Ponder Points

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The men of Boys Ranch

Cal Farley grew up in rural Minnesota, plowing fields on his family’s struggling farm. At age 16, he received an offer to play semi-professional baseball, but World War I intervened. By the late 1930s, Cal was playing semi-professional ball by day and wrestling by night in Amarillo. A fan favorite at the ballpark, Cal would deliberately hit foul balls over the f...

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