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For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field is a novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour and published in 1911. The story revolves around Yardley, a high school that is known for its exceptional track and field team. The protagonist of the story is Dick Mercer, a student at Yardley... Read Full Overview

""For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field"" is a novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour and published in 1911. The story revolves around the Yardley School, a fictional boarding school in New England, and its track and field team. The protagonist of the story is Dick Mercer, a... Read Full Overview

The further boarding school adventures of Dan Vinton, roommate Gerald Pennimore, and their school chums at Yardley Hall. Moving from cross country, track and field sports are the athletic focus of this Yardley Hall series installment. But other scholastic sports such as baseball... Read Full Overview

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Ralph Henry Barbour (November 13, 1870 - February 19, 1944) was an American novelist, who primarily wrote popular works of sports fiction for boys. In collaboration with L. H. Bickford, he also wrote as Richard Stillman Powell, notably Phyllis in Bohemia. Other works included... Read Full Overview

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