| There was no joy in Mudville this day in 1888, as Casey at the Bat was first published in The San Francisco Examiner. The author was not given a byline in the paper, but he was given $5. Ernest Thayer wrote a series of comic ballads for the San Francisco paper. Casey at the Bat was the last, and the only one to live on through the years. William DeWolf Hopper, the well-known actor, first recited the poem at Wallach's Theatre in New York City this same year. That five minutes and 40 seconds became part of DeWolf Hopper's repertoire. It is said that he had told the tale of Mudville some 10,000 plus times. In 1986, the U.S. Library of Congress reissued the poem in both written and recorded formats. |
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never heard of the poem before this
I had to memorize this poem in junior high and I still remember it
It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville Nine that day
the score stood 2 to 4 with but one inning left to play.......
and yes I could go on and on and on.... LOL
This is the first time I have heard of the poem.
the mighy Casey may have struck out,
but the poem was a huge hit!
a great piece of americana!
thanks for the awareness
that is one of my favorite stories,, I used to hear it all the time in Boysscouts with my son,, they had a story teller at every camp and that what we want to hear