Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 208
the timewhen he was the unquestioned leader in ath-letics. Incidentally, he was captain of ourbaseball nine. I was particularly fond of baseball in thosedays, although I must confess I never couldplay it when a golf match was in sight. Never-theless, I was persuaded to try for a place onour school… … ofor the other of thesegames. I could nothold down the two positions without making a failure of each one.After thinking the matter over for a short time,I decided in favor of golf. Immediately I wassought out by both the coach and captain of thenine, who argued with me to change my opin-ion. One…
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