Way Down Cellar by Stong - Rare hardcover book.
First thus edition, 1965 "special edition"
Ex-library book, has normal library markings. The very first blank page is glued to the hardcover.
The boys and the local townspeople had two things in common: a dislike for Old Lady Dengler--the boys because she confiscated any ball landing in her yard, and the townspeople because they thought she was their crankiest, most cantankerous citizen. When Frank Wilson moved to town, he earned the admiration of the boys because he snatched a football out from Lady Dengler's grasp. He was also determined to solve the hundred and fifty-year mystery of Parson Burden, the Tory, whose mysterious activities during the Revolution had never been explored. The three friends had three special interests: winning games for their football team, finding out what happened under the church and disturbing the old lady. They did all three superbly, in this exciting story combining football and mystery.