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barry arnoldgreat stories!!
as far as pre-war-- when i was in grad. school in '75, I got to see
Jo Dimaggio and Johnny vander meer play in an old timers game.
When Jo rounded the bases upon hitting a homerun, he waved at me in the stands,knowingly, or at the other 500 behind me.
a bit more personal,but not pre-war--
in 1980 i had the privilege of teaching Hank Aaron's daughter in a prep school in Atlanta and got a hand shake and baseball signed Best Wishes to
Barry Arnold from the Home Run King himself.
His daughter did really well in my class. 
all the best,
barry