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One year, in 1955, 

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Sid Herlong was the Congressman from, 

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he was a Congressman from Florida. He was also our neighbor. 

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And, he invited the team - Daytona was in his district. 

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And he invited Congress down for spring break and we had spring training. 

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At that time, the Cleveland Indians trained in Daytona. 

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I actually got to play. I played left field because they were a little short.

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But then they had a spring game. It was great fun. 

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They were intensely and competitively played. 

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We wanted to win. I mean, we really did. 

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I remember, "Throw it over there, Gene!"

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or "Throw it over there, Stew!"

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It didn’t matter,it didn’t matter to me, that 
these were some of the most powerful men in the world. 

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They were teammates. For those two nights, at least, 

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it was "George, Stew, Gene, Pat." We were all a team.