The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 1, 1903, Page 15

The captain of the “Fats” was pompous Water xelm'_r keen, And the leader of the “Slims,” my Pets, was Tommy Parsnip lenn..‘ 0ld Water Melon played third base and he made some bfiulmt ntopl:, And once he knocked the ball so hard ’twent o’er the mountain topl.. Chibby Egg Plant played in center field, and the sunlight blinded him Until he borrowed his sister’s hat, which had a fine wide rim. ; ; Crookneck Squash played second base, but he-couldn’t pl‘y at ;11, : And "tis said the score card shows quite plain he didn't stop a bail : Once he went to sleep, my loves, but a greunder:hard und. swift Struck him on the forehead and made him his eyelids 1@ Every time he went to bat the crowd set up a cheer, £ But the only thing that he could hit was the empty atmosphere - Dill Pickle was a hero great; and he did not make an mar, And when e took his bat n hand he flled the other team witl torror. Once e knocked & sizsling foul and the bl bit Umptre Pruns, - Who hopped about for quite awhile, but vu abie to résume. 0Old Grandpa Prune was very fifm when he dndded all the pllyiy S " TR SRR SR Y Y Y I The game was playga by th Fats” and “Slims’ on a common green and And was called at six ‘o’clock iri:the morn ‘of ‘g dg'y? q‘u fair as.a bride. TRE SUNDAY CALL. HERE was last week, my pretty- d 3 _gsma!biu! 5 " And the players got the plaudits of the ‘watchers, ons. 2 <7 andall - Foigs rrom miles and miles around came in to see the :fun;’ And they cheered for fAftesn miutes vhen ¢ld Parsnip made a e The score.was very close throughout and the re‘s‘(xl_t_waé‘;niuch in.doubt Until the venerable Grandps Prune called 'Qfia_ last great .bgt{é; out. The game was played for charit n:.pd-‘l_ion_':g ne‘wsfia_per..accdun_i : Said that the ‘money taken -::a:deb_i_xp‘n '-bi.é.nmpuné‘ i !Tis said .g.hn at_some later éa’te-—‘-pr_‘obal?ly late next June— The commiittee ott charity will'start to qf‘éét a home for the friendless - Prune. o 13 4And for disputing one decision, Pear was told to mend his waym He fined ypung Charlie Onion for turning up his nose And lectured Willle Turnip for turning ‘in his toes. - As a whole, his work was very good, and he pleased the patrons all, But he admitted later en that he knew nothing of baseball. It took twelve hours to play the game, which was ninety innings long, * : But the interest kept at fever heat for all in that vast throng. The score was a hundred and ninety-six to a hundred and ninety-eight, The victory.lodgln‘ with the “Slims,”” whose playing form m great. After the game the lady folks entertained the players fins, And every player ate his fill and was certainly glad to dina SRR e e e S e e NS ¢ ¢ .0 @ At Q"h.t.n'fimo, my precious sweets, a circus big and _iflnd, " Will Visit dear 61d Pumpkintown with a sideshow and & band. Al ths folks, of course, will go, and the littls omes will shout To watch d;g'my, clumsy clowns ag they datce and run about. ‘There'll be & grand parade, also, and a theusand other things To affrd to all amusement keén and that which amusement brings