Do the fans or The Crowd at the Ball Game really make a difference? Studies of crowd dynamics could easily be made as they are often referred to as the tenth player — this complex yet moving poem written during the early twenties is one poet's thoughts on baseball fans.
"So in detail they, the crowd, are beautiful" - William Carlos Williams
The Crowd at the Ball Gameby William Carlos Williams |
Published: The Dial (08-1923) |
The crowd at the ball game by a spirit of uselessness all the exciting detail and the escape, the error all to no end save beauty So in detail they, the crowd, for this saluted and defied it smiles grimly The flashy female with her The Jew gets it straight - it It is the Inquisition, the It is beauty itself day by day in them This is It is summer, it is the solstice cheering, the crowd is laughing permanently, seriously |
The Crowd at the Ball Game by William Carlos Williams |
Year-by-year attendance numbers for every ballclub is already online, completely comprehensive, and great for solving debates.
Did you know that Dave Egan, a Boston sportswriter once wrote the following, "The man who has done the most for baseball in Boston this year" when a cabdriver ran over manager Casey Stengel?
Sportswriter Glenn Dickey examined crowd dynamics and made the following observation, "The guy with the biggest stomach will be the first to take off his shirt at a baseball game!"