Davey Jones Locker

[mouse]

One of the memories I have of him was Bob Prince mentioning the night he (Veale). He said *no one* dug in against him that night.

[Doc]

I was playing ball in my teens when Veale pitched here. We always used to imagine what it would be like to stand in the batter's box with him on the mound. He had to be 53-55 feet from home plate when he released the ball. It would've been frightening.

Also, does anyone remember how on those steamy summer nights when he pitched, he'd pull out from his back pocket that handkerchief that seemed the size of a table cloth to wipe the fog from his glasses? That had to freak out the hitters.

[mouse]

Oops - I left out that Veale had broken glasses that night, so went without.