Death of a trainer

 1940 obit

Long-time trainer in PCL - "colored" - VERY INTERESTING 

sweet article

1916-3-19 article

1920-6-02 doesn't travel with the team anymore - gives clearer account of 1912 railroad accident- doesn't like crossing water either

1920-6-05 article

1920 pic

1921-8-17 described as "fair chunk of anthracite" - Seals "fair-haired children"

1922-12-05 story (which feels apocryphal) about how he won a fight without throwing a punch

            also - once he called Vernon's secretary to ask if they were satisfied w/ their trainer

            to check his job status

1923 pic w/ Ed R. Maier etc on hunting trip

1926 pic with Chevrolet he spent much of off-season driving in his Chevy - equally knowledgeable on cars as on baseball

1926-3-28 pic w/ chevrolet - same pic - "two-time Chevrolet owner"

1926-4-30 article - Shine's 3 fundamental rules of baseball

1927-1-29 Calls young players "possum" - had difficulty with a southern player for a while next year - got to an understanding - now the player thinks the world of Shine.

1929-2-04 oh heavens: " "Shine" Scott a hold-out -- seeks more watermelons"

    Hogan put clause in contract so he couldn't be released w/o 5 year notice

1933 vg pic Fatty Arbuckle gave him nine suits - story of how he came to be hired by Vernon in 1909

1933-2-04 article gives his own explanation of his name - working maxim: "If you get on the rubbing table, I will do you more harm than good." 

1937-8-13 unlike all the other articles this quotes him in dialect

1939-5-25 talks of decline in players

1940-1-18 given lifetime pension - tells story of the deer and snake to illustrate the ingratitude of baseball players - story of railroad accident in 1912 where he was thought dead & the undertakers bid for his body - author tells of 1910 when Scott said to him: "Cheer up. I know where you can get the best coffee in this town for 5 cents." 

1952-8-19 Jessie (Red) Adams - trainer - "Shine Scott was one of the best friends I ever had"
    two sayings of Scott given:
        "You can't make a chicken salad out of chicken feathers."
        "You meet so many people who can do so many things with your money."