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Aaron Gorman, Clip 4: Trying out for baseball

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Aaron Gorman
Date: Time Period: 1930s; 2010-12-17; Interview recorded: December 17 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension: Total running time: 0:02:37
Creator: Aaron Gorman interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20555 gorman_aaron_clip4

Description: One day while delivering newspapers for his father, Mr. Gorman decided to go try out for the baseball team. He went to over to Victory Field, but the practice was almost finished. The coach told him it was too late to try out, but Gorman convinced coach to let him try. He hit every ball thrown to him. He came back the next day for a practice, and watched Phil Rizzuto, pitch. Mr. Gorman hit a triple, and made the team.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20662

Creator : Aaron Gorman interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1930s; 2010-12-17; Interview recorded: December 17 2010

Summary/Description : One day while delivering newspapers for his father, Mr. Gorman decided to go try out for the baseball team. He went to over to Victory Field, but the practice was almost finished. The coach told him it was too late to try out, but Gorman convinced coach to let him try. He hit every ball thrown to him. He came back the next day for a practice, and watched Phil Rizzuto, pitch. Mr. Gorman hit a triple, and made the team.

Subject : Baseball stories

Rights : This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Forest Park, Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY Fresh Meadows (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity.; Total running time: 0:02:37

Identifier : aql:20555 gorman_aaron_clip4

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This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.


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