Comments on: [Ray Frost Wearing a Minor League Uniform (Baseball)] (LOC)

By: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )

Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:51:14 +0000

His name was James Ray Frost (1891-?). I found him in the World War I draft as a professional baseball player living in Peebles, Ohio and playing in Dayton, Ohio. He married Mary I., and by 1942 he was a bailiff at the Montgomery County Court House when he registered for the World War II draft. He most likely died between 1950-1970, since he doesn't appear in the Social Security Death Index which starts recording deaths around 1970.

Draft registrations:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard_arthur_norton/3087986663/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard_arthur_norton/3089359025/

By: budderflyman

budderflyman — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:30:06 +0000

Gee, make fun of the guy cuz his ears are big? Maybe it allowed him to hear better and hold up big glasses. Maybe his wife liked having big ears to hang onto.

Whatever, he pitched in the major leagues. And TedSher, ALL the players in the majors in "those days" were white.

By: Harry Angstrom

Harry Angstrom — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:57:01 +0000

query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D00E2D9123BE633A...
This article mentions him playing for Toledo, Lancaster and Cincinnati.

By: TedSher

TedSher — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:18:12 +0000

So many white players in those days had big ears.

By: shanan

shanan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:31:05 +0000

What does the J stand for? Hmmmm.