- A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
- Lee Sheridan's ego has always been stoked by his newspaper publisher father, Dan Sheridan, who is willing to "hold the presses" solely to print Lee's many sporting accomplishments as they happen. Because he is as good as he says in those sporting accomplishments, Lee is generally well liked by his colleagues at Lakedale State College in his hometown of Lakedale despite that ego. It is because of those sporting feats that Lee is offered a scholarship to attend Oxford. Lee expects to be as welcomed at Oxford as he has been his entire life, but is slow to learn that his brash American sensibilities mean more to his staid Oxford classmates than his sporting accomplishments, that brashness which turns off the first three Oxford students he meets on the train. It is because of their rough treatment of him, especially by Paul Beaumont, that makes Lee reconsider his stay in England. Lee does decide to stay and make a name for himself in a good way, partly to impress Molly Beaumont, Paul's pretty sister. Although Molly can see Lee for the nice guy that he is beyond that brash veneer, Lee may have to work harder to impress his male classmates beyond his sporting prowess, despite he helping the track and rowing teams specifically. Lee and Paul may come to a new understanding based on their personal situations, Paul's which includes a personal relationship with Elsa Craddock, a married bookstore owner.—Huggo
- Lee Sheridan is a talented but egotistic American athlete, who receives a scholarship to attend the Cardinal College of the University of Oxford. On his way to the College, he brags about his athletic prowess to three of his new classmates. They take an instant dislike of him and pull a series of pranks on him. While retaliating against the pranksters, a confused Lee attacks the real Dean of the college. Ensuring that the Dean perceives him as a troublemaker. During his continued studies at college, Lee struggles to make friends, while trying to romance the sister of his main rival. He is threatened with expulsion for punching one of the university's constables (private police officers), and has to be rescued by his father.—Dimos I
- Lee Sheridan, a young American comes to study at Oxford University, but is instantly disliked by the other students, because of his brash and big-headed attitude. After several scrapes with the college professors, and the wife of the local book seller, he becomes a hero when he joins the rowing club, and coxes the boat crew to beat Cambridge, in the annual boat race.—mike.wilson6@btinternet.com
- Lee Sheridan, a track athlete of a small town college, had enjoyed much adoration from the townspeople and his father. Seeing that the kind-hearted Lee had begun to develop an arrogant streak, his professor got him a scholarship to study at the Cardinal College of Oxford, hoping to introduce him to the world outside of Lakedale and local track records.
Lee took no time in making himself unpopular and managed to offend three Oxford students before even arriving at Oxford. Paul Beaumont, Wavertree and Ramsey decided to play an elaborate prank on him, which resulted in Lee's kicking the Dean's bums. Lee was furious and about to pack up and leave, but his good-natured scout Scatters talked him into staying.
The rivalry between Lee and Paul escalated after Lee joined the track team and stole Paul's thunder, eventually led to Lee's unsportsmanlike conduct in a competition against Cambridge. The students of Cardinal College, led by Paul, ganged up on him and publicly humiliated him.
Lee found Paul in a pub, where he was having one of his secret rendezvous with Elsa, the wife of local bookstore owner. The two got into a fight and scattered when a buller (campus police) arrived to stop them. Lee punched the buller to get away, but Wavertree thought Paul did it and the story leaked out. Paul was given severe warning, lost the stature he had enjoyed due to his affair with Elsa. Lee, on the other hand, became the new boy popular.
Lee became the star rower of the boat club, Paul's friend became his friends, and he started dating Pauls sister Molly; life was good. But he also began to feel uncomfortable about the animosity between him and Paul. He tried to cover for Paul by hiding Elsa in his room when she went to meet Paul in his dorm room. But Mr. Craddock was following her and alerted the Dean, Lee got expelled.
Unlike the Dean, students found getting kicked out over a lady quite an accomplishment and a small parade was organised to sent Lee off. Not knowing his son was on his way home, Lee's father Dan came to Oxford to see him in the final boat race against Cambridge. Dan was not satisfied with Lee's explanation and could sense that he was protecting someone; so he went to see Molly. After Molly told him about Elsa, he talked Elsa into helping Lee.
Elsa told the Dean that she was really having an affair with Wavertree, who's always trying to get expelled over women to preserve a family tradition started by a rich uncle. But atlas, even the Dean was taken with Elsa and let Wavertree off with minor punishment.
Paul reconciled with Lee, and with his father and Molly cheering by the shore, Lee led the boat team and beat Cambridge in the race.
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