| Barone, Drexel and Mr HarrisMy life was
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| | less severe. His lightening up of the
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| always about playing ball, mostly
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| | moment always made us laugh. I loved that
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| baseball as I grew up. Therefore, I was
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| | about him. He was noted for his chicanery
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| always at the playground on Chancellor
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| | on the field or court as well. He would
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| Avenue. This was a hotbed for sports
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| | find an edge and use it. All within the
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| activity in the Weequahic section of
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| | rules. A Drexel play was referred to
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| Newark. From Monday through Saturday
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| | bending the rule as far as you could.
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| there were countless games taking place.
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| | Hidden ball tricks in baseball and sneaky
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| Baseball on the dirt field and softball
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| | out of bounds plays in basketball were
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| on the blacktop. Basketball games, and
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| | two of his specialties. What was great
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| volley ball games were always being
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| | was how often they worked. He knew just
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| played. Mr Barone, Mr Drexel and Mr
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| | when to use them. A great guy.Mr Harris
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| Harris oversaw the games that were
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| | seemed like the leader of the group. The
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| played. Sometimes they even played in
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| | other directors called him Bucky. I
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| those games. They ran the show.
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| | always called him Mr Harris. He spoke
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| Organizing teams for a given game or
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| | sternly and was always fair. He was the
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| creating teams for a new league they took
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| | law. I had the utmost respect for him.He
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| charge and got things done. I did not
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| | loved his cigars. There was not a day I
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| realize some of the things they did that
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| | did not see him smoke one of those
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| impacted my life until I left the
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| | babies. He would ask one of the kids to
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| playground scene many years later.I
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| | buy him his cigars at Harjays. I thought
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| looked up to all three of them, for being
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| | it was an honor to go to the store and
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| fair, for listening when I had a problem
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| | buy him his Garcia Vega cigars. When he
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| and for being funny. Each one of them
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| | asked me to go I felt like I won
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| was unique. Each one of them was taught
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| | something. A great guy.For me these three
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| me in their own style.Mr Barone or Mr B
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| | guys were my mentors as I was growing up.
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| as most of us called him was about five
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| | Providing me with guidance on and off the
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| feet tall. The only thing that was small
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| | field. There was always one of them at
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| about him was his height. Playing ball
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| | the playground to talk to or get things
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| with the teenagers was one of his
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| | going so we could play an organized game.
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| favorite things to do. He often was the
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| | I learned about fairness, being stern and
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| director that played in the games when we
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| | about taking the edge off in a
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| needed another guy. I would also see Mr B
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| | seriousness situation from them. Felice
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| talking to some kids in the batting cage
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| | Barone, William Drexel and Bucky Harris
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| teaching them some fundamentals about
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| | will always be in my hall of fame. They
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| batting. He always made himself available
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| | meant a lot to me.Aron Wallad has been a
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| either on the playing field or by
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| | baseball lover for over 40 years. Writing
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| helping some kids with their homework. I
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| | about his favorite subject, baseball, has
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| appreciated that he gave of himself. So
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| | been a blessing. You will enjoy the
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| did many of the other kids. A great
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| | heartwarming stories, the unusual
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| guy.Mr Drexel or Billy Boy as we
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| | statistics and inspiring quotes. But
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| sometimes affectionately called him was
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| | mostly you will love the heartwarming
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| the jokester. No matter how serious I
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| | stories that hit a home run to your
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| thought the situation was Mr Drexel had
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| | heart.
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| his way of making the incident a little
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