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JOHN MCGRAW by WILLIAM A. PHELON

First Line: I'D LIKE TO PLAY IN OLD NEW YORK,
Last Line: "AND THAT'S HIS ONLY LAW!"
Subject(s): ATHLETES; BASEBALL; MCGRAW, JOHN (1873-1934); NEW YORK CITY; SPORTS; MANHATTAN; NEW YORK, NEW YORK; THE BIG APPLE;
I'D LIKE to play in old New York,
The sturdy slinger said—
"I'd like to go there now, and stay
Until my arm was dead.
It's not, perhaps, the softest place
Where any man could play—
For John McGraw rides all his men,
And rides them all the day!
BUT—when you're old, you're not kicked out,
To face the world alone—
You'll find this principle in John—
Full many an ancient star still decks
The payroll of McGraw—
Good service wins his loyal hand—
And that's his only law!"



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