Our Baseball Club and How It Won the Championship · Character
Ellis
Earnest and perpetually luckless, Neddie Ellis plays his heart out for the Catalpas even as mishaps and misjudgments seem to shadow his every turn on the field.
supporting
Also known as Neddie Ellis, Neddie
First appearance: our baseball club and how it won the championship
As a supporting figure in Our Baseball Club and How It Won the Championship, Ellis is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Universal favorite of the club; jokes about Chicago calling the Catalpas 'The Cats' and suggests calling the Calumets 'The Cads.'
Neddie Ellis belongs to the scrappier, more human side of the Catalpa Nine, the player whose effort never quite matches his results. His earnestness makes him sympathetic even when his play invites groans, and his struggles throw the team's reliance on its stars into sharper relief. He matters because a championship run tests not only talent but the patience and loyalty a club extends to its weakest links.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Catalpas team and supporters
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this chapter, the emotional and psychological peak occurs as the entire town of Catalpa is gripped by fever…
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- Ben Burton
friendship · positive
Ben and Ellis are teammates and friends, with Ellis often supporting Ben's efforts on the… How this plays out →
- Larry Boyne
friendship · positive
- Larry Boyne
friendship · positive
- Ben Burton
friendship · positive
Ben and Ellis are teammates and friends, with Ellis often supporting Ben's efforts on the… How this plays out →
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