Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-13

OF the favoritc sports. especially foot
ball and yachting. II is a collection of
stories by Lawrence Perry. the snort
ing editor Of the New York Evening
ii,o:t, who writes under the name Of
ralr l'lay, and the volume belongs to
tic series which has been namcd from
ms pSeudonym. Each of these corking
good short stories has its inspiration
ana environment in ono or another Of
the Popular sports. There are yarns
devoted to football, baseball. tennis,
rowing, etc, and in each, of course.
the technical points are authoritative.
About the game as the game Mr.. Perry
has developed his cngrossing plots.
The Mark Of the Knife" is a spirited
story of prep school life by the author
Of Blind Trails" Clayton Ernst
knows just about what the average red J.
blooded boy likes in his fiction. but this
does not mean that he writes down.
Not at all. His stories are not minus
excitement, but they are free from sen
sationalism. The story of the new boy
at Ridgeley. the mystery of the mark
on his back. tho silent and inscrutable
Chinese who kidnap him. his popularity
with the boys despite couple of
enemies he has made. and his prowess in
the big football game--all these are in
gradients in II rafting good story of
school life.
stephen W. Mcader, Philadelphian.
has written Il very good first book for
boys in "Thc Black Buccancer. ;" To
say that it is as thrilling as its in
triguing title is enough to make every
boy want to read it. The period is
laid in bygone days of this country
when pirates and buccaneers piled their
ncfarious trade. The hero is young
Maine lad, who is carried off by band
flying the jolly Roger. He and his
comrade have many adventures. some
romantic and some hazardous, and many
experiences, some interesting and some
grueling.
Jimmy Quigg, Office Boy" ""is by
Harold y, Latham, whose Marty
Lends n Hand" was successful last
year. Like it's predecessor, the new
book is about lad who had the grit
to make good, and did SO despite many
family circumstances oblige him to get
out and hustle. He gets II job that not
only brings him into the daily routine
of business. but also is the gateway
into other adventures. some of them
unusual and all Of them cnthralling.
There's n mystery among other things.
Mr.. I.atham's hero is no gOody goody
boy, but he is wholesome example for
his young readers. The idea of Ameri
canization lies in the background of the
story and this gives it added value:
| TO the Trail Blazers Series ED =
win l.. Sabin adds Into Mexico With
General Scott" which presents ac-
curatcly and graphically the history OF
the Mexican War through the adv'n-
| lures Of lively young hero. Jerry,
/ stranded in Vera Cruz in March OF
! 1917, views the successful capture OF
! that port by the American fleet. and
Joins the American army Bcfrirndcd
by Second Lieutenant L. s. Grant
Jerry becomes drummer boy in his
regiment. He has his fill of the excite
ment of war. There are days of hard
marching and the stiffcst kind of tight L
{ ing. hairbreadth escapes and the fun
and horscplay of the camps. He par
p ticipateS in the capture of the Heights
of Cerro Gordo, the storming of the
Citadel Of Churubusco. the blood,
battle of Molino del Rcy, the .stormini
/ of Chapultepec. and the triumphant
entry into tue City Of Mexico.
! types. W. :. Hart. has turned his
hand. and very we'll, to fiction in "lnjur
and Whitley" This is the story of Q
white boy and his Indian chum-oi
their capture by band of cattle
rustlcrs. and how they escaped and
turned the tables on their captors. II
is a real book for real boys. written by
n man who knows the West and knows
what boys like, and is the first of the
film favorite's Boys Golden> West
Scries"--a collection of true-to- life
stories of the West.
Joseph Is. Amcs loyal following oi
Juvenile readers will surely like Curly
and the Aztec Gold" In his new book
for both boys and girls, MIR. Ames tells
the further adventures Of the younR
cowboy who made so many friends IN
the previous story set on the Circle Rar
Ranch in Texas. Now Curly and a
heroine as likablc as he Is. and just as
brave, too, fall in with n party exploring
the great southwest country in S"arch
of antiquities interesting to the learned.
By accident they discover clues point
ing toward n hidden store of Aztec gold
buried centuries ago. Curly and his
marty follow the dim trail all but
oblitcratcd by time. However. before
they have proceeded far they run foul
of another party on the same trail and
all these of desperate character that
stop at nothing TO gain their ends. so
that Curly and his party must. ut the
same time, follow the trail and defend
themselves from the murdcr"us attacks
Of the dcsperadoes who are racing
against them.
Jimmy oUIGG. OFFICE BOY. Ry H.. s.
latham New York: The Macmillan Co
TIjE, MACK RECCANEER. by stephen
W Mcader, New York: HNrcourt Brace
TIE MARK or THE KNIFE. By Clsytcn
Erns! pos,cpi M, ti'!!G' xh Hrowh roro, CO;
Perry, Naw York: Chdrlcs scrbner,a Sons
INTO NrENICO WITH GENERAL SCOTT
Ry Edwin /. Ssb!n, Philadelphia J. B
lN,JuN AND Whitley. By William g
Hart Boaton: Houghton Minlin Co.
CI'Ri.Y AND THE AZTEC GOLD. By
Joseph D Amos, New York: The Cen
tury co.