I left out the fact that I met Manny and one of his sons myself once when my dad and I went to a Giants baseball game at the Polo Grounds probably in 1951 or 1952 with them. I would have been around 9 or 10, and I remember Monte Irvin hit a tremendous homer over the right field roof. My dad and Manny were inveterate Giants fans, while my brother and I were Dodgers fans; lots of arguments around the dinner table, I can assure you. The only thing I remember about Manny was that he was very unassuming and quiet; definitely not the armed robber type.


Ocala Mike