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|Tags=Equipment, | |Tags=Equipment, | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|Coordinates=39.9525839, -75.1652215 | |||
|State=PA | |State=PA | ||
|City=Philadelphia | |City=Philadelphia | ||
|Game=Base Ball, | |Game=Base Ball, | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p>"<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> | |Text=<p>"<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> | ||
|Sources=<p><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></p> | |Sources=<p><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></p> | ||
|Warning=<p>Primary source of poem not known. From a | |Warning=<p>Primary source of poem not known. From a 19CBB post by Tom Shieber, Oct. 28, 2003</p> | ||
|Comment=<p><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. Earliest known rference to a player using a glove. </span></p> | |Comment=<p><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. Earliest known rference to a player using a glove. </span></p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes, | |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes, | ||
|Submission Note=2/10/2015 | |Submission Note=2/10/2015 | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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| Text | "Then "Bispham" comes next, you'd expect from his looks, |
| Sources | a poem written (recited?) on Christmas Day, 1860. It is entitled "Owe'd 2 |
| Warning | Primary source of poem not known. From a 19CBB post by Tom Shieber, Oct. 28, 2003 |
| Comment | written for and recited at a Christmas Ball thrown by the Mercantile BBC of |
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| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes, |
| Submission Note | 2/10/2015 |
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1860.36 In Thick Gloves All Encased"
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