Chapter I: Front Matter

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LEFTY LOCKE PITCHER-MANAGER

by

BURT L. STANDISH

Author of "Lefty o' the Bush," "Lefty o' the Big League,"
"Lefty o' the Blue Stockings," "Brick King, Backstop,"
"The Making of a Big Leaguer," etc.

Illustrated by Charles L. Wrenn

Publishers Barse & Co. New York, N. Y.--Newark, N. J.

Copyright, 1916 By Barse & Co.

LEFTY LOCKE, PITCHER-MANAGER

Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I An Unexpected Offer 11
II Something Queer 20
III The Federal Policy 28
IV The Magnetized Ball 37
V A Man of Mystery 48
VI Peculiar Behavior 56
VII The Test 64
VIII At Necessity's Demand 72
IX Torturing Doubt 79
X The Only Door 86
XI Burning Speed 93
XII Too Much Temptation 103
XIII The Perplexing Question 113
XIV Only One Way 120
XV Signing the Manager 132
XVI The Wrong Stool Pigeon 139
XVII Getting into Action 146
XVIII The First Deal 155
XIX A Fleeting Glimpse 165
XX A Riddle to Solve 175
XXI The Man Ahead 180
XXII A Doubtful Victory 186
XXIII All Wrong 194
XXIV Wheels Within Wheels 202
XXV Hidden Tracks 210
XXVI Not Much Show 219
XXVII The Suspended Ax 226
XXVIII The Gage of War 233
XXIX The Jaws of the Trap 240
XXX One Against Three 248
XXXI Light on a Dark Spot 255
XXXII One Chance 266
XXXIII One in a Million 274
XXXIV Weegman's Proposal 281
XXXV The Shattering Stroke 288
XXXVI The Test of Mysterious Jones 296
XXXVII The Return of Lefty 308

LEFTY LOCKE, PITCHER-MANAGER