It look the extreme rock for day Mudville nine;
This score stands two to four, with but bureau left performance.
So, when Cooney died to second, and dug a hole does same,
pallor makes up Chinese link this competition patron's characteristic.
Spreads minority gets up is, leaves behind there rest,
Fills the resilience eternal inside person breast that hope.
Thinks for them: " If only Casey can obtain hits hard to that, "
They now put the even money, with Casey Yu Zhei Zhi bat.
But Flynn precedes Casey, with similarly so made Blake,
And front is pudd'n and latter is fakes.
So many deathlike Shen which suffers in that sits silently;
Seems only the Casey little opportunity for there obtains to this bat.
But Flynn lets the actuation " select, " to all wonderment.
And Blakey which despises " is torn cover this ball. "
And when dust lifts, what sees with them to occur,
Has the Blakey safe cabinet to second, with Flynn a-huggin ' third.
Then many climbs one from gladdened joyously yells --
Its rumble sound in mountaintops, it is poverty-stricken restlessly in dell;
It strike in this hillside and rebound in this flat;
For Casey, formidable Casey goes forward this bat.
Has comfortably by the Casey manner because he cross march into his place,
Has the sense of pride in the Casey bearing and the smile in the Casey face;
And when reaction pair cheers his slight doffed his hat.
The stranger has not been able to suspect ' twas Casey Yu Zhei in the crowd Zhi bat. "
10000 eyes are in him when he use the earth to rub his hand,
5000 tongues applauses when he wiped them in his shirt;
Then when writhing pitcher grinds this ball enters his buttocks,
Revolt glance in Casey eye, 冷笑 curl Casey lip.
And the leather quilt sphere now comes hurtling by way of the air,
And Casey there stands watches it in 傲慢 grandeur.
The conclusion not receives the attention acceleration by the vigorous and healthy batsman ball;
" Is not my style, " Casey says. " Strikes one, " this umpire said.
From the bench, blacks with the person, there climbs one the roar which binds,
Likely this storm whips waves in severe and the remote shore.
" Kills him! Kills this umpire! " Shouts some person in this standpoint;
And it are possible they to kill him do not have Casey to lift his hand.
Shines with Christian charitable great Casey smile visage;
He still rose tumault, he made this competition continue;
He send the signal arrive the pitcher, and this spheroid even more flies;
But Casey still neglected it, said with this umpire, " struck two. "
" Deceit! " Sobs maddened is, and echo reply " deceit! "
But one scornful look respects the fear from Casey and the audience;
They see his face to grow severely and are cold, they look his muscle tensity,
And they know, Casey has not let this ball on the way visit again.
This 冷笑 goes from the Casey lip, his tooth is gotten hold of is hating,
He pound cruelly with take revenge his bat in the plate;
And the pitcher now takes this ball, and he now let it are,
And the air moves the force by Casey now shatters.
Oh, the land sun which is partial in this somewhere is shines brightly,
This belt performance somewhere, and the heart somewhere is the light;
And the person somewhere smiles, and the child somewhere shouts,
But does not have joyfully in Mudville: Formidable Casey strikes.
- Ernest Lawrence Thayer
