The Short Stop

The Short Stop is a novel by Zane Grey, an American author known for his Western fiction. The story revolves around a young baseball player named Ken Ward, who is recruited to play for a minor league team in California. Ken is a talented shortstop, but he struggles to adapt to the new environment and the pressure of playing professionally.As he navigates through the challenges of being a rookie in the league, Ken meets a girl named Thiry Lee, who becomes his love interest. Thiry is the daughter of a wealthy businessman who owns the team, and she helps Ken adjust to his new life both on and off the field.The Short Stop is a coming-of-age story that explores themes of ambition, love, and self-discovery. It offers a glimpse into the world of minor league baseball in the early 20th century and the struggles that young players faced in pursuit of their dreams. With vivid descriptions of the game and the California landscape, Grey paints a picture of a bygone era and captures the spirit of a young man's journey to find his place in the world.1909. Frontispiece by H.S. Delay. Millions of readers have hailed Zane Grey as a writer of Western stories but, strange to say, few of them know that he was once a college and professional baseball player. In this story he applies his knowledge of the game to deliver the tale of a young man and his love of the baseball. The book begins: Chase Alloway hurried out of the factory door and bent his steps homeward. He wore a thoughtful, anxious look, as of one who expected trouble. Yet there was a briskness in his stride that showed the excitement under which he labored was not altogether unpleasant. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.