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...their next of kin," said one frustrated police officer. Cornelia Ruff, 70, a retired secretary, said she was staying "to protect my property." Her home, built in 1894, has withstood all the storms since, including the unnamed but unforgettable 1900 hurricane that killed 6,000 people in Galveston. Ann Ferguson, 40, a Galveston museum director, remarked on the curious effects of an impending hurricane. "Everyone is in extremely good humor," she said. "The storm brings out the best in people...
...Baseman Pete Rose, Philadelphia Second Baseman Joe Morgan, Boston First Baseman Carl Yastrzemski and six pitchers, Philadelphia's Steve Carlton, Houston's Nolan Ryan, Kansas City's Gaylord Perry, the New York Mets' Tom Seaver, Baltimore's Jim Palmer and the Chicago Cubs' Ferguson Jenkins...
...Ferguson Jenkins, 39, the nearest Canadian to Cooperstown, 19 victories from 300, is sentimental about his baseball suit. "I am in love with this uniform," he says. "After being married to it for 21 years, the honeymoon is still there. I am in love with my wife and family, but I've also been in love with this game, with these bats, these gloves and my uniform. This uniform is like my wedding dress. Except I get to wear it every...
...think Canadians understand baseball a lot better than Americans understand hockey," says Bob Bourne, an expert witness. Before ever playing left wing for the New York Islanders, Bourne was a minor league infielder in the Houston Astros' system. (The Astros outfielder Terry Puhl and the Chicago Cubs pitcher Ferguson Jenkins are the most eminent of the few Canadian-born major leaguers.) "I learned to play baseball on the farm, against the wall at the back of the barn," says Bourne, who comes from the sweet-sounding town of Netherhill. "It can be a simple or a complicated game...
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