THE TENNESSEAN COMPANY
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Copyright, 1910,
BY
The Tennessean Company.

DEDICATED TO THE FAN

From lowly bootblack of the town
To merchant prince of high renown,
Or butcher, baker, candle-maker,
Lawyer, doctor, undertaker,
Priest or farmer, young or old,
Or rich or poor within the fold,
So that his spirit bows before
The bondage of the full box score—
Whatever be his name or fame,
So that his heart leans to the GAME.

CONTENTS.

Page.
[Play Ball][9]
[When the Bug Is on the Bawl][10]
[Casey’s Revenge][12]
[The Bug’s View-Point][17]
[The Courtship of a Son of Swat][19]
[The Bush Leaguer’s Dream][22]
[Springtime in the History Room][24]
[The Hold-Out League][26]
[The Song of the Base Hit][28]
[On the Road to Rooters’ Row][30]
[“Till the Last Man Is Out”][32]
[The Bushers][34]
[The Climax of Fan Joy][3]
[Songs of Swat—“You Uster Bat .300”][38]
[The Test][40]
[The Laugh on Nero][41]
[Curfewed][44]
[The Fan and His Way][47]
[Over the Plate][49]
[Knocking Slang][51]
[The Real Springtime][53]
[The Raven Up-to-Date][54]
[A Day in the Bleachers][57]
[A Warning][59]
[Out on the Lines][61]
[On Memory’s Wall][62]
[The Game][64]
[Mudville’s Fate][65]
[A Toast Worth While][68]
[The Champs of the Alley League][70]
[The Man Who Played with Anson on the Old Chicago Team][73]
[The Record][78]
[“The Major Leaguer’s Daughter; Or, The Turning of the Tide”][79]
[Pen Snapshot of the British Fan][82]
[On the Coaching Line][84]
[The Goods][86]
[The Winter League Wonder][87]
[A Tip to the Fan Flock][89]
[As the Game “Breaks”][91]
[The Grand Old Winter League][93]
[The Slide of Paul Revere][94]
[The Annual Return][96]
[In the Good Old Winter Time][98]
[After the Game][100]
[On Rooters’ Row][101]
[The Love Sonnets of a Son of Swat][103]
[At the End of the Game][107]
[The Mogul’s Dream][109]
[Hard-Luck Adam][111]
[Denton (Cy) Young][112]
[The Ump’s Midwinter Dream][114]
[A Real Job for Teddy][116]
[The Shock][119]
[When “Wifey” Reads Dope][120]
[A Hard-Luck Yarn][122]
[A Fan’s Diary][124]
[Game Called][128]