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Archives—May
15,2000 “The Start of the List”
Fin
Pac IPO at $80.50 Offering Up-Date
Truckers protest spreads to Houston
DocuSign
Express/Preferred Business Solutions
Resource
America Net Income Up
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Editor’s Note: Please excuse the difficulty we have been experiencing
in sending Leasing
News this week. We hopefully on Monday will switch over to an HTML edition.
It will be sent out at 3:00am ,California time, as well as up-dating
the web site at this time.
This continues to
give the most “up-to-date” news to readers
for an early morning
edition.
This is part of an
“improvement” in our abilities, and includes the new maintenance procedures
of e-mail addresses. Brian Wong
will be producing the edition. The problems have been on my end, not
his.
He is skilled in HTML and internet communications. If this is successful,
we then will address the “text” version e-mail addresses.
Next week we will
be sending out only the “HTML” version.
This will bring the
web site direct to your mail box, allow you to
By the way, advertisers
are given an “extra day” for each day we do not issue a newsletter,
and often several “extra days” in an effort
Kit
Menkin, editor
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From
the Archives—May 15,2000 “The
Start of the List”
“Here is a list with
comments from a very well known publicly traded leasing company to their
sales people ( it is an internal memo and I make no attribution to validity
or the comments, just pass it along without attribution ):
Bankvest
(gone)
Linc
Capital ( out of vendor and broker business )
DVI
Capital ( out of broker )
Leasing
Solutions Prime Capital ( sold off )
VGM
( out of business )
American
Business Leasing Fidelity ( acquired by ABN Amro Bank )
Phoenix,
San Rafael ( both divisions )
Dana
( sold off )
Rockford
( sold )
Franklin Bank Transamerica Commerce Security Nationbank Leasing Unicapital
(
struggling ) Imperial ( sold portfolio )
Newcourt
( sold off )
United
Leasing ( out of liquidity )
Leasing
Corp of America ( for sale below book value )
C&W Leasing Merit Leasing USA Leasing Liberty Leasing Copelco
(
sold to Citibank )
Finova
( out of market place )
Bombadier
“We have an opportunity
to grow from the departure of others. I am confident the rate increase
will not obstruct your efforts to win vendors.”
http://two.leasingnews.org/archives/May/5-15-00.htm
While we did not
identify it at the time, it was a memo from
First Sierra President
Thomas J. Depping to his sales department.
“The"
Fed raised prime a half point, as expected. Prime is now 9 1/2 by most
banks. The highest it has been in nine years.”
Depping was telling
his salesmen there must be more business available because these companies
are no longer around. He
obviously did not
see the Perfect Storm ahead.
From this memo, originally
send by the late Adrian Bulman
(http://two.leasingnews.org/archives/December/12-27-00.htm
)
was the start of
the Leasing News List of companies in trouble,
and major changes
in the industry.
http://www.leasingnews.org/list.htm
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Leasing Today Out of Business
by Kit Menkin
“Subsequent to our
earlier communication Publish West Inc. stopped publishing the newsletter
Leasing Today.
“Please provide us
with your mailing address and we will mail you a refund for the unused
portion of your subscription.
“The same offer made
to you is available to any other paid subscribers, simply provide us
with your mailing address and we will mail you a refund for the unused
portion of your subscription.”
This news was confirmed
earlier with the publisher Karl E. Sigerist, Jr., [mailto:karl.sigerist@publishwest.com]
It appears “Office
Dealer Equipment News” is still available at:
Leasing Today was sent out daily. The stories were very
similar to the Monitor
On Line and the Lessors Network, basically press released from the various
free news services, also direct from the leasing industry, along with
Wall Street Journal or Yahoo financial
Leasing Today was current, attractive, and often had news
It also had articles
written by members of the industry that
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Financial
Pacific IPO at $80.50 Offering Up-Date
Status not known
at this time. Calls to Financial
Pacific and
other securities
spokesmen were not returned. The
company
made its announcement
about the sale of stock on April 12, 2004.
http://www.hoovers.com/financial-pacific/--ID__
132645--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
Financial Pacific
Financial Statement with SEC:
http://www.hoovers.com/financial-pacific/--ID__132645,ipage__
2724977--/free-co-secoutline.xhtml
Leasing News story
on sale of stock:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Fin_pac_prosp_avail.htm
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Truckers
protest spreads to Houston
Landlinemagazine.com
Trucker protests
over high fuel prices and low rates began in California late in April,
but have since caught on in ports in Virginia and Houston.
