Change Signals: A Story of the New Football

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Change Signals: A Story of the New Football

by Ralph Henry Barbour

EN·~6 hours·29 chapters

Chapters

29 total
1

CHANGE SIGNALS

0:20
2

FOREWORD

0:56
3

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:19
4

CHAPTER I THE MASS-MEETING

10:16
5

CHAPTER II TOWNE PLAYS A JOKE

17:19
6

CHAPTER III KENDALL MAKES A CALL

18:06
7

CHAPTER IV FIRST PRACTICE

17:34
8

CHAPTER V KENDALL LEARNS OF A PLOT

18:06
9

CHAPTER VI AND FOILS IT

10:14
10

CHAPTER VII CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

19:54

Description

A raucous school assembly sets the stage, with a marching chorus of chants, mandolins, and banjos filling the hall as students rally behind their beloved football team. The atmosphere crackles with anticipation, the faculty and coaches promising a season of hard‑won victories while urging everyone to stand behind the players, no matter the outcome. In the midst of the cheers, the charismatic captain steps forward, his confidence contagious, and the head coach lays out a bold vision for a newer, faster style of play.

The story follows the team’s journey through the first half of the season, where old tactics clash with innovative ideas that could reshape the game. As friendships are tested and rival schools loom, the players learn that true strength comes from unity, discipline, and the willingness to adapt. With vivid schoolyard drama and a keen eye for the evolving sport, the novel captures the spirit of youthful ambition and the excitement of change on the gridiron.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (373K characters)

Series

Yardley Hall #5.

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2019-05-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ralph Henry Barbour

Ralph Henry Barbour

1870–1944

Best known for lively school and sports stories, this prolific American novelist turned teamwork, rivalry, and school spirit into fast-moving fiction for young readers. He wrote more than 100 novels, and many of them helped define the tone of early 20th-century boys' sports books.

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