I Remember The Chillicothe Ballplayers Grappling The

Carl Sandburg

I remember the chillicothe ballplayers grappling the long island ball players in a sixteen-inning game ended by darkness. and the shoulders of the chillicothe players were a red smoke against the sundown and the shoulders of the rock island players were a yellow smoke against the sundown. and the umpire's voice was hoarse calling balls and strikes and outs and the umpire's throat fought in the dust for a song.