Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-27
According to Returns This Sea-
son the Diamond Has Secured
The Most Victims.
NINE PLAYERS WERE KILLED.
Two of Them Struck Down by Light.
ming in Pennsylvania Other
Deaths That Occurred.


that has never been equaled. Nine men
have been killed while at the national
sport. and the most remarkable part OF Il
all Is that two Of them were killed by
lightning one day apart. Sunstrokes and
lightning victims have heretofore been
rarity on the ball field, but this year seems
to be an exception. Two players were
struck while playing in the south not long
ago, but were not seriously injured. This
makes four lightning victims altogether,
the other two being in the east, and both
died instantly, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The two most dreadful accidents Of the
year occurred In Pennsylvania, one at In
diana, and the other at Cherry Hill In
the first Grove Thomas, n Cincinnati boy
was hit with Il ball during play and In
stantly killed. Hiram Williams met a SIM
liar death In the other. The saddest fea-
ture OF both accidents was that the young
wives of the players were witnesses to
thir husbands terrible deaths.
The men who met natural deaths In base
ball this year number H. Probably the
most noted Of all was James CHIP Me-
Carr, who died In an insane hospital at
Worcester, Mass on June g. He was an
old-time National league player. and was
hluMH lnIohBHuul inc lnlltu pldlfS Lb-
cally tho best known player that passed
to the great beyond was Ben (Shorty) Full
ler formerly shortstop for the New Yorks
There were two suicides recorded. Hugh
HIiggens well known amateur player Of
Louisville, killed himself on March 49,
Dan Mahaney took his own life at SPRING
field, Mass, Jan. 81
ON THE TURF.
In the turf world the most prominent
men to leave this earth were William c.
Whitney, who died In New York from
and j. Malcolm Forbes, the noted breeder
of trottng horses, who died on his estate
at Milton, Mass, Feb, 49, Others OF
note were Senator j. S. O'Brien, OF still
horseman, who was in partnership with
Johnny Fay, and David Maggie. an old
time California horseman In the harness
world death claimed Geo. Fuller, known
far and wide as reinsman; Sam, Moore
Hughes Of sedala, Mo.
The best known Jockey to die this season
was Andy Hamilton lie breath ed his last
in France on Feb. /, Hamilton was
born In this country, and, although black
best in America,
The death of Caesar Young In New York
City took from the ranks Of the American
bookmakers one OF the best in the bust
NESS. MS utuln Is SUN IItSn IN the mlnuS
or the general public, he having been
found dead IN carriage, seated beside
Nan Patterson, an actress, on Saturday
June .,
The most conspicuous figure to be taken
from the boxing world by the Grim Reap
err was Jas. ID. Kennedy the New York
promoter Of athletic sports. He died on
an elevated train In Brooklyn ON April 90
Tommy Warren was the only boxer Of
prominence to die since the first OF the
Ila4 "a. Il, a.
prize ring, but none OF the victims were
known outside their home city, and, like
all cases of this Kind their deaths were
due to lack OF training, and not from pun
ishment dealt out by their opponents
The total number of deaths In the
sporting world up to last Friday was 60.
PLAYERS KILLED.
The death harvest In all branches OF
sport includes the following among the
Killed:
Duncan Frank, at Baltimore, Md, NAV
i Herbert at Dayton, o.. July Q; Binder,
George, at Philadelphia June II, Deyine
CHARLES, at Central City. KY, July 10:
Jenrles, Charles at Johnston, Penn, by
lightning, July IL Thomas Groves, at
al Cumberland, by lightning, July IL:
Mack, Anthony, at Pottsville, Penn, AprIi
~; Williamson, Hiram, at Cherry Hnl,
Md, July H.
DIED
Cargo, Robert, at Atlanta, Ga, April n,
Cusack George s., at Chicago. March 10.
Fuller, shorty" at Cincinnati. April II;
Knowles James; McGarrT, James, at wor-
epester, Mass June MeGinnes, Gus. at
tie at Victors, Ia, Feb 10; Newman, I'd,
at Deer River Ind April ": Peddler
Charles IL (organzer), at Plttsburg,
April Whitman, Teddy at Muncie, Ind,
Jan. Isl ziegler, Charles, at Canton. o.,
KNOWN IN BASEBALL.
.Hawley, Grandpa" at TT Thomas,
SUICIDES.
Higgins, Hugh, at Louisville, March ls;
lMahoney Dan at Springfield, Mass, Jan,
BooKMAKERs.
Young, Caesar, New York City, June 3;
Curtis, Ralph, at San Francisco, July l3.
Dunno. Billy, at Coyington, KY. March 2:
Boro, Peter, at Louisville. Ky, Jan. IS,
OWNERS.
Whitney w. c., at New York city, Jan
29 Forbes, j. Malcolm at Milton. Mass,
Feb. 10, O'Brien, j. S., at saltwater
Mimi Feb, q Rector, ]. s., at st. Louis,
April d bradshaw az Richmond, Va,
M"rVh ~ Nable' buNlu, ny san Francis
CO. April 26i Frederick, Tobc. at Chicago,
H., Feb, 4; Nelson, George at Katonah
n. Y, Feb. q; Moreland, Sam at Covlng.
ton, KY Jan, 25; Killer, +, D.. at Nap
anee, Ont, june. %; LETTERS, c, e., at
Billy," at selada, Mo Jan. "a; Hutchin-
son, Angus, at New orleans. Feb. III
Iloyt, Dr. John, at Cleveland, Jan g.
Harps,er Alvin, Mt New Orleans, March
%, Fuchs, Charles, at Buffalo. n ". Feb
~ Fuller George Ju at Hermitage, Tenn.
JOCKEYS.
Woods, While. Phoenix, Ariz. Jan. PSI
Scott, William, at ST Louis, Jan, 20; Prr-
man, Joe, a Louisville, May Is; Green.
George, at New York city July II; Ham
llton, Tony n France, Feb. II; Kelley
Wallace, j., at Little Rock, July q,
BOXERS KILLED IN THE RING.
Andelette, Charles, at Detroit, Jan. q;
Bryant Johnny, at Fresno Cal March
III Shells, Nelson at Philadelphia, Feb. q
DIED.
Mccarthy Frank. at sandusky, o.. NAV
q Warren, Tommy az San francisco
Feb. 10
Cook, Al, at Louisville, KY, Feb. %;
Grove. DR.. at New York city, Jan, q;
Short Mike, at Pittsburg, Feb. g.
SPORTING MEN.
Casey, Phil, nj Brooklyn. N. y, July i6.
Caskey, Al. at Circleville, o., April 4,
Hall j, A., veterinary at Washington, ID.
c.. March 20. Squirting, John, at New Or
leans, March ., Thornburg, at BROOKLYN.
N. y. Fob. %, MAXWELL, George. at Lock,
land o. Feb 26 Page, Charles H., at
Philadelphia, April TO- Reilly, Thomas, at
New York City Feb. 49, Willis, willis, nj
Wheaton, ILL.,. April 4; Ward, Reginald, at
London, England.
RACE HORSES
~ Hlghball, az sheepshead Bay. July l2i