More than 50 independent
drivers walked off the job recently at Bridge Terminal Transport in
East Houston.
They want the company
to start chipping in considerably more to help pay their rising fuel
costs – among other things. Drivers say they now pay an extra $150 a
week out of their own pockets to fuel their rigs and keep working.
The main issue: Fuel
costs have risen so much that independent truckers can’t make a profit
– they’re surviving by the skin of their teeth.
"That's what's
killing us -- the fuel prices. If the fuel prices would go down, we
wouldn't be out here," trucker Urben Williams told KHOU television
in Houston.
Some California and
Virginia drivers have agreed to go back to work, but they vow to protest
once again if their demands are not met.
LAND LINE MAGAZINE
IS THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR PROFESSIONAL TRUCKERS AND THE OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION OF THE OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION (www.ooida.com).
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Brodt/Haycock
Two New CLP’s
The Board of Directors
of the CLP Foundation would like to extend its congratulations to our
two newest Certified Lease Professionals:
Samantha
Brodt, CLP
District
Sales Manager
Wells
Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc.
Mark
Haycock, CLP
Vice
President - Sales
ACC
Capital Corporation
The letters "CLP"
behind their name are a visible recognition of their experience in the
industry and their professional achievement in having passed the CLP
Exam.
The CLP Foundation
is the official governing body for the Certified Lease Professional
("CLP") Program. The
CLP designation sets the standard for professionalism in the leasing
industry. This designation identifies and recognizes individuals within the
leasing industry who have demonstrated their competency through continued
education, testing and conduct. The
letters "CLP" behind their name represent a visible recognition
of this professional achievement and status.
We invite you to
visit our website -- www.clpfoundation.org
for detailed information about the CLP Foundation and the CLP Program.
For further information about our Mentor Program and Anonymous
Test Taker Program please contact:
Cynthia Spurdle
Executive Director
CLP Foundation
PH: 610/687-0213
FAX: 610/687-4111
Email: cindy@clpfoundation.org
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DocuSign
Express™ E-Signature Service Selected by Preferred Business Solutions
to Serve the Equipment Leasing Market
Seattle, WA - - DocuSign, Inc. has announced the selection of DocuSign
Express™ by Preferred Business Solutions to provide efficient Web-based
electronic signature services for companies serving the equipment leasing
market. As a leading technology
provider to equipment leasing brokers/lessors and an active member of
the United Association of Equipment Leasing (UAEL), Preferred Business
Solutions is well positioned to help drive the advantages of e-signature
processes throughout the industry.
DocuSign Express
provides a simple secure service that enables companies to deliver documents
for certified delivery or electronic signatures to anyone who has email
and a browser. Senders simply
“print” documents into a DocuSign Express “Instant Envelope” using a
process similar to a standard print driver. They then place Stick-eTabs™
wherever the recipient’s signature or initials are needed.
When the document is “sent” the contents are encrypted and stored
in a secure repository on a central server. Recipients are then invited
via email to authenticate, review and sign the documents using a unique
“Electronic Signature Stamp” created just for them.
DocuSign Express
fully complies with all requirements of the federal ESIGN legislation
(Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce act) enacted
in 2000, which mandates that online signing provide the same legal effect
as paper-based signatures.
According to Preferred
Business Systems president, Jim Buckles, “Finally our customers have
a way of delivering agreements for signatures instantly and insuring
that documents are executed correctly the first time.
Customer service is critical in this market and the ability to
complete contracts more quickly means both faster deployment of needed
equipment and higher revenues for the brokers/lessors.
