Quotes from David Malcolmson

With the Irishmen at bat the dog acts as a charm. He sits at the far end of the dugout. Whoever touches him on his way to the plate will have luck with hi as he swings. Each batter leaving the dugout places his hand on London's head.

The manager gave him a copy of the contract. From a carbon he read aloud, "'In addition said player will be permitted to convey his German shepherd dog on all road trips in his own conveyance.'" He laughed, "A clause to make baseball history. When do we see this famous dog?" "You'll meet him tonight. He'll be on the field.

He not only wanted to talk; he half-believed that, if he talked to his dog as a person, in time London would come to understand. It's the way a child learns the language. All sorts of things are said to a baby; and all at once he knows what is being told him.

Chuck swore he would never leave him again so long as he lived. He lost his own sense of failure in making it up to London for the blow he had dealt him. London responded in a way far beyond anything Chuck could have expected. As a result, Chuck Eisenmann, with London, found a new career crowned by success beyond his highest hopes in the world of baseball.