Fred Fearnot at Harvard; or, Winning the Games for Yale

1900 · 33 pages

Catalog Entry *Fred Fearnot at Harvard: Or, Winning the Games for Yale*, by Hal Standish, from *Work and Win* No. 60 (January 26, 1900). This athletic adventure serial features Fred Fearnot, a Yale graduate and noted hurdle racer, and his companion Terry Olcott. The opening chapter finds them in a St. Louis hotel overhearing a wager between Harvard and Yale alumni over upcoming collegiate athletic competitions. When recognized as the celebrated athlete who previously defeated Harvard's champion, Fearnot engages in banter about his prospects and those of his school. The narrative includes lengthy comic dialogue between the protagonists and college men regarding athletic prowess, with digressions about New York confidence men and a skeptical gambler's poker game aboard a train. The story emphasizes outdoor sports achievement and maintains an arch comedic tone centered on witty deception.

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