Carl Sandburg Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: January 6, 1878 - July 22, 1967
Birthday: January 6
Death: July 22
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.
source: Carl Sandburg, “Hits And Runs”
topic: Baseball, Song, Player, Long Island, Ball Players
