New-York tribune., 1898-01-05

Charles II. Byrne well and favorably known in
the baseball world died at his home. No 2O7
West Eleventh-st. Death. which due to COM
plication Of diseases came 745 o'clock yesterday
morning. Mr.. Byrne had been unconscious most
of the time for the last three weeks.
g. H. Byrne. the president OF the Brooklyn Base
ball Club, had been prominent in legislative mat
In professional baseball for the last years
~ pleasing address. courteous and affable. Mr..
Byrne made many friends among the baseball pub
iic lie was strong advocate OF fair and decent
professional sport. and thus made many friends
and some enemies lie could. however. feel proud
%. the enemies Re made In his long connection
with the National game Rather short OF stature
but compactly built. Mr. Byrne was a conspicuous
figure at National baseball gatherings. and most
people who patronized the game In Brooklyn
knew him. He had ruddy. healthy complexion,
and the Of his serious Illness was n surprise
to his friends. He attacked by stomach
trouble early last spring. and his physician. DR..
Mclean. OF Brooklyn, advised him 10 take trip
South He went 10 Hot Springs, Va. and returned
later much improved in health. He broke down
al,ain after the close Of the championship season
Mr Byrne attended the recent meeting Of the base
bail magnatcs in Philadelphia. where he caught a
severe cold. which aggravated his old trouble
and confined him TO his bed. at his home. No 2f
West Eleventh-st, and his Illness soon became SO
serious that few OF his friends were allowed to
him.
M Byrne nfty years ole, thOugh ne
looked much younger. lie was graduated from St
Francis Xaviers College. this city ard entered
professional baseball n 1883, In Brooklyn, under the
Arm name OF Byrne Taylor Co Grounds were
secured al Fifth ave. and Third-st Brooklyn and
a team formed ard entered ir the Interstate
League Jersey City. Camden. Wilmington and
other cities Of that size made up the circuit. The
grounds were called Washington Park. and the
cluL-owners made money from the start
Later c. a Able and Joseph Doyle were taken
INTO partnership and Taylor retired. The first I'M
poriant step taken by the club TO secure players
was the purchase OF the Merritt Club OF Camden.
The Brooklyn club at that time numbered among
rs players such men Terry Kimber. House
holder McTammany and Greenwood. In 1854 the club
Joined the American Association. and year later
~ purcaaslng the enre Cleveland team and securing
such players as Hotang. Phillips. Pinkney and
.iile' and Burns from Baltimore These the
club many thousands OF dollars. but the enormous
At that time Erastus Wiman caugh; the baseball
;ever. and purchased the METROPOLITAN M team from
o' St, money no. y by his expSrmen in Baseball and his
cflort to conduct the club at 81. George Staten
Igad 5 9na d% 7s wa. soG q BrookyS With such
players as obert FsPsThaager ,es SYshman MAJ on1 ana
serceabe player OF the G fron Has cine Inc
einror and later Foutz, Caruhcrs and Bushong
y~re secured from the ST Louis club. II Is said
ihat under NJ Byrne Inahasenlent L men mo more nohsy
IN 1870. when the payers started he Brotherhood
o-b. tbe Rrooklya Club Joined the National
Ieoe,io and won the championship that year,
It had won the American Association penna11t o,e the
ore ,.ear and then the two teams In Brooklyn
S,er. corsolidated. and the club moved out 10
Eslf Esr,ern Fark Though always money maker up
80 ,hot tine the club has not been 4 paying in
,es,r,ont since then.
r,,r - ISr,nn,ittees OF the National League in re-
-, ,.ars and ranked with A q. Spaiding, n
I,sS"'v vs'%,"y' - Rogers and Reach. OF Philadelpha
oden non anS BpsS OF % b9siSq Son5 John
r Er,,sh ~ Cincinnati. and Frank De Hass Rob
,,, - cleveand who have done much TO make
-. National game what II is to-cay.