98 Arnold Road
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
Mr. Patrick O'Farrell
148 Cherry Street
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
November 4, 1922
Dear Mr. O'Farrell,
I would first like to congratulate you for the many oustanding achievements that have made your career in baseball such a notable one. Like many of us who grew up in and near Boston, I have followed your fortunes, as well as those of the Red Sox, since I was a boy. I continue to do so as my schedule permits.
You have provided a consistently positive example of sportsmanship, clean living, and hard work for your many fans, proving that it is possible to win without compromising one's integrity.
As you may know, I have become involved in several charitable enterprises, including a golf tournament that is played each year at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. The tournament is held in October of each year, shortly after the conclusion of the baseball season.
I would like to extend to you an invitation to play in next year's tournament. I understand if you will be unable to accept, because it falls so close to the end of your season. I would also like to invite you and your family to a banquet which will be held at The Country Club on November 28, at which you will be recognized as one of the Boston area's most outstanding role models for young men.
I hope you will be able to attend the banquet and participate in our golf tournament. My best wishes to you and your family.
With warmest regards.
Sincerely yours,
Francis D. Ouimet
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Here's a link to a short biography of
Francis Ouimet, who was one of Boston's, and America's greatest sports heroes of Patrick's day. I thought the two of them would probably get along well.