Here's a treat—W.C. Heinz's 1950 short story, "One Throw":
I checked into a hotel called the Olympia, which is right on the main street and the only hotel in the town. After lunch I was hanging around the lobby, and I got to talking to the guy at the desk. I asked him if this wasn't the town where that kid named Maneri played ball.
"That's right," the guy said. "He's a pretty good ballplayer."
"He should be," I said. "I read that he was the new Phil Rizzuto."
"That's what they said," the guy said.
"What's the matter with him?" I said. "I mean if he's such a good ballplayer what's he doing in this league?"
"I don't know," the guy said. "I guess the Yankees know what they're doing."
[Photo Credit: Gaspar Tringale]
