The Washington times., 1904-10-23
SPORTING DEATH
LIST NOT LONG
Only Sixty Deaths Record =
ed This Year.
NAMES OF UNFORTUNATES
William C. Whitney, Chip McGarr,
Shorty Fuller, and Caesar Young
Most Prominent
NAMES OF UNFORTUNATES

The unusual number OF deaths on the
baseball field this year has in this re-
spect established a record FOR the sea
son OF 1903 that has never been equaled.
Nine men have been killed while at
the national sport, and the most remark
able part of all Is that two of them
were killed by lightning one day apart.
SunstrOke and lightning victims have
heretofore been a rarity on the ball
field. but this year seems TO be an eX-
CepUOn. 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 i'm the East, and both
died Instantly.
TWO accidents of the year occurred
in Pennsylvania. one at Indiana and the
other at Cherry Hin In the first Grove
Thomas. a Cincinnati boy, was hit by
bail during play and instantly killed
Hiram Williams met a similar death In
the other. The saddest feature OF both
accidents was that the young wives OF
the players were witnesses TO their hus-
bands terrible deaths.
Eleven Natural Deaths
The men who met natural deaths in
baseball this year number eleven. Prob
ably the most noted of all was James
Chip McGarr, who died i'm an insane
asylum at Worcester. Mass, on June
g. He was an Old-time National League
player, and was known throughout the
United States. Another of the best
known players that passed 10 the grea
beyond was Ben Shorty Fuller, former
Is shortstop for the New Yorks. There
were two suicides. recorded. Hugh Hig-
gems a wcll-knoWn amateur player OF
Louisville. killed himself on March Is
Dan Mahauey took his own life as
Sprinheid, Mass, on January 81.
In the turf worlds the most prominent
men 20 leave this earth were William
C.. Whitney. who died in New York ciEy
on the effects Of an operation on jar
nary IS, and j. Malcolm Forbes. who
February 19- Others of note were Sena-
tor J. s O'Rrien, OF saltwater. MINI
O.. Il. LETTERS. the Louisville horseman,
Fay, and David Nagle, an old-time Cal
ifOrnia hOTsemau-
In the harness world death claimed
George Fuller, known Tar and wide as
a reinsmaus sam MOrelanS - Coving-
ton, and Uncle Billy Hughes OF Seda-
49, Io.
Jockey Succumbs.
The best-lnown jockey TO die this
season was Andy Hamilton. He died
IN France on February ]. Hamilton was
born In this country. and although
black IN color, was at one time couEid-
cred the 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 business. His death Is still fresh
IN the minds Of the general public, he
having been found dead in a carriage,
seated beside Nan Patterson, an actress.
on saturday June g
The most conspicuous figure 10 be
taken from the boxing world by death
was James j.. keunedE. the New York
promoter OF athletic sports. He DIED
april 90 Tommy Warren was the only
boxer or prominence 10 die since the
nrst OF the year There have been three
deaths ln the prize ring, but none Of
the victims We're known outside their
nome city. and. like all cases OF this
kind. their deaths were due 10 lack az
training and not from punishment dealt
out by their opponents
The total number OF deaths In the
sporting world up 10 last Friday was
sixty.