THE VARSITY CAPTAIN and A GREAT ARM by ZANE GREY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales - A podcast by Jon Hagadorn

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The start of another great series of baseball short stories (the last one was "The Red-Headed Outfield)- this one being"The Young Pitcher'- the storyof a very young man who attends a large college as a freshman and soon learns what hazing is all about. His dream of playing baseball for that college seems to end when he punches the varsity captain of the baseball team during a rough hazing. In true Zane Grey style- this is a fast-moving story that will bring you in and keep you around for more.  Tags: Zane Grey, Baseball, Coming of Age Story Visit our new website at Bestof 1001Stories.com to enjoy all our 1001 shows!