Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-21
CHADWICK, FATHER OF
BASE BALL, DEAD

NEW YORK. April 2l.-Henry Chad
wick known all over the country as the
Father of Base Ball.. died yesterday al
his home, $40 Halsey street, Brooklyn
from heart disease and pneumonia He
was conscious on Saturday. and almost
his last remark was regarding the result
of the days game between New York
and Brooklyn. Little hope was felt for
his recovery because of his age.
A week ago last Saturday he attended
the game at the Polo Grounds between
New York and Yale 1t is believed he
contracted cold that day which later
developed into pneumonia The American
flag at Washington Park was at half mas,
yesterday. Base ball organizations all
over the country will honor his memory
Henry Chadwick was one of the most
widely known writer's on sporting topics
in America and was considered in the
sporting world as the father of base
ball. He was born at Exeter. England
October !. 1924. and was a member Of a
prominent family in Great Britain. His
brother, Sir Edwin Chadwick. was the
eminent sanitary philosopher. He was
the Grand Old Man" Of base ball. and
many of the rules and methods of the
game were altered at his suggestion.
Mr.. Chadwick was a journalist by in
heritance. as his father was for many
years editor Of the Western Times oil
Exeter.
In 1874 he began his career as a con-
tributor to the Long Island Star. and
twelve years later he became cricket re.
porter on the staff of the New York Times
He also became contributor to the
columns of the New York Clipper, and
in 1857 Mr.. Chadwick became a member
of the staff of that publication. He was
the first man to report base ball game
for the Herald. and later wrote base bal
and cricket news for the Tribune. the Sun
the Daily News, the Mercury and other
editor of the American Chronicle OF
Sports. In 1885 he retired from active
reporting to assume an editorial place
on the staff OF Outing Magazine. Fol
many years Mr.. Chadwick wrote base
ball and cricket news for tie Brooklyn
Daily Eagle. Preceding and during this
beginning OF the hostilities between The
north and the south Mr.. Chadwick wa.
correspondent Of the Tribune.
Mr.. Chadwick first became associated
snort stop on an amateur team In VIVA,
is now part OF HobOken. n. j., in the
fifties. His book. .Chadwick's Game
OF Base Ball." had wide circulation ano
was considered an authority on the game
IL. was the unreientinS foe OF those VIII,
violated the rules of the game. He com
piled and edited The League Guide" q
base ball publication. and was the au.
thor of several books on cricket ano
base ball.
He came to the United States i'm 1871
and spent most o. his life I'm Brooklyn
and New York. He married in 1913 Miss
Bolts daughter of the late Alexander
Bolts of Richmond, Va. Mr.. Chadwick
was member of the New York Press
Club. the Society of Old Brooklynites ana
an honorary member OF the National
League.
In an interview many years ago Mr.
Chadwick explained how he first though,
OF making base ball national game fol
Americans. as cricket is in England
1T was while passing through Elysiar
fields. upon my return from a cricket
match he said. that l CHANGED TO see a
game of base ball between the Gotha m
and Eagle clubs. l became convinced
then that this was A game which would
be powerful lever to make the people
of America take keener interest in
outdoor sports and healthful exercise.
From the period that l first became