Base-Ball Ballads
BASE-BALL
BALLADS
By GRANTLAND RICE
Sporting Editor the Nashville Tennessean
Illustrated by C. H. WELLINGTON
THE TENNESSEAN COMPANY
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Copyright, 1910,
BY
The Tennessean Company.
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DEDICATED TO THE FAN
From lowly bootblack of the town
To merchant prince of high renown,
Or butcher, baker, candle-maker,
Lawyer, doctor, undertaker,
Priest or farmer, young or old,
Or rich or poor within the fold,
So that his spirit bows before
The bondage of the full box score—
Whatever be his name or fame,
So that his heart leans to the GAME.
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To merchant prince of high renown,
Or butcher, baker, candle-maker,
Lawyer, doctor, undertaker,
Priest or farmer, young or old,
Or rich or poor within the fold,
So that his spirit bows before
The bondage of the full box score—
Whatever be his name or fame,
So that his heart leans to the GAME.
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