The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29
BALL PLAYERS SUICIDE
WAS DUE TO WORRY
Il Couldn't Help tilt Drove Me to It."
He Gasped Just Before His Body
StiRened in Death

West Baden. Ind. March 29.--When
Ralph Glaze notified the members Of the
Boston baseball team that their captain,
! Chick Stahl. had committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid they were dunn,
founded. After ordering the players out
Tor morning practice, Stahl went to a
nearby drug store and bought three
ounce bottle OF carboic acid lie then
went to his room.
James J. Collins, the third baseman
and former manager Of the team, was
Stahls roommate, they having connect
ing rooms, and he was already taking
OIL his clothes preparatory 10 putting
ON his uniform, when Stahl came in.
Stahl began undressing too. Collins had
nearly completed putting on his uniform
when he noticed Stahl lying stretched
on his back in he'd,
Come ON, Chick, hurry up and get on
your uniform" said Collins.
Stahl did not answer. but moment
later Robert Tnglaub the first base
man Of the club, entered the rorn.
Just then Stahl staggered across the
room, drank a glass OF water and fell
on his bed l'nglaub rushed to him.
Whats the matter Chick y he cried.
Then be shifted the carbolic acid and
knew at once what had happened
What did You do it forg asked Tn.
glaub.
q couldn't help it, II drove me to
it, he gaspcd.
Before anything could be done. there
was contraction of the muscles, and
the ball player was dead
Collins sent Glaze out to notify the
players who we're already on the bali
field, and sent Tor the manager of the
hotel and the hotel physician The play
ers, some in uniform and some in or
binary dress, went silently into the room
where Stahl lay, and then retired to their
rooms The coroner was notified and ar
rived at ! o'clock John T. Taylor, own
er of the club, who is in Chicago, was
notified BY telegraph at once.
Ss..~. was appointed permanent man.
ageg Of tine Boston club last winter,
when President Taylor returned from
abroad lie took charge of the men
when then began practice at Little Rock
on March Q.
Things went along surprisingly well,
and Stahl seemed to be developing a
eUfnHAI NtAit4 NiEu Alk4AHNiNs ltAaA as
the team was leaving for Louisville last
Fiday, he became respondent On sun
day night he went to President Taylor
and said he could not cat OF sleep, and
tine cares Of the club were too much for
him,
Mr.. Taylor tried TO brace up the man.
ager but did not succeed, and then Stahl
asked to be relieved of the caes Of man
areelnnt. II WAS finally agreed that in
future MFR. Taylor Would manage the
club. while Stahl would captain the team
on the field and select the batteries. But
this did not make Stahl any more cheer
full
He continued TO complain AMI grew
more and more Respondent. On Sun
day night he sent Charley Green, the
clubs trainer ont to drug store for
some carbolic acid. Green returned vita
bottle. but Stahl found it so diluted
he did not take it. This was before he
had his talk with President Taylor
about resigning a. manager.
He confessed TO his employer that hi
had sent out for earholic acid, and as
he related the circumstances he tremblei
violently.
After having his resignation accepted
DO seemed more cheerful The team
left Louisville for West Baden Springs
last Monday morning, and that night
Stahl said he bad eaten his first meal
in many days.
He improved SO much that the players
ceased to talk OF his resignation, and
things seemed to be going along smooth.
ly once more Wednesday night, how
ever, Stahl grew respondent again, and
yesterday morning 1t was easy to see he
was in state Of gloom. Then he took
the carbolie acid.