The Rival Pitchers: A Story of College Baseball

When Tom Parsons cam to Randall College he was looked upon b some as a mere country boy, a “hayseed.” He soon showed his ability and was put on the scrub team. Another pitcher was jealous of him and did his best to keep Tom off the leading nine.

The Rival Pitchers is the fictional subject of a series of 14 baseball books written between 1912 and 1928 by Lester Chadwick, a pseudonym for author Howard R. Garis which pays tribute to baseball writing pioneer Henry Chadwick.

CONTENTS

I THE OLD BELL CLAPPER

II A GOOD THROW

III A BASEBALL MEETING

IV THE HAZING

V A SCRUB GAME

VI THE POLE RUSH

VII TOM HOLDS HIS OWN

VIII AT PRACTICE

IX A GAME WITH BOXER HALL

X A COIL OF WIRE

XI AN ELECTRIC SHOCK

XII TOM DOESN'T TELL

XIII A GIRL AND A GAME

XIV TOM'S CURVES XV A SOPHOMORE TRICK

XVI TOM MAKES A DISCOVERY

XVII AN EXPOSTULATION

XVIII SOME "OLD GRADS"

XIX TOM IN COLD WATER

XX A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT

XXI ON THE GRILL

XXII DARK DAYS

XXIII AT THE DANCE

XXIV DRESS SUITS COME HIGH

XXV TOM IN A GAME

XXVI THE FRESHMAN DINNER

XXVII TOM IS KIDNAPPED

XXVIII THE ESCAPE

XXIX ANTICIPATIONS

XXX A GREAT GAME

XXXI LANGRIDGE APPEALS

XXXII THE FINAL CONTEST

XXXIII VICTORY