Poetry · Chapter
Philip R. Clarke explained
A brief, humorous quatrain about Philip R.
What happens
A brief, humorous quatrain about Philip R. Clarke, president of Federal Securities Corp. in Chicago, who wishes for an all-year-round baseball season instead of winter.
Themes in this chapter
Humor and Satire
The quatrain uses lighthearted humor to express a whimsical wish for perpetual baseball season.
Work and Profession
Philip R. Clarke is identified by his professional role as president of a securities corporation.
Characters to notice
- Philip R. Clarke
Subject of the quatrain; president of Federal Securities Corp., Chicago, who humorously advocates for a year-round baseball season.
Key passages
“He cannot see any good reason Why God made the winter to freeze in. If it were left out, He’d insist, this old scout, On an all-the-year-round baseball season.”
He sees no justification for winter's freezing cold; if it were eliminated, he would advocate for baseball to be played all year long.
Summarizes Clarke's humorous complaint about winter and his desire for perpetual baseball.