HUBS PUBS SPORTS TRIVIA---A SPECIAL TREAT FOR ME WAS THE THIRD BASE COACH, BRIAN LITTLEFIELD, WHO IS THE SON OF COACH JACK BUTTERFIELD, FORMER UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT ORONO BASEBALL COACH WHO RECRUITED ME TO UMO FROM THE SMALL, RURAL HIGH SCHOOL OF HARTLAND ACADEMY. MY SENIOR CLASS OF 1965 HAD 34 MEMBERS AND GRADES 9-12 HAS ABOUT 135 STUDENTS. I WAS THRILLED WHEN HE PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED ME ON MY VISIT TO UMO. I STARTED FOR THE FRESHMEN BASEBALL TEAM, COACHED BY KEN PERRONE, FORMER BASEBALL CA TRAGIC OACH AT BREWER. WE WON 16 GAMES AND LOST 2 GAMES. I HAD A GOOD OVERALL SEASON UNTIL I THREW MY ARM OUT. I MADE THE UMO VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM, BUT GAVE IT UP BECAUSE I COULD NOT PROMISE COACH BUTTERFIELD, I WOULD NOT DRINK AGAIN DURING THE SEASON. I RESPECTED HIM TOO MUCH TO LIE TO HIM. FOUR OF MY SOPHOMORE TEAMMATES WERE GIVEN SIMILIAR CHOICES, BUT TOLD A DIFFERENT STORY. UMO WENT TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES WHILE COACH BUTTERFIELD WAS COACHING AT UMO. I PLAYED NUMEROUS SEMI-PRO TOWN TEAM GAMES AGAINST COLLEGE PLAYERS. I REGRET MY DECISION IN HINDSIGHT, BUT LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON FROM MY MISBEHAVIOR. COACH BUTTERFIELD LEFT UMO TO TAKE A JOB AS A PERSONNEL DIRECTOR OF THE HATED NEW YORK YANKEES. JACK WAS KILLED IN A TRAGIC AUTO ACCIDENT. "KEEP THE FAITH."
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 04:08:22 +0000
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