No No: A Dockumentary Page #5

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with dad, and he had the kids

that he played with in Compton,

where the shop was,

which I didn't know.

But he knew all of them, all the

little so-called gang members

but he knew all of them, all the

little so-called gang members

and all of that.

He'd say,

"son, they alright."

I said, "okay.

You gonna get in

some trouble there."

Sure enough, he got us

in trouble.

He liked the lifestyle.

But, you know, his daddy was

his... you know, his backbone.

See, big dock took care

of everybody, you know.

He took care of that family,

you know.

He helped kept them together.

You know, junior had to

be home at ten o'clock.

You know, junior had to

be home at ten o'clock.

Okay?

And at ten o'clock,

junior was home.

My Uncle would be in the

audience, and when dock

would strike somebody out,

he'd jump up,

and he'd just start hollering,

and he jumps up.

Then he has to take...

He has asthma,

so he has to take

these inhalers.

And as dock would do something

good on the field,

he'd take and start

inhaling himself.

(Breathes heavily) Because,

you know, he's wheezing.

And dock would tell me, "see,

he shouldn't even be here

and dock would tell me, "see,

he shouldn't even be here

at this baseball game."

Marsha Hoffman:
That sounded

just like him!

"He's gonna die sitting out here

at this baseball game

cheering for me."

Everybody in our neighborhood...

Most of all the best players,

you always wanted to play

on Chet brewer's team.

Chet was an ex-negro league

player, but he had an

affiliation with Pittsburgh.

And so all of us tried to play

on his team because he had the

best players, and a lot of

scouts would come watch

best players, and a lot of

scouts would come watch

his team play.

If you talk to people

about Chet brewer,

he's in the same breath

as satchel Paige.

Chet could throw sinkers.

He could throw curveballs.

He could throw fastballs.

He could spot the ball.

And some of the pitches

that he had,

dock picked up.

That's where dock

got his stuff from.

At that time, dock was

a youngster, but he was

always a little bit above

and more knowledgeable

than most of the other guys

around the neighborhood.

He asked a lot of questions.

He asked a lot of questions.

"Well, why you do this?"

"Well, how you make

that ball do this?"

When he was on the ball field,

he was in command.

He was our number one starter.

Dock:
I used to always

tell my first wife,

"I'm gonna be in

the big leagues.

I ain't gonna be home."

(Music)

Dock didn't really get hooked up

with girls until he met Paula.

I was George Washington's

first black homecoming queen.

Dock was my escort, because

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