Nick Adams

:Nick Adams was also the name of a Hemingway protagonist.

Early life

The son of a Lithuanian coal miner, he is said to have made money as a teenager by hustling pool games and working as a bat boy for a local baseball team. He was later offered a playing position in minor league baseball but turned it down because he was uninterested in the low pay.

Related Topics:
Lithuanian - Coal miner - Pool - Minor league baseball

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