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Alibi Ike is a humorous novel by Ring Lardner that was first published in 1915. The book tells the story of Frank X. Farrell, a talented baseball player from Chicago who becomes known for his tendency to make excuses for his mistakes on the field. Despite his tendency to blame... Read Full Overview

Alibi Ike is a classic American novel written by Ring Lardner. The book tells the story of Frank X. Farrell, a talented baseball player who has a knack for making excuses. He is given the nickname ""Alibi Ike"" by his teammates due to his tendency to blame others for his mistakes... Read Full Overview

Alibi Ike is a classic American sports novel written by Ring Lardner. The story revolves around Frank X. Farrell, a talented baseball player who is known for his incredible ability to come up with excuses for his mistakes on the field. He is so good at making excuses that his... Read Full Overview

Book Excerptt I was goin' anyway because I thought I had a good start."Cap prob'ly would of hit him with a bat, only just about that time Doyle booted one on Hayes and Carey come acrost with the run that tied.Well, we go into the ninth finally, one and one, and Marquard walks... Read Full Overview

Alibi Ike is a classic American sports novel written by Ring Lardner. The story follows Frank X. Farrell, a talented but eccentric baseball player who always has an excuse for his mistakes on the field. His teammates and fans affectionately call him ""Alibi Ike"" because of his... Read Full Overview