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|Year=1860 | |Year=1860 | ||
|Year Number=36 | |Year Number=36 | ||
|Headline= | |Headline=In Thick Gloves All Encased | ||
|Salience= | |Salience=3 | ||
|Tags= | |Tags=Equipment, | ||
|Country=USA | |Country=USA | ||
|State= | |State=PA | ||
|City= | |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> | |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>< | |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> | ||
|Comment=<p> | |Warning=<p>Primary source of poem not known. From a 19cbb post by Tom Sheiber, Oct. 28, 2003</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | |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> | ||
|Submission Note= | |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes, | ||
|Submission Note=2/10/2015 | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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In Thick Gloves All Encased
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | EquipmentEquipment |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| 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 Sheiber, Oct. 28, 2003 |
| Comment | written for and recited at a Christmas Ball thrown by the Mercantile BBC of |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes, |
| Submission Note | 2/10/2015 |
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1860.36 In Thick Gloves All Encased"
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