... outlook wasn't brilliant ... ... Mudville .... .... ....
 ... score stood .... .. .... .... ... ... inning .... .. play,
 ... .... .... Cooney .... .. first, ... Barrows ... ... same,
 . pall-like silence .... .... ... patrons .. ... game.
 
 . straggling ... ... .. .. .. .. .... despair. ... ....
 Clung .. ... .... which springs eternal .. ... human breast;
 .... thought, ... .... Casey could ... ... . whack .. that?
 .... ... .. .... money .... .... Casey .. ... bat."
 
 ... Flynn preceded Casey, .. ... .... Jimmy Blake,
 ... ... former ... . hoodoo, while ... latter ... . cake;
 .. .... .... stricken multitude .... melancholy ....
 ... there seemed ... little chance .. Casey getting .. ... ....
 
 ... Flynn ... drive . single, .. ... wonderment .. ....
 ... Blake, ... .... despised, .... ... cover ... ... ball;
 ... .... ... .... ... lifted, ... ... ... .... ... occurred,
 There ... Jimmy .... .. second ... Flynn a-hugging third.
 
 .... .... .... thousand throats ... .... there .... . lusty yell;
 .. rumbled through ... valley, .. rattled .. ... dell;
 .. pounded .. ... mountain ... recoiled .... ... flat,
 ... Casey, mighty Casey, ... advancing .. ... ....
 
 There ... .... .. Casey's manner .. .. stepped .... ... place;
 There ... pride .. Casey's bearing ... . smile ... Casey's face.
 ... when, responding .. ... cheers, .. lightly doffed ... ....
 .. stranger .. ... crowd could doubt 'twas Casey .. ... ....
 
 ... thousand .... .... .. ... .. .. rubbed ... hands .... dirt;
 .... thousand tongues applauded .... .. wiped .... .. ... shirt;
 .... while ... writhing pitcher ground ... .... .... ... ....
 Defiance flashed .. Casey's .... . sneer curled Casey's ....
 
 ... ... ... leather-covered sphere .... hurtling through ... ....
 ... Casey stood a-watching .. .. haughty grandeur there.
 Close .. ... sturdy batsman ... .... unheeded sped?
 "That ain't .. style," .... Casey. "Strike one!" ... umpire said.
 
 .... ... benches, black .... people, there .... .. . muffled roar,
 .... ... beating .. ... storm-waves .. . stern ... distant shore;
 "Kill .... .... ... umpire!" shouted someone .. ... stand;
 ... .... likely they'd .... killed ... ... ... Casey raised ... hand.
 
 .... . smile .. Christian charity great Casey's visage shone;
 .. stilled ... rising tumult; .. .... ... .... .. ...
 .. signaled .. ... pitcher, ... .... .... ... ... sphere flew;
 ... Casey still ignored .. ... ... umpire said, "Strike two!"
 
 "Fraud!" cried ... maddened thousands, ... .... answered "Fraud!"
 ... ... scornful .... .... Casey ... ... audience ... awed.
 .... ... ... .... .... stern ... cold, .... ... ... muscles strain,
 ... .... .... .... Casey wouldn't ... .... .... .. .. again.
 
 ... sneer .. .... .... Casey's .... ... teeth ... clenched .. hate,
 .. pounds .... cruel violence ... ... .... ... plate;
 ... ... ... pitcher holds ... ball, ... ... .. .... .. ...
 ... ... ... ... .. shattered .. ... force .. Casey's blow.
 
 ... somewhere .. .... favoured .... ... ... .. shining bright,
 ... .... .. playing somewhere, ... somewhere hearts ... light;
 ... somewhere ... ... laughing, ... somewhere children shout,
 ... there .. .. ... .. Mudville---mighty Casey ... struck ....