Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Hanks Mother
Ready for Son
To Join Army
BY EDGAR HAYES

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NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-'My boy
is lust like any other young Ameri-
can. II he is called. he will answer
willingly" Hank Greenber IS
mother, seated in the living room
of their home in the Bronx. over
looking Crotona Park. told her
feelings concerning her famous
son and the army.
"All over the country. thou
sands Of boys are being called.
No matter what they are doing
they must forget IL and join up.
Like the mothers of these boys.
/ pray that God will send them
ali back 10 us without making
them 20 through the horrors of
war. Rich boys and poor boys
are going and when my boy Is
called he will do his share"
The war in Europe has been q
bitter blow 10 Mrs. Greenberg. A
quiet. unassuming person who
lives for her family and friends,
she knows the terror that has
overrun the homes of many people
she once knew. For Mrs. Green
berg wasn't always here. She and
her husband came from the same
part of Rumania- met-here- and
were married. Rumania is not a
peaceful home TO many Of the peo-
pie she left there a third of CEN
fury ago. but her heart goes out
TO them in their sufferings.
While Hank is known in every
corner of the earth as one OF the
greatest of all ball players. he is
Just one of her sons. She divides
her conversation between him and
the others.
did you know Joe was mar
ried just four or five weeks ago.
Wait q minute, I'll show you a
picture. Joe Is working with his
dad. He Il going hack to Shreve-
port In the Spring. All my boys
are doing well.
Maybe Hank will get mar
ried some day. He loves a home
and home-cooked meals. He
never misses q chance to come
home during the season and
usually he brings one Of the
players with him. And he brags
about his mammals cooking.
Once he missed an exhibition
game because he knew / was
fixing his favorite dish and he
stayed over. The manager fined
him $50, but he wrote and told
me the meal was worth Ii.
Despite rumors, Hank hasn't
any serious romance. When the
right girl comes along, he will
marry her. He has several
nephews here. One, three years
old, says he Is little Hank but
his real name Is Donald"
The Greenberg living room has
many of Hanks trophies. There is
a baseball which says Hank
Greenberg, home run king and
most valuable player, Beaumont.
1892" and is autographed by the
players. Among the familiar names
were Del Baker, L. T. Howe, Flea
Clifton and Pete Fox.
Another trophy was presented
to Hank by the baseball writers
of New York. Autographed bats
and other cups are placed around
for the friends to see. There is
just one picture of Hank in the
room. And it isn't of Hank, the
great ball player. 1t is just a pic
ture of Hank and his brother, Joe.
Just one of the family pictures on
the piano.
"Hank has friends all over the
country. At Christmas time car
loads of presents arrive. We
have n small family, so we give
most of the food, turkeys and
fruits, to friends and needy peo-
pie we know. Hank writes to
each person, thanking them for
their Kindness" his mother said.
Hank, only I call him Hymie,
never misses q chance TO buy me
q present. Last year he bought
his father q new car. even though
he didn't need Il. He sent me
lot of dates from California be-
fore he sailed for Hawaii.
did you see the picture of
Hank In the paper packing for
the trip TO Honolulu. Well, when
the time comes he will pack just
rs quickly whether IL Is to 60 to
the Tiger camp or the army
camp"