Excerpt: ...sell them out for a bribe? Jack fairly writhed as he thought of it. Looking at Fred's earnest face as he spoke he could not bring himself to fully believe the other capable of attempting such a dastardly trick; and yet Jack had his fears all the same. 98 CHAPTER XI SITTING ON THE LID The troubles and tribulations of the captain of a baseball team are many, and ofttimes peculiar, as Jack was fast finding out. A load of responsibility rests on his shoulders such as none of the other players knows. He must watch ...
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Excerpt: ...sell them out for a bribe? Jack fairly writhed as he thought of it. Looking at Fred's earnest face as he spoke he could not bring himself to fully believe the other capable of attempting such a dastardly trick; and yet Jack had his fears all the same. 98 CHAPTER XI SITTING ON THE LID The troubles and tribulations of the captain of a baseball team are many, and ofttimes peculiar, as Jack was fast finding out. A load of responsibility rests on his shoulders such as none of the other players knows. He must watch every fellow, and notice the slightest deterioration in his playing; be ready to chide, or give encouraging words; and lie awake nights cudgeling his brains to discover a way of getting better work out of certain delinquent members of the nine, or else making way for a substitute who gives promise of being worth his salt. Jack was already having troubles enough, he thought, what with the petty annoyances, his grave suspicions of Fred Badger's loyalty, and now this prospect of foul play being attempted by those evil-disposed men from the city, only bent on reaping a harvest of money from the outcome of the game. There was more to come for the boy who was "sitting on the lid," it turned out. Donohue had been acting somewhat queerly during the last two days, Jack noticed. True enough, he came to the practice games, and 99 seemed to have all of his old cunning in his arm when they had him pitch, striking out men at pleasure; but he never smiled, would draw off to himself frequently, and was seen to shake his head as though his thoughts could not be any too pleasant. What could be ailing the boy, Jack wondered? Surely after his wonderful and even brilliant work in the box on the preceding Saturday, Alec was not beginning to doubt his ability to turn back those sluggers on Harmony's roll. No, Jack concluded that it could not be this. "I've just got to get Alec by himself, and have it out with him!" he...
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Very Good. Book M. A. Donohue & Company 1919. Very good hardcover. Tan cloth hardcover with green lettering and illustration. Mattson format #2. Previous owner's name to flyleaf.
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Add this copy of Jack Winters Baseball Team; Or, the Rivals of the to cart. $34.95, very good condition, Sold by Bradley Ross Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Auburn, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1919 by M. A. Donohue & Company.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book M. A. Donohue & Company 1919. Very good hardcover in a good Brodart protected dust jacket. Purple cloth with black lettering. Previous owner's name to flyleaf. Some sunning to spine. Dj crease to cover. Scarce in dj.
