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Behind the Line; A Story of College Life and Football
by Barbour, Ralph Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1907. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo. [12], 1-258, [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Orange cloth with red lettering and black and red decorations on the front board, gold lettering and a red decoration on the spine. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and with five black and white plates. Part of the Football Eleven series. A tiny separation between the backstrip and the textblock and a minute nick to the spine.
Synopsis
From the book:Third down, four yards to gain! The referee trotted out of the scrimmage line and blew his whistle; the Hillton quarter-back crouched again behind the big center; the other backs scurried to their places as though for a kick. "9 - 6 - 12!" called quarter huskily. "Get through!" shrieked the St. Eustace captain. "Block this kick!" "4 - 8!" The ball swept back to the full, the halves formed their interference, and the trio sped toward the right end of the line. For an instant the opposing ranks heaved and struggled; for an instant Hillton repelled the attack; then, like a shot, the St. Eustace left tackle hurtled through and, avoiding the inter-ference, nailed the Hillton runner six yards back of the line. A square of the grand stand blossomed suddenly with blue, and St. Eustace's supporters, already hoarse with cheering and singing, once more broke into triumphant applause. The score-board announced fifteen minutes to play, and the ball went to the blue-clad warriors on Hillton's forty-yard line.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000010829
- Title
- Behind the Line; A Story of College Life and Football
- Author
- Barbour, Ralph Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sixth Printing
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
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About the Seller
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