You'll need to click on the tweet to read the whole story.
On June 3, 1888, the San Francisco Examiner buried a baseball poem on page 4, between the editorials and the weather.
— Echoes of War (@EchoesofWarYT) June 3, 2026
The author was so embarrassed by it that he refused to sign his real name. The byline just said "Phin."
He was reportedly paid five dollars. Nobody noticed it.… pic.twitter.com/uFfKpW0XVI
Here's what I want to know. The full tweet mentions that actor DeWolf Hopper, having once recited the famous "Casey" poem to thunderous applause, went on to "perform" it "more than 10,000 times over the next 47 years." If I understand "perform" correctly, Hopper got paid, and he got paid for reciting someone else's work. If I created a one-man show that used images and words I'd found online, I'd be hit with all sorts of copyright claims and lawsuits for using unoriginal material in a performance for which I was being paid. And rightly so! So my question is: How did Hopper get away with that for 47 years? I'd appreciate an answer deeper than, "Times were different back then."
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