Follow the Ball

audiobook

Follow the Ball

by Ralph Henry Barbour

EN·~5 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total
1

CHAPTER I FOR THE TEAM

15:17
2

CHAPTER II A SACRIFICE FOR KENTON

10:52
3

CHAPTER III FRIENDS AT OUTS

18:02
4

CHAPTER IV GHOSTS

13:24
5

CHAPTER V THE VIGILANTES

12:58
6

CHAPTER VI JOE FINDS A CLUE

14:08
7

CHAPTER VII THE LONE CHASE

13:04
8

CHAPTER VIII JOE RESIGNS

16:19
9

CHAPTER IX GUS BILLINGS NARRATES

14:03
10

CHAPTER X GUS BILLINGS CONCLUDES

15:32

Description

A senior at Holman College, Joe Kenton, is juggling a waning baseball season, looming exams, and the uneasy partnership with his roommate, Hal Norwin. When a missed curfew forces the pair into a midnight scramble to avoid the ever‑vigilant proctor, their rivalry and camaraderie surface in equal measure, revealing the fragile balance between ambition and friendship.

Set against the backdrop of a small‑town campus, the story captures the humor and anxiety of late‑college life—late‑night climbs, secret door‑locks, and the pressure of an upcoming big game. As Joe reflects on missed opportunities and future plans, the narrative pulls listeners into the everyday dramas that shape a young man’s final year, offering a slice of humor, nostalgia, and the subtle stakes of growing up.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (306K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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

Release date

2019-10-21

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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