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Description:	<p><span>"</span><span>Then "Bispham" comes next, you'd expect from his looks,</span><br /><span>He was given to study, addicted to books,</span><br /><span>And you'd little suspect there was much in the man,</span><br /><span>Till you saw him at play -- then beat him who can.</span><br /><span>His favorite position is on the first base,</span><br /><span>And he stands like a statue, always right about face,</span><br /><span>With his hands in a pair of thick gloves all encased,</span><br /><span>Which never miss holding the ball once embraced.</span><br /><span>And I pity the 'batter' who when the ball's fair,</span><br /><span>If its short, tries to make the 'first base' when he's there.</span><br /><span>The 'batter' itself may be good enough -- though</span><br /><span>He's sure to be put out, and his cake is all 'dough.'</span></p> <p><span><span><span>written for </span><span>and recited at a Christmas Ball thrown by the Mercantile BBC of </span><br /><span>Philadelphia. In "Cant-Oh! III" the various players are mentioned. </span>a poem </span><span>written (recited?) on Christmas Day, 1860. It is entitled "Owe'd 2 </span><br /><span>Base Ball: In Three Cant-Oh's!"</span></span></p>
Sources:	<p><span>Primary source of poem not known. From a 19CBB post by Tom Shieber, Oct. 28, 2003</span></p>
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