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Posted By: Max Weder

My father was the spelling bee champion of Detroit sometime around 1930, went to many Tigers games, but never kept a scorebook or a baseball card from his youth.

As for "forte", http://www.dictionary.com lists both pronunciations as acceptible, and I actually think forte would be the preferred pronunciation, given its Latin/Italian roots (if French, it would only deal with a feminine forte)

Wondering why Americans pronounce "foyer" "foyer",

Max