Show Student Becomes k Pro-Baseball Pro JA t 1 Player t. t At Earl Early Age A i.- i. Of Nineteen by Laurie Jones Dewayne Hartman is not an average 19 year old but he is a full time student at moreover he plays single A baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies Raised in Lewton Oklahoma where he began playing baseball at the age of 7 he was the state all-state star on his high school baseball team He was picked in the first round of draft by the Phillies during the Summer of 1986 At that time he was playing for the AAI Olympic team There is no such thing on this earth as something for nothing Whatever we inherit of wealth knowledge or institutions from the past has been paid for by the labor and sacrifice of preceding generations William Graham Sumner Hartman explained that there are the single A double A and the triple A teams in major league bas baseball b ll He plays during the Summer months and it is nearing the time when he will leave for Spring training Now that he has signed for professional professional professional baseball he will never be eligible for college ball if the pros dont don't work out but he said he doesn't mind He made 37 for the season last year and he hopes to move up in inthe inthe inthe the majors in a few years So what is a professional baseball player from Oklahoma doing here at Well Hartman commented I met a good friend on the team who attends the University of Utah and through him I decided to move to Utah Hartman said that if he doesn't make the major league pros he will probably finish his schooling back in Oklahoma and go on to be a Physical Therapist At age 19 DeWayne Hartman has a bright future ahead of him We shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify labor and put brains and skill into the common occupations of life There is no defense or security security security rity for any of us except in the r highest intelligence and development development development develop develop- ment of all Booker T. T Washington |