Myers Arden Clark (May 7, 1904 – November 15, 1968) was an

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. Clark also coached the Cincinnati Reds during their truncated 1933 season. He died at Dayton at the age of 64 in 1968."Dayton Deaths", ''Xenia Daily Gazette'', Saturday, November 16, 1968, Xenia, Ohio

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