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Ross Youngs
Ross Youngs (Baseball. Born, Shiner, TX, Apr. 10, 1897; died, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 22, 1927.) Of all the players he managed during his lengthy reign (1902-32) at the helm of the New York Giants, John McGraw had no more than three personal favorites. Christy Mathewson was certainly one, the young Mel Ott was probably another, and […]
Harry Frazee
Harry Frazee (Baseball. Born, Peoria, IL, June 29, 1880; died, New York, NY, June 3, 1929.) Harry H. Frazee is one of the best-known unknown characters of sports history, and also the subject of a base canard of misconstrued facts. A noted Broadway producer who generated a half-dozen hit shows, Frazee also owned the Boston […]
