Our noise for some seconds passed beyond excitement into a kind of immense open anguish, a wailing, a cry to be saved. But immortality is nontransferable. The papers said that the others players, and even the umpires on the field, begged him to come out and acknowledge us in some way, but he refused. Gods do not answer letters.

John Updike

Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu

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Topic

Athletes Heroes

Speaker

On Ted Williams's final game at Fenway Park.

Author

John Updike

Source

Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu The New Yorker

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Updike, John. "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu." New Yorker, 22 Oct. 1960.

Current Citation

Updike, John. Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu. Library of America, 2010.

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The 5th Dimension
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Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Rado, James and Gerome Ragni. "Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)." Performed by The 5th Dimension. The Age of Aquarius. Soul City Records, 1969.