Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
CAsEY's REVENGE.
n o1Axr1AHD RICE.


There were saddsned hearts IN Audviiie
f0r week OF even more;
There we're muttsred oaths and curses
every fan In town was sore;
'.Juss thInk." aAid one. ''how soft 70 looked
with Casey at the bat. 49,
And then 20 think hs'd 20 and spstag bush
ls6gue trick like that"
An his pass fame was soFsottss-hs was
now . hopslsas "shine"-
They called him '.0tFtks- Out Casey" from
the Mayor down the tine.
And a. hs came 70 bat each dayshis bosom
hsaved y sigh.
mighty cassy's eye.
lie poodsssd In the days gons by that 10
had hssa thsir king:
That when hs ssro,isd up TO the plate thsv
made the Welkin ring.
But nov his nsrvs hAd vsn,sheo-foT whse
he hoard than hoot.
He .'fannsd'' or ''p0ppss iout"' daAly. IKE
so0s miner league recruit
He soea bssan to suik and ioaf-his batting
eye went lame;
ehaiked against his name;
fhs fans without excspsioa givs the man
aEsg no peace.
For one ana all ksps ciamoring for cassy's
quick release.
rhs MuAvilis squad besan to siump-ahs
team was In the air:
Their playing vent from bad 10 wors~-no-
body seemed to care:
Back To the woods with Casey" vas the
cry from Rooisr's Ro~.
''0et aosse oue who can MT sho bAh anu '''
that big dub co.
Tho lane is long. some ono has said. that
never turns again.
And Yste, though nekie. often gives an.
other chance To men:
And Casey nmiic<i-his rugged face no long
or wore q froNn-
Tn. pitcher who had started all the trouble
came to town.
All Nusiviiis sAd axsrmbicsi-lea thousand
fans had come
To So the twiri~r who had put big casrS
Ana whom he ssspp~i Into the boz the multi
tude WenI Wild.
He dosre.i his cap in proud disiain-bui
Casey only ssniIed.
'.ptsy haii.. the umpire's voice rang out
and then the game bsGnn:
But In that throng OF Thousands there was
not single fan
Who Thought that Muaviiie had a chance.
and with the srtdr,z sun
Their hopes SANK toW-ho stNat wa" was
leading four TO one.
The last half Of the ninth came round.
with no change In the score.
hut whsn the nrsl man up hit safe the
crowd began TO roar:
The din incrVAsed-lhe echo OF ten thousahd
shouta was heard
when the pitcher hit tho seeond and gave
four halls to the third.
Three mon on base- nobody ous-thrss runs
60 lie the game:
A triple meant the highest niche in Aud'
IN, bees ,hs r,iiy ended and the gloom was
deep ~ night.
whsa No. fouisd to catcher and : Dew out
10 right
A dismal sroan In chorus came-a scowi
was on each face
when Casey walked Up. bat In hand. ana
slowly took his place:
His bloodshos eyes In fury Gleamcd-his
teeth were cienched In hate.
He gave his cap = vicious hook and pounded
on the plate.
fades away:
There were no wild and woo,ly chcers-no
glad acclaim this day:
They his,rsi and Rroaned and hootct a.
they clamorsd: Strike him OUT
But Casey gave no outward sign that he
had heard this shout.
The pitcher smiled and cut one loose
across the plate Il sped-
Another hiss-anothsr sroan STRIKE
ONE. tho umpire oaid:
Eipi Like n shot the second curve broke
just below his knce-
.aTRlKE TWO" the umpire roared
aloud-but Casey made no plea.
No roasting for tho umpire now-his was an
easy lot:
But here tho pitcher whiried again-wns
that rife shotf
A whack-a crack-and out through space
I. the leather pellet new
A blot against the distant sky-a spcck
against the blue.
Above the fence in center field In rapid
whiriing night
The sphere sailed on-the blot grew dim and
then was last to sight,
Ten thousand hats were thrown In air
ten thousand threw . Mt
But no one ever found the ball that mighty
Casey hit-
oh, somewhere in this favored land dark
clouds may hide the sun;
And somewhere bands no longer play and
children have no fun;
And somewhere over blighted lives there
hangs = heavy pail;
But Mudviile hearts are happy now-FoR
CASEY HIT THE BALL #IE
Cleveland News.
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