Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 22, 1955
Transcript:
Charlie Brown stands at the very back of the baseball field and yells: "C'mon...Let 'im hit it!"<br> <br> "Waddya think I'm out here for?"<br> <br> He stands in profile <br> <br> He looks up and is surprised: "!"<br> <br> He runs past a wall of tumbling bricks.<br> <br> He runs over old wires.<br> <br> He runs down an alley.<br> <br> He continues to run.<br> <br> He runs through a pile of old cans.<br> <br> He runs through a hole in a woooden fence. <br> <br> He chases the ball betweeen some trees. <br> <br> He looks up. <br> <br> He lifts his arms to catch the ball. <br> <br>THe ball bounces out of his mitt and onto the ground.<br> <br>
Great vacant lot, and note the comic can. I doubt many were still opening cans that way in 1955. Good laugh at the end. High Schulz