Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SCOUT, by WILLIAM A. PHELON First Line: He ranges in the little, scrubby circuits Last Line: And he does thathe fires the luckless scout! Subject(s): Baseball; Scouting & Scouts; Sports | ||||||||
HE RANGES in the little, scrubby circuits, He sees the youthful marvels on the hoof, He recommends these wonders to his ball club, And makes them buy full many a junior goof. They come up grinning to the camp for training, And do they justify the prices paid? About one youngster, say, in each eleven Shows class enough halfway to make the grade. And when the angry magnate realizes How many, many thousands he is out There's only one way he can half get even And he does thathe fires the luckless scout! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPORT STORY OF A WINNER by GLYN MAXWELL WOMAN SKATING by MARGARET ATWOOD FISHING IN WINTER by RALPH BURNS CAPPER KAPLINSKI AT THE NORTH SIDE CUE CLUB by HAYDEN CARRUTH JACKIE ROBINSON by LUCILLE CLIFTON FOR THE DEATH OF VINCE LOMBARDI by JAMES DICKEY THE DEATH OF THE RACE CAR DRIVER by NORMAN DUBIE A FOOL THERE WAS by WILLIAM A. PHELON |
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