On The Fly

Podcast - A Ballpark Visit . . . “Are the Tigers playing at home?” As an avid baseball fan, a question I’ve asked many times during my Alumni travels preparing to visit Detroit, MI. However, this time I found that question printed in a tattered, yellowing,  newspaper clipping from the Detroit Free Press dated Saturday, September 25, 1948, carefully tucked away in a scrapbook. The ball-club was and two young boys realized a dream, I can only imagine what that was like . . . Let me get you up to speed. While going through a box of old files from Lori’s father I came across an article titled  Youth’s First City Visit . A piece co-authored by 15-year-old Gerald (Jerry) Davies from the farming community of Marlette, Michigan about his experiences visiting Detroit. The photo journal and article was a promotion sponsored by The Detroit Free Press as a student exchange. Gerald Davies from Marlette MI would meet his namesake Jerry Davies from Detroit, together they would visit and work...