OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Fortville, Georgia

Fortville is an unincorporated community in Jones County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

## History

A post office called Fortville was in operation between 1825 and 1903. The community was named early from a pioneer fort which stood at the site. Variant names were "Old Fort" and "The Fortification".
Country doctor and poet Francis Orray Ticknor (1822–1874) was born in Fortville.
# Rinópolis

Rinópolis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 9,961 (2020 est.) in an area of 358 km². The elevation is 425 m.

## History

The municipality was created by state law in 1944.

## Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

## Religion

Christianity is present in the city as follows:

### Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marília.

### Protestant Church

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country), Christian Congregation in Brazil, among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.
# Umanosuke Iida

Umanosuke Iida (飯田 馬之介, Iida Umanosuke, April 30, 1961 – November 26, 2010) (also known as Tsutomu Iida) was a Japanese anime creator, director and screenwriter. Iida died due to lung cancer.
Iida was born in Urakawa, Hokkaido and graduated from Hokkaido Urakawa High School. He was a member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).
He died of lung cancer at a hospital in Kiyose, Tokyo on November 26, 2010, at the age of 49. At the farewell ceremony, Hayao Miyazaki read a eulogy. He passed during production of the anime Towa No Quon, which he had been set to direct. After his death, production was taken over by Takeshi Mori, who was credited as co-director.

## Filmography

* Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) – In-between animation
* Lupin III Part III (1984–1985) – Key animation (Oh! Production) (5 eps.)
* Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) – Key animation
* Castle in the Sky (1986) – Assistant director
* Devilman: Tanjou Hen (1987) – Director, screenwriter
* Devilman: Yocho Sirène Hen (1990) – Director, screenwriter
* CB Chara Nagai Go World (1991) – Director, storyboard
* Gin Rei (1994) – Storyboard (ep. 2)
* Mighty Space Miners (1994–1995) – Director
* Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–1999) – Director (eps. 7–12), storyboard (eps. 6–11), unit director (ep. 6), key animation (ep. 11)
* Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Miller's Report (1998) – Director, storyboard (Gonzo), animation director
* Blue Submarine No.6 (1998–2000) – Planning cooperation
* Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999) – Storyboard (ep. 19)
* The Big O (1999–2000) – Storyboard (eps. 4, 11)
* Vandread (2000) – Planning association
* The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (2000–2003) – Storyboard (ep. 2)
* Hellsing (2001–2002) – Director, storyboard (eps. 12–13)
* Vandread the Second Stage (2002) – Planning cooperation
* Yukikaze (2002–2005) – Planning association
* The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final -Grand Glorious Gathering- (2005) – Storyboard
* Tide-Line Blue (2005) – Director, storyboard (eps. 1, 6, 12), original creator
* Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) – Storyboard, concept
* Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team U.C.0079+α (manga) (2007–2011) – Story, art
* Blassreiter (2008) – Storyboard (eps. 6, 14)
* Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008) – Storyboard (ep. 5)
* Shangri-La (2009) – Storyboard (ep. 6), design
* Towa no Quon (2011) – Director, planning
# Deborah Fellela

Deborah A. Fellela (born November 16, 1956) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 43 since January 2007. Fellela serves as a Deputy Majority Leader of her caucus. Outside of her work in government, Fellela works as the secretary to the principal of Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School.

## Education

Fellela graduated from East Providence High School.

## Elections

* 2012 Fellela was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 894 votes and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,887 votes (64.8%) against returning 2010 Independent challenger Karin Gorman.
* 2006 When District 43 Democratic Representative Joseph Voccola retired and left the seat open, Fellela ran in the September 12, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,449 votes (52.4%) and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 4,822 votes.
* 2008 Fellela was challenged in the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,148 votes (58.2%) and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,469 votes (73.8%) against Independent candidate Karl Tirrell.
* 2010 Fellela was challenged in the September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,702 votes (66.2%) and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 2,946 votes (57.7%) against Independent candidate Karin Gorman.
# Big Slough Wilderness

The Big Slough Wilderness is a 3,455-acre (1,398 ha) protected area in Davy Crockett National Forest in Houston County, Texas, United States. The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1984 with the passage of the Texas Wilderness Act. It is the smallest wilderness in Texas. Logging occurred in the area during the 1800s, and the regrown forest consists of 66 percent hardwoods, 26 percent shortleaf and loblolly pines, four percent a mixture of hardwoods and pines, and four percent water.
# Continuum International Publishing Group

Continuum International Publishing Group was an academic publisher of books with editorial offices in London and New York City. It was purchased by Nova Capital Management in 2005. In July 2011, it was taken over by Bloomsbury Publishing. As of September 2012, all new Continuum titles are published under the Bloomsbury name (under the imprint Bloomsbury Academic).

