young and old. Not in Mattson. Publisher's cloth (gray cloth with black lettering and design). Mylar cover. 348pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Add this copy of First Down, Kentucky to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Swan Books, Inc. rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, KY, UNITED STATES, published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Very Good. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Lacking the dust jacket. Handling stains on the title page and the fore edges of some of the text. Scattered foxing on the fore edge. The binding has a couple of small rubbed areas. Very good condition. Loosely based on the Danville, Kentucky Centre College football team of 1920-21 and their star Bo McMillan. Centre beat Harvard and shocked the sporting world. The book is a fictionalized account of the team and the game with a central character named "Bo McMurray."; 8vo.; 347 pages.
Add this copy of First Down, Kentucky! to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1921 by Houghton Mifflin.
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Very Good. Orange cloth lettered and decorated in black. 348 pp. First edition thus, the first book edition of this college football-themed tale that originally appeared serially in a Street and Smith publication. Very good, slight spine fade and a small darkened arear rear cover. Previous owner's acqusition slip front pastedown. No jacket.
