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From: kirsch@staff.tc.umn.edu (Dave 'Almost Cursed the Jays' Kirsch)
Subject: Re: Harry Caray
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In article <34592@oasys.dt.navy.mil> odell@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Bernard O'farmer
by the'Dell) writes:
>Being an old time Cardinal Fan-now relocated to the NVA area-I can
>recall that Harry was not at all "popular" with old man Busch, who,
>as I understand it, fired him and kicked him out of St. Louis.
>
>I am not quite sure of the reasons, but the old man was certainly
>not "enraptured" by ole Harry.

  But maybe his wife was :-) 

  I don't claim to know whether it's true or not, but a couple different
people (totally unrelated) have said Harry was 'relieved' of his duties
because he had more than platonic relations with Augie Busch's wife.
Judgement is left to the individual, cuz I sure don't claim to be an
impeachable source in this case. 

-- 
Dave Hung Like a Jim Acker Slider Kirsch      Blue Jays - Do it again in '93 
kirsch@staff.tc.umn.edu                        New .. quotes out of context!
"Not to beat a dead horse, but it's been a couple o' weeks .. this 
 disappoints me..punishments..discharges..jackhammering.." - Stephen Lawrence 
