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Mattymo · 11-11-2008, 06:45 PM

April 26, 1911

“Hey kid, have a seat,” said a smiling Mr. Hoffman, “I’d like to talk to you about some things.”

Francis nodded his head and obliged by sitting down. Mr. Hoffman put his feet up on his desk, took a puff of his cigar, then grabbed a base ball from his desk and tossed it up in the air.

“You having a good time, playing for the Maple Leafs?” asked Mr. Hoffman.

“Y-yes sir,” replied Francis, “As I told you before, I’ve always loved base ball. And the guys are great.”

Mr. Hoffman laughed.

“Good, because we want you to keep playing for us,” said Mr. Hoffman, still tossing the ball up in the air, “In fact, Coach Wheeler thinks you should be in the starting lineup next week when we open the season.”

Francis felt all this excitement building within him, but he stayed calm.

Mr. Hoffman nodded, “And I agree with him.” He then tossed the ball to Francis, who caught it.

“Now this doesn’t mean the work is over,” said Mr. Hoffman, getting up from his chair, “you have some talent, but there’s a lot of work to do. I think you could be the best player in this league. Therefore, everyday before the game, I want you at the park by 2:00 to work with Coach Morrison on hitting.”

“Sure, sir, no problem,” said Francis, “But what about work?”

“Well I wanted to talk to you about that as well,” answered Hoffman, “Have you been studying up on banking?”

Francis nodded.

Mr. Hoffman put some coins on the desk in front of Francis. “Take this and go by yourself a couple suits tonight,” he said, pointing at Francis, “Tomorrow you start working with the investment department.”

“Thank you sir!” Francis exclaimed as he stood up.

“You earned it kid, now get out of here,” Mr. Hoffman said as he left.

Francis nodded and began to leave, then stopped. “Sir, is Jacky going to make the club?” he asked.

“Well Frank, honestly, I heard about what happened in P.J.’s Pub, and I don’t think the guys would appreciate having Heath Fry around after what he did to Jacky,” replied Mr. Hoffman.

Francis nodded and looked down.

“I appreciated your honesty, Frank. We can’t have a new guy like Heath starting bar fights, it’s no good for morale. So Heath will start out in the lower league and we’ll see what he can do to earn his stripes.”

“Y-yes sir, well thank you Mr. Hoffman,” said Francis as he turned to walk out the door.

“No problem kid. Oh and call me Greg.”

11-11-2008, 06:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mattymo All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colchester, CT Posts: 1,424	April 26, 1911 “Hey kid, have a seat,” said a smiling Mr. Hoffman, “I’d like to talk to you about some things.” Francis nodded his head and obliged by sitting down. Mr. Hoffman put his feet up on his desk, took a puff of his cigar, then grabbed a base ball from his desk and tossed it up in the air. “You having a good time, playing for the Maple Leafs?” asked Mr. Hoffman. “Y-yes sir,” replied Francis, “As I told you before, I’ve always loved base ball. And the guys are great.” Mr. Hoffman laughed. “Good, because we want you to keep playing for us,” said Mr. Hoffman, still tossing the ball up in the air, “In fact, Coach Wheeler thinks you should be in the starting lineup next week when we open the season.” Francis felt all this excitement building within him, but he stayed calm. Mr. Hoffman nodded, “And I agree with him.” He then tossed the ball to Francis, who caught it. “Now this doesn’t mean the work is over,” said Mr. Hoffman, getting up from his chair, “you have some talent, but there’s a lot of work to do. I think you could be the best player in this league. Therefore, everyday before the game, I want you at the park by 2:00 to work with Coach Morrison on hitting.” “Sure, sir, no problem,” said Francis, “But what about work?” “Well I wanted to talk to you about that as well,” answered Hoffman, “Have you been studying up on banking?” Francis nodded. Mr. Hoffman put some coins on the desk in front of Francis. “Take this and go by yourself a couple suits tonight,” he said, pointing at Francis, “Tomorrow you start working with the investment department.” “Thank you sir!” Francis exclaimed as he stood up. “You earned it kid, now get out of here,” Mr. Hoffman said as he left. Francis nodded and began to leave, then stopped. “Sir, is Jacky going to make the club?” he asked. “Well Frank, honestly, I heard about what happened in P.J.’s Pub, and I don’t think the guys would appreciate having Heath Fry around after what he did to Jacky,” replied Mr. Hoffman. Francis nodded and looked down. “I appreciated your honesty, Frank. We can’t have a new guy like Heath starting bar fights, it’s no good for morale. So Heath will start out in the lower league and we’ll see what he can do to earn his stripes.” “Y-yes sir, well thank you Mr. Hoffman,” said Francis as he turned to walk out the door. “No problem kid. Oh and call me Greg.”