[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[September 6, 1992]
[Page 1488]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks Prior to a Redbirds Baseball Game in Louisville, Kentucky
September 6, 1992

    Thank you all. What a wonderful holiday welcome. We've got to see a 
ball game now. Thank you very much. May I just first say what a 
privilege and thrill it is for Barbara and me to be here. I want to 
thank Stan for the introduction. I've just been in one of the dugouts 
talking to the Redbirds, and I also salute the Indianapolis ball club 
here today. We've going to treat them very kindly. Aren't we, you guys?
    But may I also say as an old baseball fan, to be here with Pee Wee 
Reese, that's a great treat for me, an old fan of his. Also Paul 
Hornung, I've watched him day-in and day-out, not only in college ball 
but when he was up there at Green Bay, a superb athlete, a great citizen 
of Kentucky.
    And single out two coaches, Coach Crum and Coach Schnellenberger. 
Somebody once told me that playing a tie ball game is like kissing your 
sister. Well, I want to tell you this: The coach did the right thing 
yesterday. He did it the American way. He took a real shot at it, and we 
are proud of him and proud of that ball club of his, the Cardinals.
    Let me end it by just simply saying I'm here to salute Harvest 
U.S.A. and Kentucky Harvest. Stan is right, the heartbeat in Louisville 
and Lexington, Indianapolis, is far louder and far clearer than the 
heartbeat up in Washington. When one American pitches in to help 
another, as you're doing now for the victims of this terribly 
devastating hurricane in south Florida and then again in Louisiana, we 
salute you. One neighbor helping another, that is the American spirit, 
the American way. That is what we mean when we talk about Points of 
Light.
    May God bless you all, and may God bless this wonderful American 
spirit. Thank you so much.

                    Note: The President spoke at 12:46 p.m. at Cardinal 
                        Stadium. In his remarks, he referred to Stan 
                        Curtis, founder of Kentucky Harvest; and Denny 
                        Crum, head basketball coach, and Howard 
                        Schnellenberger, head football coach, University 
                        of Louisville.