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Rabbit Maranville [1891-1954] American
Rank: 107
Athlete, Baseball player


Walter James Vincent Maranville, better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and small stature — 5 feet 5 inches tall and 155 pounds — was a Major League Baseball shortstop.

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I've lost a lot of teeth and square yards of hide. But I've never lost my self-respect, and I've kept what I find in few men of my age - my enthusiasm. Age
101
Nobody gets any fun out of baseball any more. I guess a kid's crazy not to be serious about it when he's drawing down $20,000 or $30,000 a year, and any smart-aleck gag you try may be your last. But what's life without a laugh?
102
For a quarter of a century, I've been playing baseball for pay. It has been pretty good pay, most of the time. The work has been hard, but what of it? It's been risky. I've broken both my legs. I've sprained everything I've got between my ankles and my disposition. I've dislocated my joints and fractured my pride.
103
I've spent more time in hospitals than some fellows ever spend in church.
104
The fall of 1912 my fielding was above the average, but my hitting was not so good. However, I was the talk of the town because of my peculiar way of catching a fly ball. They later named it the Vest-Pocket Catch.
105

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