| Making All City This Was a Great Moment In | | | | to hit a home run I remember standing closer |
| My Life. | | | | to the plate thinking I could reach an |
| | | | outside pitch. Most if not all of my hits |
| Toward the end of my junior year at Weequahic | | | | that year were singles. While I had power I |
| High School in Newark New Jersey, I started | | | | had not displayed much of it. I dug in deeper |
| hearing from my friends that I was going to | | | | ready to smack one when Richie let loose with |
| make All City. How did they know I asked | | | | one that was very high and very tight. |
| myself? In my usual mood of high esteem I was | | | | |
| thinking that there was no way I would make | | | | So tight it stuck in my ear. I guess it did |
| the all city team. "Vailburg's catcher was | | | | not curve like I thought. Down I went. Out |
| better than me" is what crossed my mind. I | | | | like a light.. While the ball did not stick |
| make the grade - No way. I told you I had | | | | in my ear it made quite an impression in my |
| high self esteem. The two best teams in the | | | | head. I think some thread from the ball is |
| city at the time, Barringer and Vailsburg | | | | embedded in my ear lobe to this day. I was |
| would receive the most recognition for their | | | | slowly escorted to Coach Ginsburg's office. |
| players. We were 3-15. And our record did not | | | | When I finally awoke which seemed like hours, |
| display how really bad we were. I think I was | | | | but was really minutes, Mr Ginsburg told me I |
| the only player that batted over .300. | | | | had made the Star Ledger All City Baseball |
| | | | team. I was elated and soar. I was happy and |
| In the last game of the season we were | | | | groggy. I was proud and queasy at the same |
| playing Central High. A poor to average team | | | | time. Wow what a day. I wonder if Babe |
| at best. But they had Richie Glenn. An above | | | | Ruth or Lou Gehrig ever went through |
| average pitcher with speed to burn. I went up | | | | something like this. |
| to bat thinking home run. I was so determined | | | | |