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Posted By: Scott

Cicotte's name. The announcer at the ballpark (who back then just yelled into a megaphone, so hardly no one could hear him anyway), he said "See-Cotty." The bugs in the stands, they either had it "See-Cotty," or "Sy-Cott," which is also how us ballplayers said it. I cannot say why no one ever asked Eddie himself
how to do it, but I guess no one did. Indeed, I myself did not find out the right way, which was "See-Cott," 'til years later when I was sitting on trial next to the fellow. But I suppose it didn't matter. Most of us boys just called him Knuckles in the first place."