Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
COUNTED OUT
Several Connecticut Athletes Are Among the List of the
 Dead.

In the year now drawing to a close, death has reaped an unusually heavy harvest in the world of sport Baseball, pugilism, aquatic sports football, cycling auto racing and the turf mourn the loss of many leaders who were foremost in the ranks Four former Connecticut league players are in the list. Allie Paige Jimmie Hannivan, Pat Murphy and Ike Van Zant. The death roll for the year, arranged in chronological order, is as follows:--
 Jan. At Toronto, K. Hanlan eX-champion oarsman of the world 53.
 Jan. 6-At New York, George Dixon, former champion pugilist, 37
 Jan. At Pittsburg, J. P. O'Neil ex-owner Pittsburg ball club, GA.
 Jan. 14-At San Francisco Henry M krug, baseball player, 31.
 Jan. 17.-At New York, w. A. Bisneau. former hockey player.
 Jan. 22-At Amityville. l.. l., J, F. Ullman, famous bookmaker, 51.
 Jan 23-At Newark, N. l.. J. Mo Laren, former quoits champion, 7S
 Jan. 24-At New York, John Hammond, court tennis professional %.
 Jan. 24-At Charlottesville, Va Frances Trevelyan, turf writer.
 Jan. 26-At St Petersburg, T. F. Tchigorin, noted chess master, 5S.
 Jan. 30-At Frankfort. Ky, w. II. Lewis, breeder of trotters.
 Feb. 6-At Detroit. S. F. Angus ex-owner of Detroit ball club.
 Feb. 11--At Denver. Patrick Lynch, former well known ball play CT. 40.
 Feb. 25-At Aiken. S. C., John W. Rogers, turfman. 59.
 Feb. 26--At Irving. x. Y, F. Pierce. Indian long-distance runner
 March 3-At Joliet, Ill, Matthew McClung, football player, 36.
 March 3-At Janesville Wis, J Kelley, trainer of horses, 52.
 March S-At Dallas. Tex. c. J. Van Dusen, once-famOus jockey.
 March 14-At St Louis, G. Mun- son. eX manager St. Louis Browns
 March 17-At Philadelphia, w. Robinson, pugilist. killed ;n bout.
 March 1S-At Trenton. N J., Pat Cavanaugh. long-distance walker, 53. March 1S-At Baltimore, Colonel Robert Hough, well known turfman, e.
 March 29--At Austin, Tex, F. NJ. Crawford. Providence ball club. March 30-At Newark. N. J., C. J. Sweasy, old time baseball player, 61. April 3-At Rawhide, Nev. R. Grammar, well-known sporting man, 47.
 April 10-At Utica, x. J., M. J. Griffin. eXbaseball player.
 April 13-At Paterson, N. J., J. Kelley, former baseball player, AS. April 15-At Philadelphia. Will liam w. Bair, trainer of Maud S., 69, April 19-At Los Angeles. w. Gallagher, old-time pugilist, fl.
 April 20-At Brooklyn, Henry Chadwick, ''the father of baseball, v S3.
 May 3-At Oxford, O., James S. Stell, Kentucky turfman, 53.
 May At Brooklyn, Jerome Flannery, authority on cricket, 43
 May 1S-At Chicago. Harry Spence, former baseball manager, 52. May 29--Killed on Pimlico track, E. Cedrino, automobile racer.
 June 13-At Chicago, George Sil- CT, veteran referee and sporting writer. 62.
 June 15-At Battle Creek, T. F. Noble, noted horseman.
 June 22-In Texas, V. Garvin, once famous baseball player, 36.
 June 22-At Newark. N. J., E. Mills, former well-known ball play CT. -...--
 June 24-At Des Moines, W. r. Trafiey, ex-baseball manager. 4s. i July !7--At Kansas City. John c. Curry, Kentucky turfman.
 July 12-At Columbus. T. J. Bryce, president Columbus ball club. July 12-At St Paul, F. Paris, pitcher St Paul ball club. 21.
 July 19-At Seattle, w. Holmes, former well-known jockey, 36
 July 22-At Cleveland, J. A. Son. mer, veteran major league pitcher, fZ.
 July S0-At Philadelphia, Robert Smith. noted single sculler.
 Aug. 5-At St Louis, H. Cart wright, veteran English boxer, 7S.
 Aug. S-At Saratoga, E. Broad we'll, jockey, killed in race, 20.
 Aug. S-At Baltimore, A. Mott, former well-known cyclist. 64
 Aug. 16-At Paterson. \. J., Briggs, motorcycle rider. 2S. Aug. 19-At Brooklyn. Dr A. j.. Bushong, old ball catcher, 52.
 Sept. 3-At New York, J. II. Gill; ford, long-distance runner.
 Sept. 14-At Nashua, N. H., |.