Giant Player has Novel Idea, New York Sun article for August 3, 1927
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A New York Sun article written by Will Wedge titled “Giant Player Has Novel Idea: Leslie Mann, with Aid of Picture Machine, Plans to Become Baseball Instructor”. It was published on August 3, 1927. The article talks about his moving picture machine, the Mannscope (not named such in the article) and his purpose and influence in baseball and beyond, including his coaching experience and his playing ability in football. Of his impact on baseball, the article says, "He intends to devote the rest of his life to showing people how to play - baseball and other games, that they may gain the physical benefit and the character building that wholesome athletics promote.". For biographical information on Leslie Mann, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/563. Items within physical folder are in Chronological order and items are numbered to reflect this order. Since not all items in folder are digitized there are gaps in the digital sequence of numbers listed.;
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