ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː dɪskˈʌvɚd ðæt spˈoːɹtsɹaɪɾɚ hˈaɪ tˈɜːkɪn lˈɪvd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈɔːɹnɚ fɹʌm hˌɪm, ænd ðə tˈuː stɹˈʌk ˌʌp ɐ fɹˈɛndʃɪp.
In 1944, he discovered that sportswriter Hy Turkin lived around the corner from him, and the two struck up a friendship.