In addition, because DocuSign Express is a hosted service with
a pay-per-usage model, there are no start-up costs or other barriers
for our customers to get started immediately.”
According to Court
Lorenzini, CEO of DocuSign, “The DocuSign Express architecture is designed
to allow seamless delivery and signing of any document from any application,
making it easy to integrate within existing line-of-business processes. We are very pleased with the leadership demonstrated
by Preferred Business Solutions and the UAEL in recognizing the inherent
benefits of e-signature processes.
In response, we are offering UAEL members a 30-day trial of the
service with establishment of a new account.”
Jim Coston, President
of UAEL added, “The interest in DocuSign Express has been great and
we look forward to the benefits of efficient e-signature services being
available to our members.”
About DocuSign
DocuSign, Inc. was
founded in 2003 with the fundamental goal of enabling any document to
be sent for electronic signature as easily as it could be printed. During 2003, DocuSign acquired the assets of
DocuTouch, a pioneer in electronic signature technology since 1998 that
had already invested more than $10 million in development of the internal
processes used to secure, encrypt, and distribute electronic documents. DocuSign has leveraged these technology assets
and associated patents into a unique user-friendly Web-based service
that simplifies and speeds the process of sending, signing and storing
legal documents. For more information
on the DocuSign Express service, visit the DocuSign Web site at www.docusign.com
.
About Preferred Business
Solutions
PBS is a software
sales and service organization specializing in the continued support
of computer automation to the Equipment Leasing Broker/Lessor. Our expertise is in the Advantage family of products (formerly System
1 Software) as well as 3rd party programs used in conjunction with Advantage
products, such as alaQuote, our custom web-based quoting and application
tool. For more information, visit the PBS Web site at www.pbs4u.com
For more information,
contact:
DocuSign, Inc.
Corporate contact:
Tom Gonser, Founder
and Executive VP
Phone: (206) 223-8251
Email: tom@docusign.com
Agency contact:
Jim Hunt, SitMark
Phone: (253) 857-7242
Email: jimhunt@sitmark.com
Preferred Business
Solutions
Corporate contact:
Jim Buckles, President
Preferred Business
Solutions
Phone: (206) 775-6591
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Resource
America, Inc. Reports Operating Results for Second Fiscal Quarter Ended
March 31, 2004
PHILADELPHIA----Resource
America, Inc. (NASDAQ:REXI) (the "Company") reported net income
from continuing operations of $6.8 million and $10.6 million for the
second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2004 as compared
to $3.1 million and $4.9 million for the second fiscal quarter and six
months ended March 31, 2003, an increase of $3.7 million and $5.7 million,
respectively. Net income from continuing operations per common share-diluted
was $.37 and $.59 per common share for the second fiscal quarter and
six months ended March 31, 2004 as compared to net income from continuing
operations per common share-diluted of $.18 and $.28 per common share
for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2003, an
increase of $.19 and $.31, respectively.
Earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization (EBITDDA) were $15.2
million for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004 as compared
to $10.7 million for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003,
an increase of $4.5 million (42%). The following reconciles EBITDDA
to our income from continuing operations for the second fiscal quarters
ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.
LEASING:
-- The Company's equipment
leasing division increased its lease
originations to $20.0 million in the second fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2004, as compared to $4.8 million in the
second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003, an increase of
$15.2 million (317%).
-- Equipment leasing assets
under management increased to $89.3
million as of March
31, 2004, an increase of $64.9 million
(265%) from March 31, 2003.
full press release available at:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73519&p=irol-newsArticle&t
CONTACT: Resource
America, Inc., Philadelphia
Steven Kessler, 215-546-5005
fax: 215-546-4785
### Press Release #############################
This
Day in American History
In the early days of the English colonies, trade was
a one-way street. The colonists badly needed supplies from the homeland. Historians note that unfortunately, some of
the earliest pioneers, as at Jamestown, were adventurers interested
more in making a quick fortune from the alleged riches of the New World
than in engaging in agriculture or forestry.
