Mark Overton was an American author. His works include: Jack Winters' Baseball Team; or, The Rivals of the Diamond (1919), Jack Winters' Campmates; or, Vacation Days in the Woods (1919), Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums; or, When the Halfback Saved the Day (1919) and Jack Winters' Iceboat Wonder; or, Leading the Hockey Team to Victory (1919).

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""That's right, Toby. Never will I forget how humiliated I felt when they struck town on that glorious day. They came in a lot of cars and motor-trucks, with the Harmony Band playing, 'Lo, the Conquering Hero Comes, ' and with whoops and toots galore from the crowds of faithful rooters. Why, bless you, they felt so confident of winning that they even left their star battery at home to rest up, and used the second string slab-team. But, oh! my eye! it was a saddened lot of Harmony fellows that wended their way back home, everybody trying to explain what had struck them to the tune of eleven to five. Wow!""

The Rivals of the Diamond