Right off the Bat

Right off the Bat

William F. Kirk, american poet, songwriter, humorist and baseball writer (1877-1927)


This ebook presents «Right off the Bat», from William F. Kirk. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- DEDICATION

-03- JOHN BOURBON, PITCHER

-04- SUNDAY BASEBALL

-05- THE BIG LEAGUE

-06- THE BALLAD OF THE MINOR LEAGUER

-07- BALLADE OF A SUBSTITUTE

-08- ENVY

-09- CASEY ON A BAT

-10- THE PITCHER’S SOLILOQUY

-11- BLESSED BE BASEBALL

-12- RAYMOND’S RIDE

-13- FOUR CONVERSATIONS

-14- INSIDE BASEBALL

-15- THE DIFFERENCE

-16- CRICKET AND BASEBALL

-17- THE LEAGUE OF LONG AGO

-18- THE LONGEST HIT ON RECORD

-19- THE UMPIRE’S HOME

-20- YELLOW

-21- THE UMPIRE

-22- CHOOSING SIDES

-23- ODE TO A GEORGIA GENT

-24- LIFE AND BASEBALL

-25- WHAT HAPPENED TO HILO

-26- I WAS WITH CLARKE

-27- HOME FOLKS

-28- THE OUTFIELDER’S DREA

-29- THE LAW OF AVERAGES

-30- A CONVERTED ROOTER

-31- TO THE LADY BUGS

-32- POLO IN ARIZONA

-33- THE LADDIES’ LEAGUE

-34- THE $11,000 BEAUTY

-35- THE LAY OF THE NEW YORK FAN

-36- THE OLD ROOTER

-37- IF