# Philip R. Clarke — Poetry character guide

> Philip R. Clarke in Poetry by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0056-the-new-plaything

## Who they are

A president of a company.

## In the story

### [Philip R. Clarke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/philip-r-clarke)

Subject of the quatrain; president of Federal Securities Corp., Chicago, who humorously advocates for a year-round baseball season.

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