Left Guard Gilbert is a boys' school sports novel by Ralph Henry Barbour about American football. It follows a young left guard, his team, and the course of a season, with friendship and team spirit. A pleasant read for fans of early school sports fiction.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
LEFT GUARD GILBERT BY THE SAME AUTHOR LEFT END EDWARDS LEFT TACKLE THAYER "Well, come on! How did it happen?" (Page 14) "Well, come on! How did it happen?" ( Page 14) Left Guard Gilbert BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF LEFT END EDWARDS, FULL-BACK FOSTER, Etc. ILLUSTRATED BY E. C. CASWELL
Emblem GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK Copyright, 1916, by DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE BOY FROM KANSAS 1 II IN NUMBER SIX 11 III AMY HOLDS FORTH 21 IV THE FIRST GAME 35 V DON GOES TO THE SECOND 46 VI THE SEARCH OF ADVENTURE 58 VII FIGHTING FIRE 71 VIII COACHING THE TACKLES 85 IX THE WIDTH OF A FINGER 103 X TIM EXULTS AND EXPLAINS 118 XI MR. BRADY FORGETS 128 XII THE JOKE ON MR. MOLLER 139 XIII SOUTHBY YIELDS 155 XIV WALTON WRITES A NOTE 166 XV A PROPOSITION 177 XVI DON VISITS THE DOCTOR 186 XVII DROPPED FROM THE TEAM 195 XVIII "GOOD-BYE, TIMMY!" 206
XIX FRIENDS FALL OUT 216 XX AMY APPEARS FOR THE DEFENCE 231 XXI THE DOCTOR TELLS A STORY 247 XXII COACH ROBEY IS PUZZLED 260 XXIII CROSS-EXAMINATION 268 XXIV "ALL READY, BRIMFIELD?" 277 XXV TIM GOES OVER 289 XXVI LEFT GUARD GILBERT 300 ILLUSTRATIONS "Well, Come On! How Did It Happen?" (Page 14) Frontispiece FACING PAGE Finally, Don Was Unceremoniously YankedUp and Through 90 "Will You Unlock That Door?" Demanded Don Angrily 224 The Runner Smashed into Sight, Wild-faced for an Instant Before He Put His Head down and Charged In 306 LEFT GUARD GILBERT CHAPTER I THE BOY FROM KANSAS
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