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Big Six · 12-13-2005, 05:09 PM

Boston Herald, February 20, 1933

BIG LEAGUE CLUBS SAID TO BE COURTING YOUNG O'FARRELL
Will He Choose Pro Baseball or Notre Dame Football?

SOUTH DEERFIELD--The strapping eighteen-year-old had just scored twelve points to lead his high school basketball team to a victory in the first round of the playoffs, and the men standing before him with notebooks paid almost no attention to that accomplishment.

They were far more interested in the young man's words concerning two other sports, more specifically, to which of them he will be devoting most of his time once he graduates from Deerfield Academy in June.

The young man is Mike O'Farrell, and he doesn't have a definitive answer to this question, which over the past week has become a much more pointed one.

Young O'Farrell has earned All-State honors as a football player twice, and is considered a sure bet to achieve the same recognition in baseball this spring. O'Farrell, the son of Red Sox Hall of Famer and general manager Pat O'Farrell, has been offered a football scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where the coaches have given their blessing to his desire to continue playing baseball, too.

On the diamond, O'Farrell is a hard-throwing righthanded pitcher. He just passed his eighteenth birthday, and this week he has reportedly been offered contracts by five major league baseball clubs. It is said that both Chicago clubs and the Washington Senators are among them; the Red Sox have issued no statement regarding any offers to O'Farrell.

"We haven't announced anything about any offers to any players yet," Pat O'Farrell commented. "Do you honestly think I would say something that would place any more pressure on my own son than already exists? What kind of father would do that?" he added, visibly displeased with a question about the Red Sox' intentions regarding his son.

"When I make up my mind about my plans, I'll make an announcement," Mike O'Farrell said calmly, displaying remarkable poise. "Right now, I want to enjoy the rest of my basketball season. We're hoping to win a state championship. Then it's time for my last high school baseball season. I want to really enjoy these last few months with my teammates here at Deerfield."

12-13-2005, 05:09 PM	#924
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,145	Pressure Boston Herald, February 20, 1933 BIG LEAGUE CLUBS SAID TO BE COURTING YOUNG O'FARRELL Will He Choose Pro Baseball or Notre Dame Football? SOUTH DEERFIELD--The strapping eighteen-year-old had just scored twelve points to lead his high school basketball team to a victory in the first round of the playoffs, and the men standing before him with notebooks paid almost no attention to that accomplishment. They were far more interested in the young man's words concerning two other sports, more specifically, to which of them he will be devoting most of his time once he graduates from Deerfield Academy in June. The young man is Mike O'Farrell, and he doesn't have a definitive answer to this question, which over the past week has become a much more pointed one. Young O'Farrell has earned All-State honors as a football player twice, and is considered a sure bet to achieve the same recognition in baseball this spring. O'Farrell, the son of Red Sox Hall of Famer and general manager Pat O'Farrell, has been offered a football scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where the coaches have given their blessing to his desire to continue playing baseball, too. On the diamond, O'Farrell is a hard-throwing righthanded pitcher. He just passed his eighteenth birthday, and this week he has reportedly been offered contracts by five major league baseball clubs. It is said that both Chicago clubs and the Washington Senators are among them; the Red Sox have issued no statement regarding any offers to O'Farrell. "We haven't announced anything about any offers to any players yet," Pat O'Farrell commented. "Do you honestly think I would say something that would place any more pressure on my own son than already exists? What kind of father would do that?" he added, visibly displeased with a question about the Red Sox' intentions regarding his son. "When I make up my mind about my plans, I'll make an announcement," Mike O'Farrell said calmly, displaying remarkable poise. "Right now, I want to enjoy the rest of my basketball season. We're hoping to win a state championship. Then it's time for my last high school baseball season. I want to really enjoy these last few months with my teammates here at Deerfield." __________________ My dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: 2014 inductee, OOTP Dynasty Hall of Fame Kenilworth: A Town and its Team: fun with a fictional league Last edited by Big Six; 12-13-2005 at 05:12 PM.