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Rumors
Boston Globe, May 27, 1937
O'FARRELL SUPPOSEDLY OFFERED CONTRACT WITH SOX
Notre Dame Hurler, Pat O'Farrell's Son, Pursued By Several Clubs
BOSTON--Sources within the Boston Red Sox organization indicate that the club has offered a contract to Mike O'Farrell, a righthanded pitcher who recently graduated from the University of Notre Dame. O'Farrell, 22, is a Massachusetts native who starred in three sports at Deerfield Academy before accepting a scholarship from Notre Dame to play football and baseball. He was named a second team All-American in both his junior and senior years.
At least a half dozen major league teams are hotly pursuing O'Farrell. Two days ago, he was said to be very close to inking a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but as of this morning the athletic 6'1" hurler was still a free agent.
There is also a possibility that O'Farrell, who distinguished himself as a quarterback and safety at Notre Dame, will sign a contract with a National Football League team. "I enjoy football, too," O'Farrell said several days ago. "If you had asked me last week which I'd rather play professionally, I would have told you football. Today, it's a tossup."
Mike O'Farrell is, of course, the son of Red Sox general manager Pat O'Farrell. Pat O'Farrell refused to comment on any possible negotiations with his son, except to say that the Red Sox would handle talks with him just as they would any player with whom they were considering a contractual agreement.
"My son is seriously considering a career as a professional baseball player, and consequently, any discussions the Red Sox have with him will be conducted in a very professional manner," O'Farrell told reporters yesterday...
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