MY
BAS
EBALI
BOY
Six of her sons played pro
ball and two are stars
yet this isn't a baseball
story; it's a mother's warm recollections of a Depression
family that had fun
and found success
By MRS. VERNON BOYER
as told to Neal Russo
for a long time, and the bills piled up. Ken took
just enough of his bonus for a down payment on
his first car, and he gave the rest of it to us for
the doctor. So what happened? It turned out that
Vernon's trouble wasn't with his heart at all : an
ulcer was what was bothering him.
When Cletis and Ronnie got bonuses for sign
ing baseball contracts, Vernon and I got a new
car. About four years ago we moved into a big
nine-room house that used to belong to a doctor.
A big house comes in handy for us because we
have reunions. Last time we had 46 people in; we
have a. .total of 22 grandchildren and one on the
way one is always on the way, it seems.
The girls do all the work because the boys are
pretty good eaters, and I can't keep up with them
all. I did make my own bread and lots of country
rolls, and you should have seen them disappear.
No wonder all my boys are over six feet tall. Ver
non is 5 feet, 11. Cletis is crazy about homemade
ice cream, fried chicken, and chocolate pie. I
think he could eat a gallon of ice cream in a day.
WHEN KEN is coming, I always know just
what to serve. He loves those beets I've been
putting up in vinegar for years. "I can't get them
anywhere but in Alba," he always says.
Sometimes Vernon and I visit the boys during
the baseball season. They always want us to stay
longer, but we don't like to get in their way, even
though they say we're not any bother. But we
want tojnake sure they keep their minds on their
work. After all, baseball is their bread and butter.
For the same reason, we have never gone to
visit our boys in Florida training. Besides, we've
always had a few young ones at home, and we
have never been keen on leaving youngsters home
by themselves. Of course, we did get away last
year to see Cletis hit that homer, and now that
our baby is getting to be a young lady, maybe
we'll see more games.
I'm sure my boys will be in more World Series.
It certainly won't be like watching them out in
that cornfield which Vernon worked so hard to
lime and trim. But what if both the Cardinals
and Yankees should win the pennant this year.
Who would we cheer for then?
Well, anyway, we'd have a lot of fun, just like
we always have had.
Family Weekly, July 7. 1961
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