The Young Pitcher, Zane Grey
The Young Pitcher, Zane Grey
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The Young Pitcher

Author: Zane Grey

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2021

Categories: Fiction, Sports, Classic

Synopsis

Hazing became a regular form of initiation, not just for college fraternities and sororities, but also for sports teams. The latter ranged from relatively benign pranks to more physical and mental “put downs.” Therefore, it wasn’t unusual for author Pearl Zane Grey to have such personal confrontations, because he loved the game of baseball and was a good enough player to earn a baseball scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania. He once dropped his surname to preserve his scholarship while playing in lower-level minor league games. His knowledge later led to writing two published books about baseball, including the one you’re about to hear.Exposed to tales of the Old West, Grey shifted his literary focus and became better known for books about western adventures, leading to a successful writing career that included a total of eighty-nine books. Listen now to the outlandish behavior encountered by youthful Ken Ward as he entered the fictional college baseball arena, so very different from the game of today.

About Zane Grey

Zane Grey® (1872–1939), born in Ohio, was practicing dentistry in New York when he and his wife published his first novel. Grey presented the West as a moral battleground in which his characters are destroyed because of their inability to change or are redeemed through a final confrontation with their past. The man whose name is synonymous with Westerns made his first trip west in 1907 at age thirty-five. More than 130 films have been based on his work.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He was well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rebekah on October 28, 2019

This is the first book I’ve read by this author. I did like Ken Ward and felt rather sorry for him at first for being a freshman at this college, but he took care of things. Dare I mention running and potatoes? I did have to smile several times while reading this book because of some of the things th......more

Goodreads review by Ben on July 08, 2014

It was interesting to gain a perspective of how baseball was played in the early 20th century. There was a seeming emphasis on bunting and base stealing that just does not occur today. However, the story was rather simple and fairly predictable, which was to be expected. I think the thing that bothe......more

Goodreads review by Richard on February 18, 2020

Baseball isn’t my thing and as I perused my mulitple Zane Grey e-book, I realized that this particular book was a sequel to one I had just read about a young man going into Forestry. This book had him going to college during freshmen year at the age of sixteen (which, I am guessing, was not all that......more

Goodreads review by Monte on February 27, 2024

A very typical sports book of the early 20th century where the college boys are pure in heart, great in spirit, and perfect gentlemen. It is interesting to read how sportsmanship was viewed during this period. I had fun with reading it but many will find it out of date in its views.......more

Goodreads review by Dan on October 26, 2022

This is a cute and well-written story, although there is nothing of substance. It is about a young man who finds in himself a talent for pitching by chucking potatoes as a persecuted university freshman. He does well.......more

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