DEEP SHORT

by Jackson Scholz ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 3, 1952

Scholz on dependable track again with a cracking though at times fantastic baseball yarn, which carries his hero, Pete Mason, from Florida to Chicago. Pete finds the lure of an easy berth in his father's mills another challenge to prove in a year his ability as a shortstop. First as a rookie on a Class B team in Indiana, he earns extra money by financing an inter -season barnstorming junket. Rain, poor audiences, and the exaction of impossible terms on a loan extended by an eccentric Bantam fan, Horace Twilling, make a reasonably sound project fizzle out. But Twilling turns out to be a sent by Pete's father and Pete proves himself on all counts, and the close finds him fired with a new team spirit, on the road to bigger and better things with the Chicago Eagles.

Pub Date: Sept. 3, 1952

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Morrow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1952

Categories: FICTION