## History

Continuum International was created in 1999 with the merger of the Cassell academic and religious lists (including Geoffrey Chapman, Mansell, Mowbray, Pinter, and Leicester University Press imprints) and the Continuum Publishing Company, founded in New York in 1980.
The academic publishing programme was focused on the humanities, especially the fields of philosophy, film and music, literature, education, linguistics, theology, and biblical studies. Continuum published Paulo Freire's seminal Pedagogy of the Oppressed and music criticism series 33⅓.
Continuum acquired Athlone Press, which was founded in 1948 as the University of London publishing house and sold to the Bemrose Corporation in 1979.
In 2003, Continuum acquired the London-based Hambledon & London (Sunday Times Small Publisher of the Year 2001–02), a publisher of trade history for the general reader.

## Imprints

* Burns & Oates
* Hambledon Continuum – history publishing imprint
* T&T Clark
* Thoemmes Press
# Coronaridine

Coronaridine, also known as 18-carbomethoxyibogamine, is an alkaloid found in Tabernanthe iboga and related species, including Tabernaemontana divaricata for which (under the now obsolete synonym Ervatamia coronaria) it was named.
Like ibogaine, (R)-coronaridine and (S)-coronaridine can decrease intake of cocaine and morphine in animals and it may have muscle relaxant and hypotensive activity.

## Chemistry
### Congeners

Coronaridine congers are important in drug discovery and development due to multiple actions on different targets. They have ability to inhibit Ca$_v$2.2 channel, modulate and inhibit subunits of nAChr selectively such as α9α10, α3β4 and potentiate GABA$_A$ activity.

## Pharmacology

Coronaridine has been reported to bind to an assortment of molecular sites, including: μ-opioid (K$_i$ = 2.0 μM), δ-opioid (K$_i$ = 8.1 μM), and κ-opioid receptors (K$_i$ = 4.3 μM), NMDA receptor (K$_i$ = 6.24 μM) (as an antagonist), and nAChRs (as an antagonist). It has also been found to inhibit the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, act as a voltage-gated sodium channel blocker, and displays estrogenic activity in rodents. In contrast to ibogaine and other iboga alkaloids, coronaridine does not bind to either the σ$_1$ or σ$_2$ receptor.

## Sources

Plant sources :
| Family | Plants |
| Apocynaceae | T. catharinensis, T. ternifolia, T. pandacaqui, T. heyneana, T. litoralis, T. divaricata, T. penduliflora. |
# Ceratophryidae

The Ceratophryidae, also known as common horned frogs, are a family of frogs found in South America. It is a relatively small family with three extant genera and 12 species. Despite the common name, not all species in the family have the horn-like projections at the eyes. They have a relatively large head with big mouth, and they are ambush predators able to consume large prey, including lizards, other frogs, and small mammals. They inhabit arid areas and are seasonal breeders, depositing many small eggs in aquatic habitats. Tadpoles are free-living and carnivorous (Ceratophrys and Lepidobatrachus) or grazers (Chacophrys).
Some species (especially from the genera Ceratophrys and Lepidobatrachus) are popular in herpetoculture.
The oldest fossils of the family are known from the Miocene epoch. The fossil giant frog Beelzebufo from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar was formerly considered to belong to this family, but is now excluded, but is possibly closely related, alongside Baurubatrachus from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Wawelia from the Miocene of Argentina is no longer considered closely related.

## Taxonomy

Placement of this clade has varied considerably over time, having been a subfamily within the Leptodactylidae for a long while. Later on, it has been raised to family level, either broadly defined, including the Telmatobiidae and Batrachylidae (as subfamilies Telmatobiinae and Batrachylinae, respectively), or as now is commonly accepted, as a smaller family with three genera.

