Author: John - Doves

Ernest Vaughn could be excused if his head was spinning a bit. Five meetings in five cities in six days. Meetings with city fathers in Milwaukee, Des Moines, Columbus, Indianapolis… all of whom asserted that yes, they would love a major league baseball team, but no, they didn’t have any interest in making the necessary…

It was thought that in her still-delicate condition since the rescue, that it would be inadvisable for Dorothy Vaughn to leave her home any more than absolutely necessary.  Consequently, the reading of Jack Vaughn’s will was held in an office at St. James Cathedral, combining that occasion with the planned memorial service.  John Isaacs, the…

Jack Vaughn was a sound sleeper, and what eventually woke him was not the sound of the ship hitting the iceberg, but the shouting outside the stateroom he shared with his wife.  As his head cleared, he realized that the deck beneath him was tilted at an odd angle.  Throwing an overcoat over his pajamas,…

The winning Doves teams of a few years ago were driven by players in their 30s, so it was perhaps inevitable that the team would then face a major rebuilding period.  Management has tried filling in the gaps with marginal free agents and trade acquisitions, trying to appease owner Jack Vaughn, but with very limited…

“Hey…the new meat is here!” “Hello new meat…Does your ma know you’re at the ball park?” “New meat???  More like fresh fish…” “Or maybe not-so-fresh fish, if my nose ain’t playin’ tricks on me!” The catcalls seemed to come from every corner of the locker room as the new players entered the Moline inner sanctum…