We were mighty short of infielders in those days

There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.

We were mighty short of infielders in those days

Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.

I worked real hard to learn to play first. In the beginning, I used to make one terrible play a game. Then, I got so I'd make one a week, and finally, I'd pull a real bad one maybe once a month. At the end, I was trying to keep it down to one a season.

I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for.

I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.