## Genera

The extant genera are:
* Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824 (8 species)
* Chacophrys Reig & Limeses, 1963 (monotypic: Chacophrys pierottii (Vellard, 1948))
* Lepidobatrachus Budgett, 1899 (3 species, 1 fossil species)
In addition, a number of fossil taxa have been considered to be closely related, including:
* †Beelzebufo Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008 (monotypic: Beelzebufo ampinga (Evan, Jones & Krause, 2008))
* †Baurubatrachus Báez and Perí, 1990 (2 species)
# Athletics at the 1987 Games of the Small States of Europe

Athletics at the 1987 Games of the Small States of Europe were held at the Stade Louis II in Monaco between 14 and 17 May.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: NWI) | Jean-Claude Gengler (LUX) | 11.05 | | | Markus Büchel (LIE) | 11.08 |
| 200 metres (wind: NWI) | Aggelos Angelidis (CYP) | 21.82 | | | Jean-Claude Gengler (LUX) | 22.65 |
| 400 metres | Aðalsteinn Bernhardsson (ISL) | 49.22 | Manlio Molinari (SMR) | | | |
| 800 metres | Philippos Stylianoudis (CYP) | 1:52.56 | | | Leon Kemp (LUX) | 1:54.30 |
| 1500 metres | Nikos Vassiliou (CYP) | 3:51.22 CR | | | Francis Hoeser (LUX) | 3:55.53 |
| 10,000 metres | Justin Gloden (LUX) | 29:44.62 CR | Nikos Vassiliou (CYP) | 29:59.03 | Camille Schmit (LUX) | 30:32.52 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: NWI) | Petros Evripidou (CYP) | 14.45 | | | Roger Mathekowitsch (LUX) | 15.19 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Liechtenstein Peter Nagele Franz Brosi Franz Tschol Markus Büchel | 42.41 | Luxembourg Jacques Sevenig Jean-Claude Gengler Luc Kohnen Bernard Felten | 42.62 | San Marino | 43.63 |
| High jump | Antonis Stavrou (CYP) | 2.09 =CR | | | Jean-Claude Husting (LUX) | 2.03 |
| Long jump | Dimitrios Araouzos (CYP) | 7.27 CR | | | Franz Tschol (LIE) | 6.60 |
| Shot put | Pétur Guðmundsson (ISL) | 18.53 CR | | | Guðni Sigurjónsson (ISL) | 13.66 |
| Javelin throw | Hristakis Telonis (CYP) | 64.92 | | | Germain Wolff (LUX) | 59.88 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: NWI) | Georgia Paspali (CYP) | 12.16 | Josiane Reinesch (LUX) | 12.21 | Nicole Feitler (LUX) | 12.30 |
| 200 metres (wind: NWI) | Josiane Reinesch (LUX) | 25.10 | Nicole Feitler (LUX) | 25.35 | | |
| 800 metres | Andrea Avraam (CYP) | 2:11.28 CR | Christiana Menelaou (CYP) | 2:11.83 | Daniele Kaber (LUX) | 2:13.73 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: NWI) | Manuela Marxer (LIE) | 14.62 | Disa Gísladóttir (ISL) | 14.64 | Giuseppina Grassi (SMR) | 15.12 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Cyprus Maria Eleftheriou ? ? Georgia Paspali | 48.26 | Luxembourg Veronique Feipel Josiane Reinesch Daniele Konter Nicole Feitler | 49.29 | San Marino Chiara Albertini Sara Rossini Silvia Santini Graziella Santini | 53.18 |
| High jump | Disa Gísladóttir (ISL) | 1.86 CR | | | Giuseppina Grassi (SMR) | 1.70 |
| Long jump | Maria Eleftheriou (CYP) | 5.95 | | | Graziella Santini (SMR) | 5.47 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cyprus | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | San Marino | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 19 | 8 | 17 | 44 |
# Basketball at the 2007 Games of the Small States of Europe

Basketball at the 2007 Games of the Small States of Europe was held from 5 to 9 June 2007. Games were played at the Salle Gaston Médecin, in Fontvieille, Monaco.
There was no women's competition.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | Iceland | Luxembourg | San Marino |

## Men's tournament

Men's tournament was played by a round-robin group composed by six teams.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Iceland (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 366 | 273 | +93 | 10 | Gold medal | — | 92–62 | 92–81 | | | 72–78 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 5 | 4 | 1 | 391 | 374 | +17 | 9 | Silver medal | | — | 81–70 | 88–60 | | |
| 3 | San Marino | 5 | 2 | 3 | 393 | 430 | −37 | 7 | Bronze medal | | | — | 107–105 | 64–57 | 71–95 |
| 4 | Andorra | 5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 455 | −84 | 6 | | 75–94 | | | — | 85–69 | |
| 5 | Monaco (H) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 337 | 404 | −67 | 5 | | 69–74 | 62–87 | | | — | 77–95 |
| 6 | Cyprus (D) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 370 | 292 | +78 | 8 | Disqualified | | 83–86 | | 97–56 | | — |