In late years, through a great diversity of settles arrived and
brought with them a variety of skills. They ranged from wealthy Englishmen,
who wanted to carve out large estates, to servants.
Merchants saw the opportunity for trade as populations grew. Groups seeking religious freedom were also
prominent, bringing with them a tradition of hard work and a willingness
to start life anew.
As a side comment to this, a measure of social position among the
male settlers of Jamestown was the fact that of some 105 men, 35 were
considered gentlemen, persons whose means freed them from the need to
work or engage in trade. The second expedition to Jamestown contained
33 gentlemen out of 120. In the early
days, a gentleman
was a “high rank” in society and to be one greatly admired
and respected.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may14.html
1771-Robert
Owen, English progressive owner of spinning works, philanthropist, Utopian
socialist, founder of New Harmony, IN, born at Newtown, Wales. Died
there Nov 17,1858. http://robert-owen.midwales.com/
1796-In
the 18th century, smallpox was a widespread and often fatal disease.
Edward Jenner, a physician in rural England, heard reports of dairy
farmers who apparently became immune to smallpox as a result of exposure
to cowpox, a related but milder disease. After two decades of studying
the phenomenon, Jenner injected cowpox into a healthy eight-year-old
boy, who subsequently developed cowpox. Six weeks later, Jenner inoculated
the boy with smallpox. He remained healthy. Jenner called this new procedure
vaccination, from vaccinia, another term for cowpox. Within 18 months,
12,000 people in England had been vaccinated and the number of smallpox
deaths dropped by two-thirds. . Inoculations
were begun
in the United States
where the spread of smallpox had wiped out entire communities, particularly
Indian tribes.
1804-Charged
by President Thomas Jefferson with finding a route to the Pacific, Meriwether
Lewis and Captain William Clark left St. Louis. They arrived a the Pacific coast of Oregon
in November, 1805 and returned to St. Louis, September 23, 1806. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
1856-Liutenant
David Dixon Porter of Chester, PA, arrived at Indianola, Texas with
camels imported for military purposes form Ismir, Turkey on the ship
“Supply,” a Navy store ship. The shipment consisted of 34 camels---one
more than left Smyma. ON March
3, 1855, Congress had appropriated $30,000 to the War Department for
the purchase and importation of camels and dromedaries to be employed
for military purposes.
http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/Porter.html
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/ddporter.htm
http://www.cyberschool.k12.or.us/~layton/biographies/p/daviddixonporter
/daviddixonporter.html
http://www.civilwar.si.edu/navies_porter.html
http://www.galapagos.to/DIXON.HTM
1863-
Setting aside their own cry for equality, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton called a meeting of the Women's National Loyal League that
would gather hundreds of thousands of petitions calling for a Constitutional
amendment to abolish slavery.
1874-this
one event created a lot of “firsts”, starting with the first football
goalpost when McGill University and Harvard University squared off at
Jarvis Field, Cambridge, MA. The teams played rugby football under Harvard’s
rules, which stated that every goal constituted a game. McGill arrived with 11 men and Harvard with
15, four of whom were dropped to equalize the teams. Harvard won three
games, the first two lasting about five minutes
and the third about 12 minutes. As McGill is located in Montreal,
Canada, this was also the first international rugby football contest
to be played, as well as the first instance in which an admission fee
was charged at a collegiate sporting event. The proceeds were used for
“lavishly” entertaining the McGill team. A second match was played the
following day, and a third match was played in the fall in Montreal.
1887-Massachuetts
required under the Employers Liability Act, passed this day, for all
accidents be reported by employers concerning personal injuries suffered
by employees in their services.
1893—birthday
of guitarist Pop Stoneman, Galaxy, VA http://www.fmp.com/orthey/stoneman.html
1897-
the unveiling of a statue of George Washington at Philadelphia,
PA, and President William McKinley was present. John Phillip Sousa wrote
a march for the event, which is perhaps his most widely known,” The
Stars and Stripes Forever.” He was in the U.S. Navy, stationed in
Great Lakes, Illinois
1897-Soprano
sax player Sidney Bechet birthday
1898-drummer
Zutty Singleton born Bunkie, LA. http://www.dws.org/sousa/
1902-
(Helen) Flanders Dunbar birthday - U.S. psychiatrist.
