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The narrative follows a young athlete and his teammates through a football season, tracing on-field contests, team conflicts, and off-field incidents that test loyalty and character. Episodes range from a railway-station theft and pursuit to training, coaching disputes, a kidnapping scare, and decisive games leading to celebration. Recurring themes emphasize sportsmanship, teamwork, responsibility, and practical problem-solving as teammates cope with missteps, reconcile differences, and work toward collective success. The book is arranged in episodic chapters blending athletic action, school life, and light adventure.

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Title: Left Half Harmon

Author: Ralph Henry Barbour

Illustrator: Leslie Crump

Release date: October 29, 2014 [eBook #47226]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LEFT HALF HARMON ***

LEFT HALF HARMON



Left Half Harmon

BY

RALPH HENRY BARBOUR

AUTHOR OF

LEFT END EDWARDS,
QUARTER-BACK BATES,
FULL-BACK FOSTER, Etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY

LESLIE CRUMP

GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS      NEW YORK

Made in the United States of America


Copyright, 1921

By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I The Three Guardsmen 1
II Kidnapped! 17
III Held by the Enemy 29
IV Harmon Comes to Terms 37
V The Wrong Boy 53
VI First Days at Alton 65
VII In the Coach’s Room 76
VIII The Boy in the Green Sweater 87
IX McNatt on Science 101
X Alton Squeezes Through 116
XI The First Defeat 128
XII “Do Your Best” 146
XIII A Forty-yard Run 157
XIV Onions! 167
XV Martin Calls Quits 180
XVI Diplomacy 193
XVII McNatt Joins the Team 213
XVIII Revenge! 227
XIX Black Paint 239
XX Evidence 250
XXI Bob Says So 262
XXII On Probation 274
XXIII McNatt Tries Photography 287
XXIV Alton Celebrates 302

ILLUSTRATIONS

“Go out and play full-back as it should be played” Frontispiece
“You don’t come that, Harmon! That’s off! You hear me?” 54
One brief instant they tarried to admire 242
It was Alton’s day all through 310