Chief Sunrise

Chief sunrise,
John Mcgraw,
And Me

By Timothy Tocher

Book Report By: Yuvi Narang

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Chief Sunrise, John McGraw, and Me
By: Timothy Tocher
Book Report By: Yuvi Narang

PLOT SUMMARY

15 year old Hank Cobb meets Chief Sunrise “the greatest Indian baseball player on a baseball diamond. Chief Sunrise is trying to meet John McGraw, (the manager of the New York Giants) so he could play with the Giants. Then Hank decided he would come with Chief Sunrise. They went on train that was going to going to go to New York from Florida, Gainesvillie Park. They had met somebody named Conway who was a baseball friend. Chief Sunrise and Hank needed money for food so they decided to help Conway to get money. It was morning and Hank was starving so they got waffles, Hank didn’t like those waffles but it was fine to keep him full. While they were helping Conway they talked about Chief Sunrise playing in the majors with the Giants and the train to New York but Conway said “the train left yesterday morning”. Chief Sunrise and Hank were worried about Chiefs tryout (conflict).

This evening there was another train to New York they got the ticket and left. When they reached they went to the stadium where a game with the giants was happening. When they were in the stadium they saw McGraw and asked him for a tryout and he said yes tomorrow morning at ten this field. Chief Sunrise and Hank were happy.

Tomorrow morning McGraw said “go in the cage, I will be there”. Chief sunrise was throwing very fast pitches where ever hank was moving the target. McGraw asked “anything else”, Chief sunrise was throwing deadly fast balls. Then McGraw said “you’re in the Giants”. Tomorrow was baseball game. Chief was the starting pitcher for the Giants. He would always get three strikes and the batters would always get homeruns. The Giants won 8-0.

They were going to play the prisoners at sing sing. The Yankees and Phillies had played them and beat them. Now it was the giants turn. Chief Sunrise and Hank were going to Sing Sing (events leading to climax).

The climax in the story accord when Hank was just throwing some baseballs at sing sing and his arm froze, and then somebody from sing sing said “ forgot how to throw a ball Hank”. Chief Sunrise grabed Hanks hand and says “do you know that guy Hank”? Hank then replied (climax), “yes, he is my father”. Hank was sad his Father was in jail.

Resolution in the story is when they beat the prisoners. After the Giants won Hank went to Chief Sunrises locker room and he was not there also his clothes were not there. But then he found a note saying (resolution), Hank you are a great roomie, and I hope someday we will be teammates. Then McGraw said “go live apartment we use to live in.

THEME

The theme of this novel is cooperation because Chief Sunrise and Hank helped each other to find John McGraw. They searched for McGraw so Chief could play in Major leagues.

Setting
The stories setting takes place in Gainesville park in Florida, New York, and Sing Sing.

Gainesville Park was where Chief Sunrise and Hank met Conway and helped him for money. It is also where they left to New York, and stayed for two days.

New York is where they saw the Giants play the Reds and where they met John McGraw. Also in the baseball stadium Chief Sunrise got a tryout from McGraw. And it is the place where the Giants played most of there games.

Sing Sing is where Hank sees his father in jail and where Chief Sunrise leaves.

CHARACTERS

Hank Cobb: A 15 year old boy, Ball Boy and Mascot for the Giants, Baseball Catcher for Chief Sunrise, also a big baseball freak.

Chief Sunrise: A 19 year old adult, greatest Indian baseball player, pitcher for the Giants, person who loves baseball, is not married, is a great baseball athlete, loves hank wants to be his teammate.

John McGraw: The Manager of the New York Giants, very old in age is not married, use to play baseball.

The old man: Hanks Father, is in Sing Sing prison, old in age, is not married.

Smoky: who is in charge of the New York Giants (gives the Giants plans for playing), about as old as McGraw, is not married.

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