The Rambler Club's
Ball Nine

Introduction

The Rambler Club of Kingswood, Wisconsin, formed by Bob Somers and hisfriends, Dave Brandon, Tom Clifton, Dick Travers and Sam Randall, afterhaving numerous adventures in their own state, visit Oregon, Wyoming,Washington and New York. In the mountains, on the plains, or deepamidst the forest the five lads taste the joys, and also the trials,of outdoor life, and in most unexpected or thrilling situations manageto acquit themselves with credit. In the East, a house-boat trip upthe Hudson furnishes the club an eventful journey, while on a motoringtrip from Chicago to Kingswood another series of surprising and unusualevents befall them.

The adventures of the Rambler Club are told in the following books:"The Rambler Club Afloat," "The Rambler Club's Winter Camp," "TheRambler Club in the Mountains," "The Rambler Club on Circle T Ranch,""The Rambler Club Among the Lumberjacks," "The Rambler Club's GoldMine," "The Rambler Club's Aeroplane," "The Rambler Club's House-Boat"and "The Rambler Club's Motor Car."

Now the lads are back at the Kingswood High School, from which theywill graduate at the end of the term. Fired with an ambition to putnew life into the athletic affairs of the school, Bob Somers and hisfriends take a hand and work some surprising changes. Their zeal andenthusiasm are further aroused by a certain offer made to the school bythe town's most wealthy citizen, Mr. Rupert Barry.

"The Rambler Club's Ball Nine," however, greatly to the boys'astonishment, becomes the means of plunging the entire school into themost turbulent period of its existence. No one can foresee the outcomeof the factional struggle until it is ended in a manner quite assurprising as the disturbance itself.

When the atmosphere finally clears observing students of the "High"feel that they have learned many valuable lessons.

W. Crispin Sheppard.

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