RichMan,PoorManIrwinShawFirstpublishedinGreatBritainbyWeidenfeldandNicolson1971(c)IrwinShaw1969,1970MrDonnelly,thetrackcoach,endedtheday’spracticeearlybecauseHenryFuller’sfathercamedowntothehighschoolfieldtotellHenrythattheyhadjustgotatelegramfromWashingtonannouncingthatHenry’sbrotherhadbeenkilledinactioninGermany.Henrywastheteam’sbestshot-putter.MrDonnellygaveHenryachancetogoinandchangehisclothesaloneandgohomewithhisfather,thenwhistledtogatherthewholeofthesquadinagroupandsaidtheycouldallgohome,asagestureofrespect.Thebaseballteamwaspractisingonthediamond,butnobodyonthebaseballteamhadlostabrotherthatafternoon,sotheykeptonpractising.RudolphJordache(two-...
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