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Listen: The World ProgramElisha Matthew "Bitsy" Mott and Ben Podolsky demonstrate the "Hook Slide" - Tampa, Florida.
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Accompanying note: "Base Stealing: Hook Slide - Bitsy Mott, left, instructor, Ben Podolsky, Philadelphia, slides in. Students observe."
Biographical Note
Elisha Matthew "Bitsy" Mott was born on June 12, 1918. He played one year of professional baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945 and later became a personal security guard to Elvis Presley. Bitsy Mott died on February 24, 2001.
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