## Top scorers

| 1 | Andrea Raschi | 107 |
| 2 | Xavi Galera | 105 |
| 3 | Larrie Smith | 100 |
Source:
# Canton of Angers-1

The canton of Angers-1 (French: Canton d'Angers-1) is an administrative division of the Maine-et-Loire department, in western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Angers.
It consists of the following communes:
# Tennis at the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe

Tennis competitions at the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe in Cyprus were held 2–6 June 2009 at the National Tennis Centre in Nicosia. The Plexicushion surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Monaco (MON) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | San Marino (SMR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Andorra (AND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Malta (MLT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |

### Events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Jean-René Lisnard | Benjamin Balleret | Jirka Lokaj |
| Men's singles | Jean-René Lisnard | Benjamin Balleret | Stefano Galvani |
| Men's doubles | Jean-René Lisnard and Guillaume Couillard | Domenico Vicini and Stefano Galvani | Arnar Sigurdsson and Birkir Gunnarsson |
| Men's doubles | Jean-René Lisnard and Guillaume Couillard | Domenico Vicini and Stefano Galvani | Jordi Vila-Vila and Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier |
| Women's singles | Mandy Minella | Claudine Schaul | Marina Novak |
| Women's singles | Mandy Minella | Claudine Schaul | Kathinka von Deichmann |
| Women's doubles | Mandy Minella and Claudine Schaul | Marina Novak and Kathinka von Deichmann | Kimberley Cassar and Elaine Genovese |
| Women's doubles | Mandy Minella and Claudine Schaul | Marina Novak and Kathinka von Deichmann | Emilia Milovanovic and Louise-Alice Gambarini |
# Judo at the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe

Judo competitions at the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe were held from 28 to 30 May 2013 in Limpertsberg, Luxembourg.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Luxembourg)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Luxembourg* | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Andorra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | San Marino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Malta | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Monaco | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) | Irodotos Kelpis (CYP) | Cédric Siccardi (MON) | not awarded |
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) | Nikola Gusić (MNE) | Jeremy Saywell (MLT) | Guillaume Ereseo (MON) |
| Lightweight (73 kg) | Daniel García González (AND) | Paolo Persoglia (SMR) | Murman Korchilava (MLT) |
| Lightweight (73 kg) | Daniel García González (AND) | Paolo Persoglia (SMR) | Matthias Rietzler (LIE) |
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) | Srđan Mrvaljević (MNE) | Sveinbjorn Jun Iura (ISL) | Jerome Mas (MON) |
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) | Srđan Mrvaljević (MNE) | Sveinbjorn Jun Iura (ISL) | Jean-Luc Muller (LUX) |
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Denis Leider (LUX) | Mirko Kaiser (LIE) | Isaac Bezzina (MLT) |
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Denis Leider (LUX) | Mirko Kaiser (LIE) | Þorvaldur Blondal (ISL) |
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Karim Gharbi (SMR) | David Buchel (LIE) | Georges Simon (LUX) |
| Team | Luxembourg | Malta | Iceland |
| Team | Luxembourg | Malta | Monaco |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | Marie Muller (LUX) | Nadine Thoeny (LIE) | Yamina Sara Allag (MON) |
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Tanja Božović (MNE) | Judith Biedermann (LIE) | Joanna Camilleri (MLT) |
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) | Taylor King (LUX) | Laura Salles Lopez (AND) | Marcon Bezzina (MLT) |
| Middleweight (70 kg) | Lynn Mossong (LUX) | Tatjana Buchel (LIE) | not awarded |
| Team | Luxembourg | Liechtenstein | Malta |
# Subhash Deshmukh

Subhash Sureshchandra Deshmukh (born 12 March 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Deshmukh represents the Solapur South constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He served as the Cabinet Minister of Co-Operation, Relief and Rehabilitation in the Government of Maharashtra.

## Positions held
### Lokmangal Group

Deshmukh is the founder of Lokmangal Group.
Deshmukh is the founder of Solapur Social Foundation.

