The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-24
Death Has Removed Some of the
Leading Lights in World
of Sport This Year.
has INVADED HIGHEST PLACES
Every Branch of Professional or ANA
teur Sport Has Lost Some OF It's
Most Distinguished Figures
During the Year.

in the world of sport to an unusual
extent in the year now near Its close
In nearly all branches of professional
and amateur sports 1t has invaded high
places. but the baseball world partic-
ularly has suffered heavy losses. The
National league suffered the loss of It's
president, Harry c. Pulliam and of the
owners of three of the eight clubs
comprising the circuit. The club own
ers who died during the year were
| Frank de Haas Robinson of st. Louis
George Dovey of Boston. and Israel
Durham, who was credited with being
the chief owner of the Philadeiphia
! club.
Among others whose names were
prominently associated with baseball
were John Clarkson, who was one Oh
the greatest pitchers in the history OF
the game; Frank G. Selee, for twelve
wears manager of the Boston Nationals |
land later manager of the Chicago Ma
ltionals: Charles II. Cushman, one of
1.-THE organizers of the Western league
and for several years manager of the
Milwaukee club: Herman Long, whose
career as a player covered many years
in the major leagues; Dr. Maurice
Powers, catcher for the Philadelphia
American league team; Harry Lochead,
who had played in big and little lea
CUES; John ". b. Hatfield of New York,
lone of the stars of a generation ago
Edward f. Leahy. once well known
catcher with the Philadelphia ciup;
Charles r. C'King'') Pittenger, for-
mer American league pitcher; George
Speer a former catcher in Western
League and American association CLUBS;
a ALBERT l.. Moore. fast New England
j. league player of a decade ago; FRANK
24Korffiek. ID wisconsin, Illinois league
player; Thomas Coates of the Oshkosh
,lteam of the wisconsin Illinois league;
Il Charles Pinekney second baseman OF
! the Dayton team in the Central league;
. Willie Hogg. pitcher on the Louisville
= American association club; Charles
Dexter. first baseman for the New or
!. Ileans Southern league team; j. F.
Cone, a veteran Chicago player of the
COS George f. ("Foghorn') Miller
who had played in Pittsburg, st. Louis
Il
] NOTED the first uniformed basepali
team ever taken out Of Chicago; Maui
rice p. Danihy of Rochester, an old
" time minor league umpire, and Corne-
lius ]. mckinley. n former minor league
! player and for years an umpire III th'
Three-I and Western leagues
The mortality among turfmen ano
lie others identified with racing has also
l. been great Included in the list are
IN Tim Murnin. one of the best known
le racing men in America: Joel Fealer,
W noted breeder of Mount Sterling, KY.
EN- George M Webb Of Philadelphia, wei
ct known trainers Kirby Snow, known II
is turf circles throughout the south; w
s. r. Letcher. secretary OF the kentuck!
ke Racing associations; Col. r. w. sim
nd mons OF New Orleans, for many year
lie presiding Judge; w. II. Sims presi
at dent of the International Fair assocla
It's ton of San Antonio: Clarence NC
ce Doweil of Baltimore. who had preside
cd at many metropolitan tracks; Fran
onl cnsock one of the best known tur
I'd writer's on the Pacific coast and WI
n liam Hayward and ]. B. Wood both G
,r- whom were noted jockeys.
be During the year death removed fror
of the world Of pugilism such well know
ch figures as willus Britt of San Francis
he co. who had managed Battling Neisoi
Ike Stanley Ketchel and other noted fight
all ers: Eddie Conley, the old-time hgh'
weight pugilist of Cambridge. Mass
PATSY O'Hara. another old-time fight'
err who hailed from New England; Marti
es. Snee. of Haverhill, Mass. who ma
,ed fought a number of good men In u
be lightweight division; Mickey Scar
the still another New England hghter
ter considerable reputation, and Jam'
Kelly. who had trained and manag'
several prominent fighters, among the
mysterious Billy Smith.
A wider review takes in not re
prominent figures in other branches
snort. Among them may be mention
iss George Price. the veteran oarsman
Jo ST. John. N. b.. and a member OF Z
u celebrated Paris crew, which heid
ny four cared championship OF the worn
II" Cant. John Barr, one of the best know
eek Yacht captains on the New Engia
III coast: Carlisle ID. Graham, the swir
ihs mer who won fame by passing throu
ne the Niagara rapids; Charles F. Barr
OF Boston. who was the champl
checker PLAYER Of the world for ma
years: Clarence II. Freeman OF FRO
dence. who had also held the chec'
AIRY championsbip; Kreigh Collins. e
nout mer star tennis player; Edward y
xty- I.aughlin, noted authority on
Sing game of billiards; Harry Bethune
"a. cleveland. formerly a champion spri
<ing or Of the world: Herman l. Johnson
was Utica. former president OF the Natio
,fter Curling club Of Amer'ca' huse"e
: of mar OF New YORK. one OF '"e
known American chess players; Ha
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