Dean Duffy

"Dean, 18, is a baseball player whose glory days are behind him...After his arm gave out, he moved to first base and plunged into a two-year batting slump, losing any hope for a college scholarship...Jack Trant, an affable supporter...finagles Dean a one-semester 'trial' scholarship at a small private college. The young man realistically hesitates to commit himself to possible further humiliation