As we write these notes, we are at the last of the “dog days of August,” which the ancients thought to cause man hysterics among other maladies. This would probably fit with the election cycle; but these seers did not mention baseball, some of which “is the fate of us all” (Frost). We examined the pennant races at this point and noted the improbable probability that Baltimore and Washington could face each other in the World Series. It was timely then for a long phone call with Dick Barr to compare Brooklyn recollections. Dick loved Goody Rosen and Dolph Camelli. I tended toward PeeWee and Reiser and Campy. Dick, however, would not lay claim to one Bob Barr, who pitched two innings in 1935; ERA 3.86—not in his DNA. 


Kilt and Jeannie Andrew (Scarborough, Maine) hosted their annual reunion with Steve Wilson and Ken Harvey. Kilt does some maple sugaring and also maintains a certified woodlot. For Kilt happiness is two chainsaws and a brush-hook. 


Bill Lenderking provided a concise history of his ancestors’ service for the Union in the Civil War: Five brothers enlisted, two were killed; his great-grandfather was wounded at Antietam, recovered, served again, was captured and imprisoned at Andersonville, Georgia. Bill is compiling a memoir based on their letters from those years. We would appreciate hearing from others with family recollections of the war. 


Sadly, we report the passing of Bill Bronk, Bob Garvey, Bris Lang and John Rocray. Also, we just learned that Elliott Hersey passed away on August 30 after a long and courageous battle with inclusion body myositis, a degenerative, inflammatory muscle disease.


Now would be a good time to send a year-end check to support the Dartmouth College Fund and Woody Goss and his team. 


—Ken Lundstrom, 1101 Exchange Place, #1106, Durham, NC 27713; (919) 206-4639; kenlundstrom@yahoo.com