The sun., 1908-04-21
OLD BASEBALL EDITOR DEAD.
Henry Chadwick Passes Away In His Eighty
third Year,

Henry Chadwick, the Nestor OF baseball
reporters and also the earliest 70 pursue the
occupation. died at bis home, The Glen. $40
haisey street.. Brooklyn. at l2aS o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He Was SO years old.
He had been IN with pneumonia and on satlir-
day night suffered an attack OF heart failure
! from which the physician In attendance.
| DR.. Arnold W. Catlln, said he could not rally,
/ lie was unconscious at his DEATH which was
peaceful and took place In the presence OF
| his two daughters. Mrs. Thomas +. Eldridge
Of Sag Harbor aud Mrs. william C. Edwards
Of Brooklyn. while Mrs. Chadwick. who had
aided In the nursing, bad momentaHly left
the sick room,
The Interment will be made in the plot AZ
Greenwood Cemetery presented 10 him some
years ago by A. G. Spalding Arrangements
for tho funeral have not as yet been COM
pleted.
Henry Chadvicks birth was on October 25
1924, in Jessamine Cottage. st. Thomas,
Exeter, England, His father James Chad
wick. had been editor Of the Western AoH
there, and on coming With his family TO this
country In 1897. Henry. the youngest child.
being then i3 years old, he followed news
paper work In Brooklyn. whete he made his
home. lIenrys uncle. Str Edward Chadwick.
was known as "Englands Sanitary Phil
osophcr
Besides playing both cricket and baseball
in the 'iOs AT HOboken young Chadwick. who
had been trained In Journalism by his father,
soon began to write on outdoor sports. He
played shOrtstOp IN lst7 on the Elysian Fields.
llonOken In 1851 Henry Chadwick wrote
on cricket for the old Spirit OF The Times and
on the same game for the Long Island Star,
the BROOKLYN ChU News and the Brooklyn
Union, Two wears later the future OF base
ball had impressed him and he began mis-
sonary work among the neWspa pers 70 foster
the interests Of the nstiOna game, 1his
energy earned for Henry Chadwick the title
of the father Of baseball"
In 1853 Henry Chadwick was baseball
editor OF the New York Times and this had
been his tituar position since on a score OF
papers until his death, with the exception Of
some months during the exciting times OF
1851. when he visited Richmond, Va, as cor
respondent for the New York utunc. Henry
Chadwick wrote the Grst baseball for the
New York Hfraid in 1852 and within the nest
tHenty years he did work IN the same game
Tor the New York WnJh aud TnE SIN, 4
long sequence of continuous service vas his
ing from 1895 until n few days before bis last
sickness lt began with baseball reporting
and closed with semi editorial work. His
pen name for the chidrens page was Uncle
Aside from. daily newspaper work Henry
Chadwick had unique and busy place as
"a specialist In baseball Tie was baseball
editor OF the New York Clipper from 1855 TO
1850 and for twenty years editor OF "Spald-
ing's Official Base Ball Guide, having brought
our the 1905 edition. Ne was the author of
Beadle,s Dime Ball Player 1897, and for
g period Of years from 500 edited De Wits
Baseball Impire's Guide Henry Chadwick
also wrote or edited the American Boys
Boob Of Sports" and a score Of handbOoks
on baseball, cricket, lacrosse, billiards and
chess
In 1855 Chadwick was invited TO attend the
meeting ot the rules committee At the first
National association Of Baseball Players, and
many OF his suggestions we're Incorporated
IN he code. Later he became permanent
chairman Of the rules committee, and he hlled
the same Office with the National Association
NJ Professional Baseball Players. organized
M 1871. Chadwick was a leading adviser In
formulating he rules on the organ zation OF
the National League, and IN 1894 was formally
elected an honorary member Of the board.
In 1895 Chadwick was appointed TO the rules
committee - AN adviser in recognition Ol his
long service In promoting the game and the
vulu" OF his Couusels This appointment
carried with II n yearly salary Of $500 for the
remainder Oi his life Chadwick was very
fond Of chess and he PLAYED a good game OF
billiards Vie vas m assistant librarian for
the Brooklyn Institute IN lSt0.
Mrs Chadwick was Miss Bolts, daughter
of the late NleNander Botts Of Richmond,
Va and granddaughter of BENJAMIN Bolts.
who defended aaron Burr in his trial for
treason 81 RICHMOND in 1907
When informed of rhc death Charles n
Ehbets, president of the Brooklyn Baseball
club, ordered the flag nt Washing gton Park
20 be placed az hall mast
CISr1SNtTI, Ohio. April 20. In respect for
Henry Chadwick. who died To-day. the flags az
League Park we're displayed az half mast.