This is a story following, but not distinctly a sequel to, Mr. Camp’s successful juvenile, “The Substitute.” It is a story dealing principally with football in college, but including rowing and other sports. Mr. Camp’s idea in this book is to give a little more of a picture of college life and the relations, friendships, enmities, etc., of the students rather than to tell nothing but a football story. In other words, the book is more of an attempt at the “Tom Brown at Rugby” idea than a purely athletic story, although the basis of the story, as in “The Substitute,” is still athletics.
The Substitute
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
It describes vividly the efforts of the coaches in “whipping” the football team of a great university into shape for the season’s struggles. The whole story is completely realistic—the talks of the coaches to the team; the discussion of points and tactics in the game; the details of individual positions; the daily work on the field.
Who can tell of Yale traditions, Yale ideals, and the militant Yale spirit—which the famous author has marshaled on a hundred football fields—as well as Walter Camp?
“Those interested in the great college game of football will find a most fascinating tale in ‘The Substitute,’ of which Walter Camp, the well-known coach and authority on the game, is the author.” —Brooklyn Eagle.
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK
BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR
The New Boy at Hilltop
Illustrated in Colors, Ornamental Cloth Cover with Inlay in Colors, 12mo, $1.50.
The story of a boy’s experiences at boarding school. The first chapter describes his arrival and reception by the others. The remaining chapters tell of his life on the football field, on the crew, his various scrapes and fights, school customs and school entertainments. His experiences are varied and cover nearly all the incidents of boarding school life.