THE RUBE'S PENNANT by ZANE GREY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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A great Zane Grey short story from his book "The Red-Headed Outfield". Zane Grey was a very popular western and sports writer in the arly 20th century. His portrayal of minor league baseball, in the days when town played against town, reminds us of the days when baseball was played for the love of the game- long before money became the biggest motivator. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Maacabre on Apple DevIces here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 Catch 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Arthur Conan Doyle) on Apple Podcast Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Catch 1001 History's Best Storytellers (interviews) here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-stories-for-the-road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Stitcher here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P4hV28LgpG89dRNMfSDKJ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) :https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/1534427618 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (interviews) on Stitcher https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/1534427618 Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the Yeah, Welcome back to 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales.
0:33.2	This is your host, John Hagadorn.
0:35.1	And today, another great Myter League Baseball story from Zane Gray.
0:39.6	This one's called The Rubes Pinnet.
0:41.6	Fellows, it's this way. You've got to win today's game.
0:47.0	It's the last of the season and means the penit for Worcester.
0:51.0	One more hard scrap and we're done. Of all the uphill fights any bunch ever made to land the flag,
0:57.2	ours has been the best. You're the best team I ever managed. The gamest gang of ball players that ever stepped in spikes.
1:04.6	We've played in the hardest kind of luck all season, except that short trip we called
1:08.4	the Rub's honeymoon. We got a bad start and sore arms and busted fingers.
1:13.6	All kinds of injuries.
1:15.2	Every accident calculated a hurt a team's chances
1:18.0	came our way.
1:19.2	But in spite of it all, we've got the lead and we've held it and today we're still a few points ahead of
1:24.2	buffalo. I paused to catch my breath and looked around on the grim tired faces of
1:29.1	my players. They made a stern group. The close of the season found them almost played out.
1:34.0	What a hard chance it was after their extraordinary efforts to bring the issue of the pennant down to this last game.
1:41.0	If we lose today, Buffalo, with three games more to play at home, they'll pull the bunting."
1:47.0	I went on.
1:48.0	But they're not going to win. I'm putting it up to you that way.
1:52.0	I know Spears is all in.
1:53.5	Raddy's arm is gone. Ash is playing on one leg.
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