Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 20, 1951

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Shermy, holding a baseball bat, stands talking to Charlie Brown, who is wearing a baseball mitt. The former says,"You can't be on the team until you get a shirt with a sponsor's name on it" Charlie Brown replies,"Rats"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown walks along, kicking his mitt. He wonders,"Who'd ever want to sponsor me?!" "Rats!"<BR><BR> He stops, looks at the reader, and says,"Unless..." "Why not?"<BR><BR> He runs along, mitt in hand, and wearing a shirt that reads,'Violet's Mud Pies'. He shouts,"O.K., start the game!!"<BR><BR>