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...while he was at Fort Bliss, Texas in 1964. "My catcher was a fellow named John Lucchese," recalls Jerry, "whose father was an usher at Shea Stadium. He told his dad he had a pretty good pitcher, and his dad told the Mets. They sent a guy out to scout me, and he offered me $1,600 to sign. I turned him down, so the next time he offered me $1,500. Every time he talked to me, he offered me $100 less, and I finally signed for $1,200. I figured that if I didn't sign pretty...
...only thing the Crimson knows for sure about the Big Green is that they've lost all their Ivy games this season and should not pose much of a threat. "Dartmouth is the one team we just haven't had time to scout," coach Bruce Munro said yesterday. "We don't know quite what strategy to expect from them...
When citizenship time comes, Kaplan practices for the judge's (Rufus Smith) questions. Asked to recite the Preamble to the Constitution, the marvelously assured Kaplan rattles off the Boy Scout oath. "That isn't in the Constitution," he is told. His face momentarily clouded in mock chagrin, Kaplan replies, "It isn't? Well, it should be." Saturated with Tom Bosley's warm humanity and lit with his winning smile, Kaplan seems to exemplify what F. Scott Fitzgerald once defined as the essence of America-"a willingness of the heart...
...scout from the Broncos told me that the '49ers would use me for cannon fodder in the tryout camp," Crimson offensive tackle Bob Brooks said yesterday...
Volunteers decorated the one-time Boy Scout room with flashing lights and sheets of paper inviting creative doodling. An American flag hangs in the door way. One sign asks visitors to remove their shoes to protect the floor while another warns "No alcohol, no illegal substances, no sexual intercourse...