Lester Chadwick: 25 books

The team is falling fast to the bottom of the league, and Joe, the team's captain, is partly to blame, and he must make amends.  An exciting, thrilling sports story for boys and teens.

Joe Matson began playing baseball when he was just a kid. From then on, baseball was all he cared about. During various school teams he was on, rival players were sore at him but they never gave him any real trouble until he got to high school and college. They tried various things, such as kidnapping...

“I’m going to tie you up in knots, old man,” said Jim Barclay, with a smile, as he picked up the ball and stepped into the box in batting practice at the training camp. “I’ve heard that kind of talk before,” retorted Joe Matson, known all over the country as “Baseball Joe,” the king pitcher...

A move to a new town forces Baseball Joe to adapt to his new environment, and his quest to play on a local team doesn't go as smoothly as he had hoped. Meanwhile, Joe faces down a band of wily thieves that are trying to pilfer a groundbreaking invention from the family business.

Baseball phenom Joe Matson is back in Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team. After remarkable success in his debut seasons in the major leagues, Joe gets promoted to the rank of team captain. But despite his best efforts, some of his teammates still harbor jealousy over his meteoric rise -- and Joe soon finds himself ensnared in all kinds of trouble on and off the field.

The beloved character Baseball Joe has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of playing in the major leagues. Picked up by the St. Louis Cardinals, Joe helps turn the team around with his remarkable skill as a pitcher. But just as he's beginning to get into the swing of things, Joe finds himself being targeted by a gang of criminals.

During his stint as a college player at Yale, Baseball Joe's reputation as an ace player continues to grow -- so much so that he provokes the envy of many of his teammates and falls prey to a stunt designed to besmirch his good name. Will Joe be able to set things right before it's time for the playoffs?

HITTING A TEACHER “Look out now, fellows; here goes for a high one!” “Aw come off; you can’t throw high without dislocating your arm, Peaches. Don’t try it.” “You get off the earth; I can so, Teeter. Watch me

MOVING DAY Phil Clinton looked critically at the rickety old sofa. Then he glanced at his chum, Tom Parsons. Next he lifted, very cautiously, one end of the antiquated piece of furniture. The sofa bent in the middle, much as does a ship with a broken keel. “It—it looks like a mighty risky job to...

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