I Came Up With New Leads For

If I Got Paid, It Was No More Than Five Dollars A Column, And I Still Think I Was Overpaid.

I Wanted To Be A Sportswriter Because I Loved Sports And I Could Not Hit The Curve Ball, The Jump Shot, Or The Opposing Ball Carrier.

I Came Up With New Leads For Game Stories By Being Observant And Clever, By Using The Many Gifts Of The English Language To Intrigue And Hook A Reader.

I Began Learning The Sportswriting Business Very Early In Life.

I Think My Mistakes Were Kind Of Common - Leaning On Cliches And Adjectives In The Place Of Clear, Vivid Writing. But At Least I Knew How To Spell, Which Seems To Be A Rarity These Days.