How else could he have acquired such a stock of illuminating facts and entertaining stories about the rich history of this endlessly fascinating sport
often working from the quotations written on small slips of paper and stuck into his pockets
a casual commitment to the rulebook and makeshift facilities
On the day this photo was taken
let me offer a few reflections from the past 8 years
Pets of All Kinds collection-times-history How else could he haveOn Feb. 5, 1956, about 100 dogs, cats and lesser creatures turned out for what a Times staff writer called a howling good time at the thirty fourth annual pet show. The article goes on to describe the swaths of creatures that attended the event at the Madison Square Boys Club, including pigeons, parakeets, canaries, goldfish, hamsters, turtles and one snail, Sammy, who was toted around by his 14 year old owner in a small jar thoughtfully lined with