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...home run. He took pride in developing players. Christy Mathewson, reputed the best pitcher in history, was a first baseman on the Giants when McGraw joined the club. McGraw discovered famed Frankie Frisch at Fordham, saw him become baseball's ablest second baseman. He began training Rightfielder Melvin Ott of the present Giants when Ott...
First prize of $500 went to one Peter P. Ott of Manhattan for his soap torso done in a Greek manner. That the contest had left the realm of advertising and ventured into the realm of pure art seemed indicated by the jury of award which listed among others Sculptors Gutzon Borglum, Lorado Taft, Artist Charles Dana Gibson, Architect Harvey Wiley Corbett. Many of the competing sculptors were obviously serious in their work. The work of some was creditable. To most, however (including Colyumist Robert Littell of the New York World who suggested that the advantage of soap statuary...
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...