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Poetry & Song Mr.
Gallagher And Mr. Grimm Warren Brown, Chicago Herald-American, 1948 After finishing last in 1948, people were less than pleased with their duo of general manager Jim Gallagher and manager Charlie Grimm (Cubs player from 1925-36). Warren Brown wrote a comedy attempt on
their team's point of view: Oh,
Mr. Gallagher, Oh, Mr. Gallagher, The
schedule gives another day of rest Which
is something we don’t need To
establish our clear need For
outresting all contenders, East or West. Oh,
Mr. Grimm, Oh, Mr. Grimm, Our
stout-hearted athletes are in losing trim; To
make it very terse Their
speed’s always in reverse. Battery
weakness, Mr. Gallagher? Clutch
trouble Mr. Grimm? Oh,
Mr. Gallagher, Oh, Mr. Gallagher, In
another day we’ll have to leave once more To
play Pirates, then the Cards In
their very own back yards I
hope it ain’t what it was like before. Oh,
Mr. Grimm, Oh, Mr. Grimm, These
contenders may well tear us limb from limb We
may emulate the div Of
the Cubs of ‘25 We
ain’t that bad, Mr. Gallagher, That’s what you think, Mr. Grimm.
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