### Within BJP

* Vice President, BJP Maharashtra (2010-2013)

### Legislative

* Member, Solapur - 2004-2009
* Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 2014
* Cabinet Minister for Co-Operation, Marketing & Textiles, Maharashtra State, 2016-2019
* Cabinet Minister for Co-Operation, Relief and Rehabilitation, Maharashtra State, 2019–Present

## Early life

Subhash Sureshchandra Deshmukh was born on 12 March 1957 in Wadala (North Solapur). He belongs to the family who believes in discipline, education, social commitment and religious accountability. Being primary school teachers, his parents were known for their disciplined personalities. While handling farming, they served for education. Having Wari tradition in the home, he was raised in the devotional atmosphere. He was raised with values such as hard work, discipline, patriotism and social work.

## Political career

He took oath as Maharashtra Cabinet Minister on 7 July 2016. He was allotted Ministry of Co-Operation, Relief and Rehabilitation.
Organizational skills and communication skills are his notable qualities. Knowing that unity is the ultimate success, he connected the ones who wanted to work for the progress of Solapur.
His thoughts on addiction free youth, healthy body for social welfare, utilization of money for good deeds, trouble-free problem solving, patriotism, collective efforts against corruption etc. are inspiring today's youth.
January 1998 : Won the Legislative Council election as MLA, Solapur
2000 : BJP District President, Tarun Bharat President, Solapur
2004 : Maharashtra Sahakar Aghadi: State President, Maharashtra State, Won Lok Sabha Election from Solapur Lok Sabha Constituency and was elected as MP
2009 : Madha Lok Sabha Election, Osmanabad-Tuljapur Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election
2014 : BJP State Vice President, Maharashtra State, Won Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election
2016 : He took oath as a Maharashtra Cabinet Minister on 7 July 2016. He was allotted the Ministry of Co-operation, Marketing
and Textiles.
# Lennie Merullo

Leonard Richard Merullo (May 5, 1917 – May 30, 2015) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1941 to 1947, and scouted for MLB from 1950 to 2003.

## Chicago Cubs

A native of East Boston, Massachusetts, Merullo played shortstop for the Chicago Cubs for seven years in the major leagues in the 1940s. He appeared in three games during the 1945 World Series against two-time MVP Hal Newhouser, pitchers Virgil Trucks, Tommy Bridges, and slugger Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers, who defeated the Cubs in seven games in the Series, the last one the Cubs played in until 2016. With the death of Andy Pafko on October 8, 2013, Merullo was the last surviving member of the 1945 team, as well as being the oldest living former member of the Cubs. Merullo's major league career began in 1941, and in 1942-45 he won the shortstop job, with Stan Hack playing third base and Merullo's roommate, Phil Cavarretta, at first. In 1946, Billy Jurges, Bobby Sturgeon and Merullo shared the shortstop position until Merullo regained the position in 1947. During this period, Merullo was known to have the quickest throwing arm in baseball. Merullo's time with the Cubs caused him, in later years, to be a frequent subject of Chicago columnist Mike Royko's annual Cub Quiz.

## Scout

After retiring from professional baseball, Merullo was chief scout for the Cubs from 1950–72, signing, among others, relief pitcher Moe Drabowsky. He left the Cubs in 1973 to join the then-fledgling Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, where he served until his retirement at the age of 85 in 2003.

## Personal life

Merullo had four sons, the eldest is nicknamed "Boots" because Merullo famously made four errors in a single inning, on September 13, 1942, having been informed by the club's owner, Philip Wrigley, that his wife had just delivered. The following day the Chicago newspapers suggested his newborn baby should be called "Boots" in honor of the occasion.
Boots went on to play in the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league system for three seasons and Merullo's grandson Matt had a six-year career playing for major league teams, mainly the Chicago White Sox. Matt Merullo was a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks and is now manager of the Aberdeen IronBirds.

## Death

On May 30, 2015 in the early morning, Merullo had died, due to complications following a stroke a few weeks prior, aged 98, as announced by the Chicago Cubs. The team did not reveal details pertaining to his death.

## Accolades

In 2000, Merullo was named a member of the inaugural class of the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame, having led the Barnstable Townies to the old Cape League title in 1935. He was awarded Scout of the Year in 1990, and the prestigious Judge Emil Fuchs Award for long and meritorious service to baseball in 2006.