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TI: So after Bailey Gatzert, so you went Central School and then Bailey Gatzert, then where did you go?

TK: Central School. Bailey Gatzert had only six, up to sixth grade. Bailey Gatzert, Bailey Gatzert had up to sixth grade, so we had to separate from there. And depending on where we lived, some fellows went to Pacific School, some went to Central School, and some went to well, South Side.

TI: Okay, so you went to Central School for your seventh grade.

TK: Central was sixth and seventh.

TI: Sixth and seventh grade.

TK: Sixth, seventh, and eighth. Yeah, sixth, seventh, and eighth. Somewhere around there.

TI: So when I went to school, used to call it like junior high school. Is that what they called it?

TK: They didn't have junior high school then. You went to eighth grade and then you went to high school.

TI: Okay. So high school, ninth grade, where did you go for high school?

TK: High school, Broadway. They don't have it now.

TI: Right, that's the, now, I think it's the campus of the Seattle Central Community College.

TK: That's it.

TI: That's where Broadway is. So any memories of either Central School or Broadway High School? What was school like in those days?

TK: I don't know. I don't have anything special. I was, I didn't go try out for athletics or anything. I mean, sports or anything. My older brother played baseball. He was very well-known at the school. But other than that...

TI: So how was that for you, sort of following in the footsteps of your brothers, one of which was a really good athlete? Was that easy or hard?

TK: Didn't make any difference to me.

TI: So you mentioned your, your brother was older, played baseball, people knew him. Do you ever recall watching him play, like high school baseball?

TK: Yeah, the, there was a championship game between Garfield and Broadway. And Broadway was, I think, four, four runs behind. And I remember, it was full bases for Broadway. And my brother hit a home run to tie the score. I thought that was very exciting, although they lost the game. But I think, a chance like that doesn't come up, except in the movies.

TI: So this was like the city championship for high schools between Broadway and Garfield, the championship game?

TK: No, no. Well, that was a championship game, but they lost it at the end. But that was the only one I remember.

TI: Do you recall which field they were playing on?

TK: It was at Broadway Playfield.

TI: So Broadway, right there. Same field.

TK: I don't know if it's still there now.

TI: Yeah, I think it's still there, the same Broadway field. And if, so what position did your brother play in high school.

TK: He was first base.

TI: And when you remember that game, how many people were there? Was it pretty crowded?

TK: Well, the stands were crowded.

TI: That must have been exciting.

TK: Well, they didn't have too many seats on the stands anyway. Maybe a hundred people could sit in there, I don't know.

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