Frank Armstrong, Drop Kicker

A group of enterprising schoolboys run a small ferry and sightseeing motorboat at a seaside resort while training in athletics. The narrative follows the protagonist and his friends through episodes including a successful transportation venture, swimming meets and a water carnival, rivalry with a returning antagonist, football practices and pivotal games, hazing and fraternity plots, hazardous rescues from the water, and an inventive use of telegraphy that resolves crises. The book combines summertime entrepreneurship, team loyalty, competitive sports, and daring incidents that lead to the collapse of an antagonistic student society and victories both on and off the field.