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Left Guard Gilbert is a novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour and published in 1916. The story revolves around the character of Dick Gilbert, a freshman at a fictional New England college, who is determined to make the football team as a left guard. However, he faces tough competition... Read Full Overview

Left Guard Gilbert is a novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour and published in 1916. The story follows the life of a young man named Jack Gilbert who is a student at a small New England college. Jack is a talented football player and is chosen to play left guard on the college... Read Full Overview

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"Hold up " Coach Robey, coatless, vestless, hatless, his old flannel trousers held up as by a miracle with the aid of a leather strap scarcely deserving the name of belt, pushed his way through the first squad players. The Brimfield Head Coach was a wiry, medium-sized man of... Read Full Overview

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