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John R. Tunis
(John Roberts Tunis)
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A City for Lincoln (Date?)
Don Henderson, basketball coach for the
Springfield Wildcats and head of the Police Department's Juvenile Aid
Division, comes up against town politics that threaten his work with
the youth and convince him to run for mayor.
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Iron Duke (1938)
Entering Harvard, Jim Wellington finds himself
in a completely different world from his small hometown and gains
poise and a sense of proportion as he faces the difficulties and
disappointments of college life.
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Champion's Choice (1940)
Recounts a girl's rise to stardom on the tennis
courts, the conflicts brought by her sport career, and her eventual
retirement in favor of marriage.
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The Kid from Tomkinsville (1940)
As the
newest addition to the Brooklyn Dodgers, young Roy Tucker's pitching
helps pull the team out of a slump; but, when a freak accident ends
his career as a pitcher, he must try to find another place for himself
on the team.
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Duke Decides (1941)
Harvard
track team captain Jim Wellington's determination to train and win
helps him get a place on the U.S. Olympic team in the 1938 Olympic
Games in Berlin. Sequel to
Iron Duke.
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World Series (1941)
Roy Tucker, the Kid from Tomkinsville, joins the rest of his Dodger teammates
in a come-from-behind battle for the series title.
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Rookie of the Year (1944)
Dodger manager Spike Russell's efforts to rally his team
to a pennant victory are threatened by a scheming club secretary and the
seeming irresponsibility of a star rookie pitcher.
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Yea! Wildcats! (1944)
A young, idealistic basketball coach taking over a high
school team at mid-season tries to turn it into a first-rate team despite
opposition to his methods by business and political leaders.
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Keystone Kids (1945)
When two young
brothers join the Brooklyn Dodgers, one becomes team manager and is faced with
the task of uniting a team rife with dissension and prejudice against the new
Jewish rookie catcher.
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The Kid Comes Back (1946)
"Packs an extra quota of excitement and suspense.
The slam-bang climax makes just the right finale for a grand
baseball-and-adventure yarn." -- New York Times
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Son of the Valley (1949)
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Young Razzle (1949)
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Buddy and the Old Pro (1955)
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Schoolboy Johnson (1958)
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Highpockets (1990)
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