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Title: Baseball ABC
Author: McLoughlin Bros.
Release Date: September 3, 2006 [EBook #19169]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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A stands for ARTHUR, a boy fond of fun, When Base-Ball he plays, none like him can run. B stands for BALL, for BAT, and for BASE. C standsfor CATCHER, with mask on his face. D stands for DIAMOND drawn flat on the ground. E standsfor EDWARD, who marks out the bound. F stands for FOUL on which Arthur goes out. G stands for "GO"—How the merry boys shout! H stands for HIGH-BALL, knocked up to the sky. I stands for INNINGS, for which we all try. J stands for JUDGEMENT, the Base-Keeper's shout. K standsfor KARL, who so quickly gets out. L stands for LEFT-FIELD, who catches FLY-BALLS. M stands for MUFF, who cannot catch at all. N stands for NORMAN, who knocks the ball high. O stands for OUT, when it's caught on the fly. P stands for PITCHER, a smart boy you see. Q stands for QUICK, which this pitcher must be. R stands for RUNNER, who runs to each base. S stands for SHORT-STOP, the ball he must chase. T stands for THIRD-BASE, looked after by James. U stands for UMPIRE, who judges these games. V stands for VICTOR, the best of the nine. W stands for WILLIAM, who tells us the time. X stands for SCORE-MARK, which errors point out. Y stands for YOUTH, who's been injured no doubt. Z stands for ZENO, this boy rather tall, Who thinks there's no fun like a game of Base-Ball.
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