Baseball Ballads
Grantland Rice
Play
Length 2 h 10 min
Chapters 58
First published 1910
Grantland Rice, was a sports journalist with several newspapers, although his Sportlights column, in the New York Tribune was what brought him fame, and through it he helped popularize golf in the US, and to help the cause of American Professional Football. This book of poetry, is a tribute to baseball, the sport he played at Vanderbilt. - Summary by cavaet
Chapters
1
Dedicated to the Fan Read by EliseDee 0:51
2
Play Ball Read by Cavaet 1:24
3
When the Bug is on the Bawl Read by Cavaet 2:19
4
Casey's Revenge Read by Cavaet 4:55
5
The Bug's View-Point Read by EliseDee 2:19
6
The Courtship of a Son of Swat Read by EliseDee 2:22
7
The Bush Leaguer's Dream Read by Cavaet 2:21
8
Springtime in the History Room Read by EliseDee 1:29
9
The Hold-Out League Read by Cavaet 1:46
10
The Song of the Base Hit Read by EliseDee 1:39
11
On the Road to Rooters' Row Read by Cavaet 2:58
12
"'Til the Last Man Is Out" Read by EliseDee 2:15
13
The Bushers Read by Cavaet 1:27
14
The Climax of Fan Joy Read by EliseDee 1:59
15
Songs of Swat -- "You Uster Bat .300" Read by EliseDee 1:58
16
The Test Read by Cavaet 1:17
17
The Laugh on Nero Read by Cavaet 2:17
18
Curfewed Read by Cavaet 3:33
19
The Fan and His Way Read by Cavaet 2:36
20
Over the Plate Read by Cavaet 2:17
21
Knocking Slang Read by EliseDee 1:42
22
The Real Springtime Read by Cavaet 1:36
23
The Raven Up-to-Date Read by Cavaet 2:15
24
A Day in the Bleachers Read by Alan Mapstone 2:21
25
A Warning Read by Cavaet 1:45
26
Out on the Lines Read by Larry Gieseke 1:41
27
On Memory's Wall Read by Cavaet 1:47
28
The Game Read by Cavaet 1:40
29
Mudville's Fate Read by Cavaet 3:10
30
A Toast Worth the While Read by Cavaet 2:00
31
The Champs of the Alley League Read by Cavaet 2:54
32
The Man Who Played with Anson on the Old Chicago Team Read by Cavaet 5:17
33
The Record Read by Cavaet 1:06
34
"The Major Leaguer's Daugher; Or, The Turning of the Tide" Read by Marcus Shera 2:15
35
Pen Snapshot of the British Fan Read by Cavaet 1:42
36
On the Coaching Line Read by Cavaet 1:59
37
The Goods Read by Cavaet 1:12
38
The Winter League Wonder Read by Cavaet 2:06
39
A Tip to the Fan Flock Read by Cavaet 1:44
40
As the Game "Breaks" Read by Cavaet 1:57
41
The Grand Old Winter League Read by Cavaet 1:31
42
The Slide of Paul Revere Read by Cavaet 3:00
43
The Annual Return Read by Cavaet 2:01
44
In the Good Old Winter Time Read by Cavaet 2:03
45
After the Game Read by Cavaet 1:36
46
On Rooters' Row Read by Cavaet 2:25
47
The Love Sonnets of a Son of Swat Read by Cavaet 5:44
48
At the End of the Game Read by Cavaet 1:09
49
The Mogul's Dream Read by Cavaet 2:11
50
Hard-Luck Adam Read by Cavaet 1:51
51
Denton (Cy) Young Read by BriaHolmes 3:51
52
The Ump's Midwinter Dream Read by Cavaet 1:46
53
A Real Job for Teddy Read by Cavaet 2:58
54
The Shock Read by Cavaet 1:17
55
When "Wifey" Reads Dope Read by EliseDee 2:30
56
A Hard-Luck Yarn Read by Cavaet 2:31
57
A Fan's Diary Read by Cavaet 3:34
58
Game Called Read by Alan Mapstone 1:53
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