Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN ANSON'S TIME, by WILLIAM A. PHELON


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IN ANSON'S TIME, by                    
First Line: They may have been crude men, and sadly dense,
Last Line: In anson's time.
Subject(s): Anson, Adrian (cap) (1852-1922); Baseball; Honesty; Ignorance; Sports; Dullness; Stupdity


THEY may have been crude men, and sadly dense,
As far as college education is concerned—
It's likely that but few of them—or none—
For life on highest levels ever yearned—
But yet—they played the game, and all they thought
Was good, square winning—so they scrapped and fought,
In Anson's time.

Their salaries were slim compared to those
Drawn by the radiant stars of modern day—
They didn't draw an emperor's ransom for
Six months, or less, of fancy, gorgeous play—
The money, so they thought, was cheap and small
Compared to that big chance for red-hot ball—
In Anson's time.

Coarse and uncultured, violent of speech,
They had to bat and slug their way to fame—
But heaven help the gambler who might try
To bribe those ancient stars to throw a game!
Grim honesty, to those old boys, was worth
More than the richest treasures of this earth—
In Anson's time.





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