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The Path to the Majors

Over the years Washington players have taken different, often bizarre routes, to the majors. Some like Bert Shepard had to make a detour on the way that took him over Nazi Germany. Lew Drill’s case is unique. He probably never desired a professional career. He was a student at Georgetown working towards his law degree. …

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