Word: ott
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Chief Laboratory Assistant Frederick Ott is the sturdy mechanician who for 43 years has supervised experiments on Inventor Edison's ideas. The man who has for 19 years tried to keep the ideas from public garbling is a precise, British-born lawyer named William Henry Meadowcroft, 76. Last week Secretary Meadowcroft was exasperated by reports that he had predicted 16? per lb.: the present low price of real rubber, as the price of golden-rod rubber.† Neither Inventor Edison nor anyone in his organization could guess yet at manufacturing costs or how many acres of goldenrod would produce...
...Youth is a tremendous asset. Example-The Young Athletics, constantly improving, have caught up with and passed the Old Yankees, once undoubtedly one of the most efficient clubs ever put together. And the Young Giants are potential champions, restrained only by their poor pitching. Individual instances are Young Melvin Ott (not yet 21) of the "Giants" and Young Jimmy Foxx (just past 21) of the "Athletics." Player Ott has made 26 home-runs, is hitting around .324, fields with speed and skill. He is an outfielder, gifted with a rare throwing arm. The "Giants" acquired...
Even more sensational than Player Ott has been Player James Emory Foxx, present first baseman of the "Athletics." A versatile youth, he can play any position except the pitcher's, was used at third base (his favorite spot), in the outfield and at catching before settling down in his present position. Player Foxx went to the Athletics in 1924 from the Easton Team of the litle Eastern Shore (Maryland) League. Last year (the first in which he played more than 100 games) he batted .328. This year he has joined...
...University game summary follows: HARVARD PENNSYLVANIA Ellison, g. g., Douglas Hartnett, pt. pt., Monk Markwett, sp. cp., Utz Lane, 1d. 1d., Button Mulliken, 2d. 2d., Gilson (Pine) Park, 3d. 3d., Borschom Hatch (Pickard), c. c., Ott McQuaid (McGuire), 3a. 3a., Sterling Glenn, 2a. 2a., Edwards Dreier, 1a. 1a., Moore Murphy, o.h. o.h., Johansen Wallance, i.h. i.h., Hirsch...
HARVARDPENNSYLVANIA Ellison, g. g., Douglass Hartnett, pt. pt., Monk Markwett, c.pt. c.pt., Utz Lane, 1d. 1d., Button Milliken, 2d. 2d., Nathan Parks, 3d. 3d., Borschow Hatch, c. c., Ott McQuaid, 3a. 3a., Sterling Glenn, 2a. 2a., Edwards Dreier, 1a. 1a., Moore Murphy, o.h. o.h., Johansen Wallace, i.h. i.h., Hirsch...