Word: kromer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sharp-eyed Neal Kromer. manager of the Bogert Builders of the rival Knee-High League, had been impressed by the two youngsters' strong throwing arms and their better-than-.400 batting averages. He offered them free taxi rides to and from every game, flashy jackets and future trips to New York if only they would jump from the Jets and sign with the Builders. Flattered as any bonus baby, the kids agreed...
When word leaked out last week, the contract jumpers were promptly cut from the Builders' roster. But Manager Kromer had no apologies for his bonuses. He had no fancy ballyard, he said; how else could he lure players? His words went unheeded. Fearful lest the youngsters be embarrassed by the publicity, local papers kept their names out of stories of the scandal. One of the boys is already back in a Jet uniform thanks to his father's appeal to the league's board of governors. The other, unfortunately, has yet to report back and apologize...