Westerveld

Westerveld whenever starter Edwin van der Sar is unavailable.

USATODAY.com - Netherlands visit spoils U.S. viewers 2002

When, at school, they had come to the story of the Dutch boy who saved his town from flood by thrusting his finger into the hole in the dike and holding it there until help came, the class, after one look at the accompanying picture in the reader, dubbed young Ben "Dike" Westerveld.

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

Ben Westerveld, the farmer, the monarch over six hundred acres of bounteous bottomland.

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

Westerveld already occupied a position at the top of the column.

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

Ben Westerveld breathed in the strong, pungent smell of onions and garlic and of the earth that seemed to cling to the vegetables, washed clean though they were.

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

Ben Westerveld never said clearly to himself, "I want to marry Bella."

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

The milkman came at six, and he was the good fairy who released Ben Westerveld from durance vile -- or had until the winter months made his coming later and later, so that he became worse than useless as a timepiece.

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

Ben Westerveld, walking down his path to the gate, was more poignantly dramatic than any figure in a rural play.

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

Westerveld still walked with a light, quick step -- for his years.

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

It grew to be a saying in that section that "Ben Westerveld could grow a crop on rock."

One Basket Edna Ferber 1926