4'11". She earned four advanced degrees in seven years including
a Ph.D. in philosophy, a B.D, and then added a medical degrees in 1930. Dunbar integrated religion, science, medicine
and psychiatry to head the Council for the Clinical Training of Theological
Students. Her chief legacy regards psychosomatic approach to illnesses
- a study that showed distinctive personality profiles for each disease.
She also uncovered the emotional disturbance of accident prone people.
Her “Mind and Body “(1947) is a summation of her findings and considered
a classic in modern psychiatry.
1904-The
first Olympic Games held in the United States was the Third Olympiad,
held in St. Louis, MO, from this day to August 1, 1904. The games were
first awarded to Chicago, IL., but were later given to St. Louis to
be staged in connection with the World’s Fair. There were few entrants
other than Americans in the 14 events.
In the field competitions, the American athletes made a clean
sweep of all the events with the exception of lifting the bar and throwing
the 56-ound weight.
1913
- John D. Rockefeller made the largest gift of money (to that time)
by establishing the Rockefeller Foundation for $100,000,000. The foundation
promotes “the well-being of mankind throughout the world.”
1920-Pitcher
Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators considered by some to be the
greatest pitcher of all time and the faster, won the 300th
game of his career, beating the Detroit Tigers, 9-8. Johnson played in the major leagues from 1907
through 1927. He compiled a record of 417 wins against t279 losses with
an earned run average of 2.17..
1930-Located
in southwester New Mexico, Carlsbad Caverns was proclaimed a national
monument. October 25, 1923, and later established as national park and
preserve. http://www.carlsbad.caverns.national-park.com/
1936-Singer
Bobby Darin, whose real name was Walden Robert Cassotto, was born in
the Bronx, New York City. Darin's big break came in 1958 when he wrote
and recorded "Splish Splash," which reached number three on
the US charts and sold a million copies. His other hits included "Queen
of the Hop" and "Mack the Knife." At the beginning of
the '60s, he made the transition from teen idol to a more mature star
who performed in Vegas nightclubs. Bobby Darin died on December 20th,
1973 after heart surgery.
1937
- Duke Ellington and his band recorded the classic, "Caravan",
for Brunswick Records.
1950----Top
Hits
My Foolish Heart
- The Gordon Jenkins Orchestra (vocal: Eileen Wilson)
It Isn’t Fair - The
Sammy Kaye Orchestra (vocal: Don Cornell)
The Third Man Theme
- Alton Karas
Long Gone Lonesome
Blues - Hank Williams
1951—Comedian
Ernie Kovacs first hosted "It's a Time for Ernie", a 15-minute
afternoon program on NBC in May of 1951 before replacing the "Kukla,
Fran and Ollie Show" with "Ernie in Kovacsland." Kovacs
also appeared on a variety of daytime and prime-time series and was
a fill-in for Steve Allen on the "Tonight!" Show. One of his
most famous skits was The Nairobi Trio! He early shows featured his
wife, Edie Adams, who smoked a cigar later in commercials, in a seductive
manner, saying she liked men who smoked cigars. I will never forget
Ernie Kovacs reduced very small and superimposed over his wife, looking
down who low cut dress. He died
in a freakish accident in Beverly Hills, not driving fast, but on a
rainy road ramming into a telephone poll where the climbing rung was
left and it pierced the driver's door, killing the great comedian.
1951-
saxophonist Jay Beckenstein born Brooklyn, NY, leader of the jazz-pop
band Spyro Gyra.
http://www.jaybeckenstein.com/biography.html
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/interviews/spyro_gyra.html
1956-
Mercury Records released the first LP by the Platters. They had just
scored on the charts with "Only You" and "The Great Pretender."
I bought it, and still
have it to this day.
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=169
1957
- The musical, "New Girl in Town", opened at the 46th Street
Theatre in New York City. Thelma Ritter and Gwen Verdon starred in the
Broadway adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s "Anna Christie". "New
Girl in Town" had a run of 431 performances.
