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oroughly knows the subject. "There is no call to buy cheap, impossible stuff for boys' reading while there is such a book as this available."--_Philadelphia Inquirer._ _For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers_ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON PHILLIPS EXETER SERIES By A. T. DUDLEY Cloth, 12mo Illustrated by Charles Copeland Price per volume, $1.25 FOLLOWING THE BALL Here is an up-to-date story presenting American boarding-school life and modern athletics. Football is an important feature, but it is a story of character formation in which athletics play an important part. "Mingled with the story of football is another and higher endeavor, giving the book the best of moral tone."--_Chicago Record-Herald._ MAKING THE NINE The life presented is that of a real school, interesting, diversified, and full of striking incidents, while the characters are true and consistent types of American boyhood and youth. The athletics are technically correct, abounding in helpfull suggestions, and the moral tone is high and set by action rather than preaching. "The story is healthful, for, while it exalts athletics, it does not overlook the fact that studious habits and noble character are imperative needs for those who would win success in life."--_Herald and Presbyter, Cincinnati._ IN THE LINE Tells how a stalwart young student won his position as guard, and at the same time made equally marked progress in the formation of character. Plenty of jolly companions contribute a strong, humorous element, and the book has every essential of a favorite. "The book gives boys an interesting story, much football information, and many lessons in true manliness."--_Watchman, Boston._ With Mask and Mitt [Illustration] While baseball plays an important part in this story, it is not the only element of attraction. While appealing to the natural normal tastes of boys for fun and interest in the national game, the book, without preaching, lays emphasis on the building up of character. "No normal boy who is interested in our great national game can fail to find interest and profit, too, in this lively boarding school story."--_Interior, Chicago._ THE GREAT YEAR Three fine, manly comrades, respectively captains of the football, baseball, and track and f
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