The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-05
x.nnr WRIGHT DEAD.
The Famous Baseball Player ana
,v,c,.x ps..~. Away at Atlantic CITY,

-. Panama Rase Rail- Player ana FRO
r,c,.r ps..~. Away at Atlantic CITY,
Marry Wright. the baseball enthus'aS''
died Yesterday afternoon at tne sa'"'"
rum AT Atlantic City. n. d. "he'e 'e
been III for three weeks. coo,,o,a,e,v
.Ifrc,o Harry" as he was ancc'ionae''y
,.,s,a, his athletic career az
"sss,.,or uc WAS born in Shefilei'' E"t',
r.,,,erv 10 1895. but his parents pro"s"s
80, a. teos ia New York city. whcrc ITO
-. school until he was about FOUR
49,, ,,e,,s old. AT that age he began 10
i~s~u tho icwclry manufacturing pus'n ,.,'
..I,,, a .,r1n In this city. lie piayeu ".' III,
81 whenever the opportunity @'., %,oh
TIRE 81. George Cricket 'ioo' w. con-
c,,h his father was for many years '''
nscted. A.. eryapcd as
ros.sssonol bowler by tina. crlchce
,h,h assisting his father. III was -,
el.o that he began 10 play paSe-"a"
shs then famous Knickerbocker Nlup Va
Csu, York In 1865 he went 10 Nihe .'',o'.
under engagement with the In'oi' 49,
Club OF that city. In July. 1900, .e ,s.,o,r-
80 Hssc-f,all CLUB. I'his was one OF ,nc
$50 rcyularly trained professional Teams
ever put on the diamond .h-o,,sb
,~. ,Sorinnati Reds, throus"
xr,s,<hta able management. caiheu an
.nviabie and widespread rcptta'oi'- no
nv nitchcd for the club during the se. 1s.l
~ 1865 and 1857. but the next three se"ao ',,
ia plnyeJ IN centre heid' Inc $500
81 1863 was Cincinnatfs banner se"i al,
n. .ba limited States and met all the
,..d,ny clubs without losing game, =
n.as Tho arst Eastern club 10 VISIT '''i'-
forn.a. ~ ,oc7 q, New
-, Nv Harry Wright MADE seven
homo runs for the Cincinnati ciup' us
heinr the largest number OF NOME u"s
ever scored by any individuai p'"'
IN a game. x..,.,. d,shanded.
Tho Cincinnati Club having olspa In e.
rIarrv Wright IN 1871. was engage "
49, centre field for the captain OF tne
thor newly-organized Boston tlup team
.,,,,o,.,., The Boston team did not pe0oi'o
1ha,o,iors that year, Harry eatnereu "
s.rnns, nine together. which, during inc
foIIovinx four seasons. were IN. Oi".n-
,,ans NJ tho first regular professional as
sociation Of the country. ,,A,a
Tic was one OF the Boston fhiiaaeip l,ii
combination that visited England III 1o,i;
Harry played regularly In centre ' eel
until the close q the season OF ls'i' IT, ~.
the National League was ors~iii1or
rvs Boston team N'h ~ .
=, .,a, orcanization during the seasons oil
IN and 1873. He remained with the b os,
Ton ch,b until tho end Of the season oi
1881. .,o ...,,o the
lie was engaged in 1889 TO manage ,he
Providence Club. and it finished second
In the championship race that season
and third in 1888. Harry Wright ID ~
was engaged 20 manage the fhiiadeipila
r,,,h and from that time TO the present
the club. although not pennant winner
has each year held a creditable position II
the championship race. ana heaVy n'.l,
cial returns have been brought TO ,h'
owners of the club. Messrs- ReacD ah-
Rogers. Mr. Wright continued as mana
ger of the philadelphia Club unui u'
close of the season Of 1893, when ne wa
made chief OF the League stan OF uh
hires. a position which was created ioi
him and which he held at the time OF DE
death. 49, H..
His third wife and seven children SURVIVE
him.-New York Times.