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Lester Chadwick
Lester Chadwick was a pen name used by Howard Roger Garis, an American author known for his children's and young adult books. He is best known for writing the "Baseball Joe" series, which followed the adventures of Joe Matson, a young baseball player aiming for success. The series, including titles like "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars" and "Baseball Joe on the School Nine," was published in the early 20th century and appealed to young sports fans. Garis also wrote the "Bobby Blake" series under the same pseudonym.
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"Whew!" whistled Joe Matson, the astonishment on his bronzed face being indicated by his surprised exclamation of: "Well, what do you know about that, Sis?" "What is it, Joe?" asked his sister Clara, as she looked up from a letter she was reading to see her brother staring at a sheet of paper he had just withdrawn from an envelope, for the morning mail had been delivered a few...
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CHAPTER I IN DEADLY PERIL “Great Scott! Look at this!” Joe Matson, or “Baseball Joe,” as he was better known throughout the country, sprang to his feet and held out a New York paper with headlines which took up a third of the page. There were three other occupants of the room in the cozy home at Riverside, where Joe had come to rest up after his glorious victory in the last game of the...
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