94 YEAR OLD BUCK O'NEIL WAS NOT ELECTED TO THE SPECIAL NEGRO HALL
ELECTION BUT WAS ASKED BY THE HALL TO INTRODUCE THEM ON INDUCTION
SUNDAY-7/30/2006 IN COOPERSTOWN. A CLASS ACT, HE GAVE HIS SPEECH
CLOSING WITH A REMARK THAT GIL HODGES SHOULD BE IN THE HALL AND WAS
GREETED BY RACHAEL ROBINSON AFTER HIS SPEECH. WE HOPE BUCK GETS IN
SOON AS MANY FEEL HE SHOULD.
MAYBE BUCK'S REMARKS WILL GIVE GIL THE ADDITIONAL VOTES HE NEEDS THIS
DECEMBER WHEN THE VET COMMITTE VOTES AGAIN.