Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-03-14 | Page 31 | Ball Player's Bad Luck Tale Told in Verse

BALL PLAYERS BAD LUCK TALE TOLD IN VERSE VERSES By Grantland Rice Th The y r were seated in the parlor and the lights were ero burning dim He wa was a major maj r leaguer she a fan so EO fair and trim But Lut they the knew not as he opened up the came ame by murmuring Love Loc That father was the umpire on the stair stairway stairway way Just above aboe I l like your our form he ho led off orf first with me youve VOU made a hit Your curves are ar good youve sot got the sp speed r 1 and you ere are looking fit lit Now If with jou ou my m turtle dove doe Ive 10 made a nit hit Wont y YOU yui m improve ImproTe mv ms single life lICe and md make Inake a sacrifice S Ill promise to support you Ou dear with Ith all nil my Dl skill each day da daIll Ill draft a pretty home for tor you and fix It right away awa If Ir just call roll the game a tie tI I Wilt will no longer roam main And when 1180 I T slide into the plate please call caU nt me safi af at home First tell lell me mc sir sh she pitched at him how bow high you ranked last fall Show Snow me your fielding average and how hard you hit the ball ballIn ballIn In matrimony busy bus league dumb play pla players ers era are Ot M t of ot pia placId Id like lIk to know tl the dope do before I 1 play too far off base Remember that h he same game Is h rough wh paydays rail fall to come me Sometimes the sail whip Is ito lame the noodles needles on the bum And 00 dint dt forget foret bs reserved for life and hW held kJ n line linet RAt Put t promise m w never fleer jump j m your roW F and Ill rn sign He started warming HD YD at once with victory I tory in his eye eve ire Ite shoved a fast ia t ore ere mound her neck neek the th other o er was waist high bib Jut Tast ti the umpire butted butt ll in Iii She sale Mid Ob lather r i 11 l w There re vc for 01 G cre Is only showing me th tM the eze The TIle old man save gave VC an irate snort and said Ill rn help the th fun By showing h in George another play that s called RUed the thEy hit and run He lie swung at Larry LatTy at his best a soul soulIn In clout The son of swat slid down the steps steps the umpire yelled relied Youre out