From the moment Larry Murdock is chosen as regular pitcher for the
Carson College nine, to the thrilling seconds of the big game with
Northern State when Larry battles against almost overwhelming odds, _The
Strike-Out King_ is an action-packed story of the diamond that will
appeal to the sports-loving instinct of every American boy. An absorbing
book no reader will be able to put aside until the last word of the last
page has been read.