NEW YORK

CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY


BASEBALL JOE of the SILVER STARS

Copyright, 1912, by
Cupples & Leon Company


CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I[A Hot Game]1
II[Tieing the Score]11
III[Mrs. Matson is Worried]23
IV[A Row with Sam]31
V[Joe Helps the Manager]41
VI[Joe Has Hopes]50
VII[Laughed at]58
VIII[A Mean Protest]66
IX[Joe in the Game]73
X[A Tight Contest]80
XI[Joe’s Run]89
XII[Discontent]96
XIII[Scientific Practice]103
XIV[A Kettle of Apple Sauce]110
XV[Joe Overhears Something]119
XVI[Mr. Matson is Alarmed]129
XVII[A Throwing Contest]136
XVIII[Another Defeat]143
XIX[Joe is Watched]151
XX[“Would You Like to Pitch?”]161
XXI[To the Rescue]167
XXII[A Delayed Pitcher]174
XXIII[Joe in the Box]185
XXIV[Sam Arrives]191
XXV[Joe Foils the Plotters]197
XXVI[Sam Resigns]208
XXVII[Bad News]215
XXVIII[The Fight]221
XXIX[The Challenge]228
XXX[The Winning Throw—Conclusion]233