The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-02
Funeral Of Late National League
Head Held at Louisville.
Men Prominent in Baseball FROM
All Sections Attended.
WAS OFMOURNING
No Games in Big Leagues anu
Many Minor Ones.
Meeting After Funeral Probably
Name Heydler as Successor.

Louisville. KY. Aug. 1.-The BODY o.
Harry Clay Pulliam. iate president u
the National League, was brought DdcA
this morning u Louisville, the city
called home" and from which ne de-
parted u years ago to begin the RAPID
climb which landed him at the top III
the baseball world. The body arrived
in Louisville shortly after II O'Clock III
charge of Mr.. Puiiam's brother-lh-
law. c. W. Cain OF Nashville; John
Heydler. MI Pulliams close friend ana
acting president of the National League
and a guard of honor composed OF club
owners and men influential in the az
fairs of the American and NatloHa,
leagues. the American Association anu
other BASEBALL organizations The comm
was taken to the chapel of an under
taking establishment, there to De view
ed by a great number of friends
It is doubtful if any man in ofnclal
O. public lite had more friends IN LOUIS
Vile than Mr.. PuIliam. Humble PRINT
ers and employees about the OItlcoS OF
the Dayton newspapers. the friendS OF
lis youth never failed to receive a call
and a pleasant word from him Nhen-
ever he passed through LouisNllle. IN
consequence the florists were literally
swamped with orders from persons III
all conditions OF life DESTROYS of pay
ing a last tribute to a man who ola
lot forget his friends.
At - o'clock this afternoon the BODY
vas taken to the chapel at Care Hin
C uTetery where a simple funeral service
was conducted by Rev. T. NJ. Halves,
pastor of the Highland Presbyterian
Chureh. The active pailbearerS were
Dr. T. Hunt StUckey, Harry w. Rus
sell. Robert ". Brown, Chas- {; Des-
Ter. W. B. Thomas and Claude McFar-
land all os Louisville.
Among the honorary paiihearers were
3. b. Johnson, president of the Amerl-
an League; John A. IIeydler, secretary
of the National League; John +. Bruce,
secretary o. the National baseball com
mittec; President Dreyfus of the Pitts
burg club; President Stanley Robson
Of the St. Louis club: President DoNey
Of the Boston club; President Ebbetts
Of the Brooklyn club; President w, NJ.
Shettsline of the Philadelphia club
and 4 man prominent IN Louisville af-
fairs.
To Elect Successor.
Baseball chiefs who have gathered in
Louisville today to attend the funeral
of Harry Clay Pullianl. late president
OF the National League. will at a meet
ing to be held after the funeral elect
Mr. Pullidm's successor. II is conf
IDENTIFY expected that John Heydler. at
present secretary Of the league. viii bel
rdmed by the committee 70 succeed
the dead president 1t is day Of halfi
masted flags and deserted grounds inl
memory of Mr.. Pulliam in the more i'm
portant cities where the national game
is known The Southern League will
carry its flags half furled and President
I<avanaug;I has requested that no games
be played. New Orleans has already
postponed its contest. The New York
state league will suspend and American
Association games scheduled here be
tween Louisville and Minneapolis will
not be PLAYED. Instead magnates play
erS and friends OF Mr.. Puiliam will |
gather at his grave.