1958----Top
Hits
All I Have to Do
is Dream - The Everly Brothers
Wear My Ring Around
Your Neck - Elvis Presley
Return to Me - Dean
Martin
Oh Lonesome Me -
Don Gibson
1959-In
a melding of classical ballet and modern dance, George Balanchine’s
and Martha Graham’s “Episodes” premiered. A new experience for ballet
enthusiast, half of the program was choreographed by Balanchine and
the other half by Graham.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/louie/louiereal1.shtml
1966----Top
Hits
Monday Monday - The
Mamas & The Papas
Rainy Day Women #12
& 35 - Bob Dylan
Kicks - Paul Revere
& The Raiders
I Want to Go with
You - Eddy Arnold
1966--
The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" on pop charts since '63, enters
the Hot 100 for the ninth & last time with a re-released version.
Incites controversy over its unintelligible, but assumed obscene lyrics:
"Smash your left hand down about right here three times, then twice
up in this area, then three times right about here . . . that's "Louie
Louie."
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mccoykj/louie/
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/louie/louiereal1.shtml
1967--- Mickey
Mantle's 500th career
home run off of Stu Miller helps the Yankees defeat the Orioles,
6-5. The 'Commerce Comet' is the sixth big leaguer to reach this plateau.
1970-
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young announced their breakup before a performance
in Chicago. The band - minus Neil Young - would regroup several times
during the next dozen years. And all four would get together again in
1988 for the hit single and album "American Dream."
1973-The
House of Representatives received formal approval of the appointment
of female pages in 1972. Today
the 934d Congress, appointed Felda Looper as the successor to Gene Cox,
who, for three hours, had served as the first female page 34 years earlier.
1974----Top
Hits
The Loco-Motion -
Grand Funk
The Streak - Ray
Stevens
Dancing Machine -
The Jackson 5
Is It Wrong (For
Loving You) - Sonny James
1982----Top
Hits
Chariots of Fire
- Titles - Vangelis
Ebony and Ivory -
Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder
Don’t Talk to Strangers
- Rick Springfield
Always on My Mind
- Willie Nelson
1985
- The first McDonald’s restaurant -- in Des Plaines, IL -- became the
first museum of the fast-food business. McMannequins, McPosters and
loads of McPhotos display years of hamburger McProgress http://www.mcdonalds.com/countries/usa/corporate/info/museum/index.html
1990----Top
Hits
Nothing Compares
2 U - Sinead O’Connor
Vogue - Madonna
All I Wanna Do is
Make Love to You - Heart
Help Me Hold On -
Travis Tritt
1996-Basketball
player Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced his retirement for the second
time form the Los Angeles Lakers. Johnson had first retired before the
start of the 1991-92 NBA season when he learned he was HIV-positive.
Other players rebuffed his attempts to come back for the 1992-93 season,
but he did play 32 games in 1995-96.
While we “celebrate “birthdays, today is an exception, Frank Sinatra,
82, dies in Los Angeles, 1998. The
Chairman of the Board has left the room.
NBA Finals Champions
This Date
1981
Boston
Celtics.
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Baseball
Poem
THE GREATEST HITTER THAT EVER LIVED
He
made his name with a stick of ash,
He
carved his memory with each mighty crash
What
he did fulfilled his greatest dreams
Clouting
that little orb with the hand stitched seams
He
parried with pitchers with the keenest of eye
With
all of their wizardry they couldn't get by
He
beat them with patience, his perfected skill
Few
were up to overcoming his enduring will
With
practice and determination he earned his wage
Towering
over home plate was his center stage
Quick
and smooth, the sweetest swing
In
a game of hitters he was truly King
From
start to finish he awed fan and foe
From
April to October he was a one man show
On
a gray cloudy day he shined like the Sun
His
final at bat he bid us farewell with number 521
Heroes
come and go but for me it'll never be the same
None
can compare to the Splendid Splinter, the Legend
Mr.
Teddy Ballgame.
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