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Show The Old-Time Ball Club. I Ilka to see a same ot bull; 1 think It's To sen llio pin xi a at ths bst and watch 'utn strike slid lull And allda and ml nnd all of that, and t,l. It win. in mo The rmns Hin t half o full of life as what 11 uaed to be. I wish you cntil.1 hnvs seen the club In whU'h I uol In play; Of coiiiao. it wiisirt iiks the clubs yon run scrims lo-ilny. For Hint-now lul n.s think was nearly forty ytura sj,'", And bull rltil.s then weren't like the ones ttisy liuve tu-duy. you know. Our club comprised the Icadsre of our link rtiuntry Inwn: We knti.'kxit out ov'ry club there wss for We had no liiii v tiiiiinrms, but, mind you. ws cuul.1 p.uy; We mads in lino's us mnny runs as wlmt tliy make to-duyl Cy Jones, the htsckamtth. ptlch,! for us, and In thxin day, vim know. You hd to plt-sre tho buttur lis could have II limit or low. And lieacon IVrry usi-d to catch, except rump inrclln tlmtt. When lie wns erf exhorttn', Snd ws used his bitf sou I.yma. Old fluutrs Hmlth plsy-d st trat. snd wii.'il his Rl.iMstta slnvnd tit tdncs Bo hf oould ate Ilia ball ha always (unified (uni-fied llial bu.o. Ju.l,. Hlinklns plnyed st Second, while I pioti.lly mnti.l.d 1 1. Il .1 Anil .ios ln,o b.pillla wss shortstop ai d as lively aa s bird. Ths rlirht was held l.v 1'l.ter Tulit.s, ths lell by Lawyer Itrcn; Cp' ,,';'' wood.il leg rilled In And ll.-y wei j,.t ihe men, you bet, , ".'!" n ih the hi,. Unles. I... liroon. nou l,g ayaa SllJt bacsuao of rlieuinulls. II- Tnot"' ',f"' Playsr, for hs never Uw"it"ii!i'yi ""!, "i'i'i'"" hlm"lf! h,d uk nut when v.., got a' new-style ball hs 0'"' 1 11 h-el he darn.'' Said h.- "If I will . tilt h a bull Ihst ain't muds em of jurnt" Thein dsys the umpire had to do ths f 'ofher' nti n' iVm ''l'" ""l "X n" Antl .oitioiiinea wtit-ii i tin other side c '11'".', t"'k '"0 ""' In c.lnpri.iit'fo lbs tiling snd luv o ii oiowu. Our wives and sweethenrts used lo corns .i d w it ten us play the Knitie. And llii.tiKh wed win or l.o.e they'd sl .- t",v", ''ll"'r "" " sums. Tsoul l do it.y old b.arl l,,l of good to I.- bii.-k u.rro ,,,. tn.irs And .l.y a Kt .Ml, me earns old dub st, had bolnif. IJoaton flersld. |