Children Are Our Most Valuable Natural Resource.

I Send You My Hearty Congratulations Upon Beginning The Thirtieth Year Of Your Great Career As Manager Of The New York Giants, In Which You Have Done So Much To Uphold The Traditions Of Clean Sportsmanship In The Most Beloved National Game.

To Go Fishing Is The Chance To Wash One's Soul With Pure Air, With The Rush Of The Brook, Or With The Shimmer Of Sun On Blue Water. It Brings Meekness And Inspiration From The Decency Of Nature, Charity Toward Tackle-makers, Patience Toward Fish, A Mockery Of Profits And Egos, A Quieting Of Hate, A Rejoicing That You Do Not Have To Decide A Darned Thing Until Next Week. And It Is Discipline In The Equality Of Men - For All Men Are Equal Before Fish.

I Want More Runs In Baseball Itself. When You Were Raised On A Sandlot, Where The Scores Ran Twenty-three To Sixty-one, You Yearn For Something More Than A Five To Two Score. You Know As Well As I Do That The Excitement, Temperature And Decibels Of Any Big Game Today Rise Instantly When There Is Someone On Base. It Reaches Ecstasy When Somebody Makes A Run.

To The Engineer Falls The Job Of Clothing The Bare Bones Of Science With Life, Comfort, And Hope.

I Am Sure I'd Have Made A Better All-around Man If I Hadn't Lost So Much Time Just Making A Living.