Produced by David Edwards, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) BASEBALL ABC McLoughlin.Bros.New.York COPYRIGHTED 1885 BY McLOUGHLIN BROS. * * * * * [Illustration] A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * * * * * a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z * * * * * [Illustration] A stands for ARTHUR, a boy fond of fun, When Base-Ball he plays, none like him can run. B stands for BALL, for BAT, and for BASE. C stands for CATCHER, with mask on his face. [Illustration] D stands for DIAMOND drawn flat on the ground. E stands for EDWARD, who marks out the bound. [Illustration] F stands for FOUL on which Arthur goes out. G stands for "GO"--How the merry boys shout! [Illustration] H stands for HIGH-BALL, knocked up to the sky. I stands for INNINGS, for which we all try. [Illustration] J stands for "JUDGEMENT," the Base-Keeper's shout. K stands for KARL who so quickly gets out. [Illustration] L stands for LEFT-FIELD, who catches FLY-BALLS. M stands for MUFF, who cannot catch at all. [Illustration] N stands for NORMAN, who knocks the ball high. O stands for OUT, when it's caught on the fly. [Illustration] P stands for PITCHER, a smart boy you see. Q stands for QUICK, which this pitcher must be. [Illustration] R stands for RUNNER, who runs to each base. S stands for SHORT-STOP, the ball he must chase. [Illustration] T stands for THIRD-BASE, looked after by James. U stands for UMPIRE, who judges these games. [Illustration] V stands for VICTOR, the best of the nine. [Illustration] W stands for WILLIAM, who tells us the time. X stands for SCORE-MARK, which errors point out. Y stands for YOUTH, who's been injured no doubt. Z stands for ZENO, this boy rather tall, Who thinks there's no fun like a game of Base-Ball. * * * * * [Illustration] BASE-BALL A. B. C. A stands for ARTHUR, a boy fond of fun, When Base-Ball he plays, none like him can run. B stands for BALL, for BAT, and for BASE. C stands for CATCHER, with mask on his face. D stands for DIAMOND drawn flat on the ground. E stands for EDWARD, who marks out the bound. F stands for FOUL on which Arthur goes out. G stands for "GO"--How the merry boys shout! H stands for HIGH-BALL, knocked up to the sky. I stands for INNINGS, for which we all try. J stands for JUDGEMENT, the Base-Keeper's shout. K stands for KARL, who so quickly gets out. L stands for LEFT-FIELD, who catches FLY-BALLS. M stands for MUFF, who cannot catch at all. N stands for NORMAN, who knocks the ball high. O stands for OUT, when it's caught on the fly.