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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Making the Nine, by Albertus T. Dudley This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. Title: Making the Nine Author: Albertus T. Dudley Illustrator: Charles Copeland Release Date: January 22, 2018 [EBook #56415] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MAKING THE NINE *** Produced by Barry Abrahamsen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) MAKING THE NINE BOOKS BY ALBERTUS T. DUDLEY Phillips Exeter Series Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth. FOLLOWING THE BALL. MAKING THE NINE. IN THE LINE. WITH MASK AND MITT. THE GREAT YEAR. THE YALE CUP. A FULL-BACK AFLOAT. THE PECKS IN CAMP. THE HALF-MILER. Stories of the Triangular League Illustrated by Charles Copeland. 12mo. Cloth. THE SCHOOL FOUR. AT THE HOME PLATE. THE UNOFFICIAL PREFECT. THE KING’S POWDER. LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON. Phil did not walk in from the field.–Page 321. PHILLIPS EXETER SERIES MAKING THE NINE BY ALBERTUS T. DUDLEY AUTHOR OF “FOLLOWING THE BALL” ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES COPELAND BOSTON: LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. Copyright, 1904, by Lee and Shepard. Published August, 1904. All Rights Reserved. Making the Nine. PRINTED IN U.S.A. To GEORGE ALBERT WENTWORTH KNOWN TO THE WORLD AS THE AUTHOR OF A SCORE OF STANDARD TEXT-BOOKS TO THE ALUMNI OF THE PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY AS The Great Master of Boys PREFACE The cordial welcome given to Following The Ball by boy readers and parents—severe critics both, though from very different standpoints—has led to the writing of this second story, in which baseball has a sufficiently important part to suggest the title. The author’s purpose in each case has been to produce a readable story true to the life of a distinctly American school, true to athletics in their better spirit and character, and teaching—not preaching—a manly and reasonable ideal. If he has not succeeded in this, the failure can certainly not be charged to lack of experience with athletics or school life or the ways of boys. Hearty acknowledgments for expert advice on the technicalities of baseball training and play are due to Dr. Edward H. Nichols of Boston, who, as player, head coach, and graduate adviser, has probably contributed more to Harvard victories on the diamond than any other one man. The play marking the climax of the game described in Chapter XXVI is a historic one, borrowed from a Yale-Harvard contest. Its hero was Mr. George W. Foster, of a champion Harvard nine. ALBERTUS T. DUDLEY. CONTENTS Chapter Page I An Unwelcome Proposition. 1 II On the Ice. 13 III The Battle. 25 IV Phil’s Resolution. 38 V A Tough Problem. 45 VI A Western Solution. 57 VII In the Baseball Cage. 71 VIII A Transaction in Books. 82 IX Burglary. 90 X Mr. Moore’s Theory. 98 XI Flanahan strikes out. 110 XII Varrell explains himself. 122 XIII The Spring Running. 131 XIV Under Two Flags. 146 XV About Many Things. 156 XVI Phil makes his Début. 168 XVII A Nocturnal Mystery. 181 XVIII A Spilled Pitcher. 191 XIX The Coveted Opportunity. 200 XX An Unexpected Blow. 218 XXI A Gloomy Prospect. 232 XXII The Decision of the Court. 243 XXIII The Great Track Meet. 261 XXIV The Hillbury Game. 282 XXV On the Third Floor of Hale. 300 XXVI A Double Assist. 314 XXVII Conclusion. 325 ILLUSTRATIONS Phil did not walk in from the field Frontispiece The Western contingent were established among the pines on the right 26 A Corner in Sands’s Room 70 He heard voices,—at first indistinct, then somewhat clearer 150 The Academy through the Trees 190 In the Campus Woods 242 He suddenly turned and pulled the ball down 292 The Main Street of Seaton 324 MAKING THE NINE
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