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. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...lying a confused mass upon the ground. Every one thought that the play was over, and the yelling was redoubled. Suddenly a silence fell upon all. Some invisible force sent the full-back sprawling to one side, and the three were up and off again. For the ensuing thirty or forty seconds the onlookers lost sight ...
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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. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...lying a confused mass upon the ground. Every one thought that the play was over, and the yelling was redoubled. Suddenly a silence fell upon all. Some invisible force sent the full-back sprawling to one side, and the three were up and off again. For the ensuing thirty or forty seconds the onlookers lost sight of the great trio. Both teams within five yards of the goal stood heaped and jammed together--a struggling, pushing, feverish mass of maddened players. Again there was a move onward. One opposing player suddenly described a parabolic curve, a second went flying to one side with an impetus that sent him flat on the ground, and through the opening with a yell that sounded like a fierce war-cry came Fred, still firmly grasping John Rolfs. The captain was not with them any longer. Just now he was securely pinned clown by two men who were firmly convinced that he had the ball under his arm. Rolfs was hardly able to stand upon his legs. Though the spectators, at least most of them, did not notice it, he was practically a dead weight in the hands of his guard. Within a yard of the goal two men sprang at them. They met and clashed, and before any other player could come upon the scene, down went all four upon the goal line, and the first touch-down of the game had been scored within five minutes from the time of calling play. "Hurrah for John Rolfs," cried a powerful voice. Cheer upon cheer rent the air. And now let us return to the hero of the hour. We left him with his eyes closed and advancing, for all he knew, to certain destruction. One thing he managed to keep in mind as he moved on: that was to hold to the ball under any and all circumstances. Presently he felt that he was making a stepping-stone of human bodies to advance. Before he could...
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Add this copy of The Best Foot Forward and Other Stories to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Ridge Road Sight & Sound rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Arlington, NJ, UNITED STATES.
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VG / VG- Hardcover in moderately shelfworn dust jacket with a 1-inch chip at the base of the spine / Dated 1899 but we suspect it's a later edition / Gift inscription within to previous owner.
Add this copy of The Best Foot Forward and Other Stories to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Banjo Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andover, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1899 by Benziger Brothers.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The ninth in the publisher's "Father Finn's Books" series. Early printing, with "But Thy Love and Thy Grace" (printed in 1901) listed last. Light wear to the spine ends and corners. There is a small stain on the front board. In a sound binding with hinges intact.
