Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1909 — “Batter Up—Play Ball.!” [ARTICLE]

“Batter Up—Play Ball.!”

Batter up—play ball! Now soon will ring the gladsome cry. And from each eager rooter’s eye Expectant fire will fiercely flow '= In sort of incandescent glow. The sphere will from the pitcher shoot, The batter swat it in the snoot, And men will pound their hands and - 1 yen Like demons just pardoned from, ahem— And faces will fly out of shape With wild excitement, till an ape Would look around with social grin And feel that he was ’mong his kin. He’d better quit; He couldn’t hit A balloon Or the moon, With a slat For a bat. By gol, Je-ru-sa-lem! But that throw was bum, Say, that was a bird— Git ’im on third, Whoo-ray! Yip! Yeouw! That was a play Fer yer whiskers—Now Bobby, old socks it’s up to you! Show us what you can do. Woo-00-oo! Run! You son of a gun! Another three bagger! No, By Jo! It’s a homer—Hoo-ray! Whoop—Wow! Yip! Yeouw!