- Hardcover
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Reprinted edition (1939)
- ASIN: B002G2KHHG
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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stayed with me,
By Chip Cassin (Santa Clara, California United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Young Pitcher (Paperback)
I am only writing this review because it is the first book I ever read. At the age of 5 or 6 or 7 it was the beginning to what would become a lifetime of walking around with a paperback in the back pocket of my jeans. I remember quite a bit of it vividly, even now, 40 years later, especially Ken Ward trying not to throw that final low inside pitch to the slugger on a 3 and 2 count. I have never re-read it, but it stays with me still.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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A great book for anyone who has ever hit a baseball.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Young Pitcher (Paperback)
This book evokes vivid images of intercollegiate sports in the early 1900s. The characters are warm and well-developed. The setting is nostalgic and timeless. Readers will puzzle over "Frosh on the fifth" and chuckle over the potato toss. The reader can feel the despair when Ken finds out what he has done to the Captain of the college baseball team, and feels his chances of making the varsity squad slip away in an instant. No one can keep from laughing out loud when the perfume is spread or the sweater put on. The combination of setting, characters and good old-fashoned baseball makes for very pleasant reading.Personally, I recommend this book be read every Spring in anticipation of the upcoming baseball season, such as I have done for the last twenty-three years. It is a wonderful way to get in the mood for great battles on the ball diamond, as well as recapture the joys of youth. Reading this book could become as much a pastime as baseball itself. Young adult readers will find this book interesting and fun. Parents will appreciate the role model of young Peg Ward, whose standards of conduct are the highest, even when faced with peer pressures, not unlike those of today. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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If you like baseball, you will love this story...,
By Ronald M. Mazak "Amazing Mazak" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Young Pitcher (Paperback)
I had a hard time putting this book down. Zane Grey has the feel for what it is really like to be a college baseball player, along with all of its struggles and victories. This is a great story with a great ending. You too will enjoy this story about Ken Ward and all of his fellow teammates. In the end, you will be thoroughy satisfied. Great book!
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stayed with me,
By Chip Cassin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Young Pitcher (Paperback)
I am only writing this review because it is the first book I ever read. At the age of 5 or 6 or 7 it was the beginning to what would become a lifetime of walking around with a paperback in the back pocket of my jeans. I remember quite a bit of it vividly, even now, 40 years later, especially Ken Ward trying not to throw that final low inside pitch to the slugger on a 3 and 2 count. I have never re-read it, but it stays with me still.
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