Choosing A Five Cent Novel from The Rucker Archive

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It’s about 1905 and I'm down at the store looking at the new five cent novels that just came in. I love the covers, they're so bright and bold, with exciting scenes from the ballpark on them. I can just afford one today, and I think the Work And Win title looks a little too much like the Horatio Alger novels I was forced to read by my dad. I think I'll go for the Weekly Athlete because the color is so unusual.  It doesn't matter about the story. They are all the same.  In fact, that is why I like these stories so much - they are all predictable. The tales are laid out in exactly the same way every time - the hero, the villain, the turmoil, the resolution - always the same. You might find that boring, but for some reason I find it reassuring. The hero, who is true, hard-working and honest,  defeats the scurrilous, cheating, representative of poor sportsmanship. Every time. It's nice when we can see justice served, even if it is fiction.Work or Win Hot Game All TheWay at The Rucker ArchiveTip Top Breaking The Chicago Colts Record at The Rucker Archive

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