Evening journal., 1909-12-29
SPORT FATALITIES
In PASSING YEAR
Many Prominent Athletes and
Authorities Have Died
Since January |

OF professional ana amateur SpeitS IL
has invaded high places, but the base-
ball world particularly has suffered
heavy losses.
The National League suffered the loss
Of its president. Harry G. Pulliam, and
OF the owners OF three of the eight
clubs comprising the circuit. Tho club
owners who died during the year We're
Frank de Haas Robinson, Of ST. Louis;
George Dovey, Of Boston and Israel
Durham. who was credited with being
the chief owner Of the Philadelphia
club.
Baseball Deaths.
Among others whose names were
prominently associated with baseball
we're John Clarkson, who was one Of
the greatest pitchers in the history Of
the game; Frank c. Selee. for twelve
years manager Of the Boston Nationals
and later manager of the Chicago Ma
tionals; Charles II. Cushman, one of the
organizers Of the Western League and
for several years manager Of the Mil
waukee club; Herman Long, whose
career as a player covered many years
i'm the major leagues; DR.. Maurice Pow
ers catcher for the Philadelphia Amer
ican League team. Harry Lichead. who
had played in big and little leagues;
John V. B. Hatfield. of New York, one
of the stars OF a generation ago; Ed
ward f. Leahy, once "a well-known
catcher with the Philadelphia club;
Charles r. (King) Pittenger, former
American League pitcher; George
Speer, a former Milwaukee catcher in
Western League and American Asso-
!
New England League player of a de-
cade ago: Frank Kornick, a Wlscon-
sin-Illinois League player; Thomas
Coates, of the Oshkosh team of the
Wisconsin, Illinois League; Charles
PinclSney second baseman OF the Day
ton team in the Central League; Will
lie Hogg pitcher on the Louisville
American Association club; Charles
Dexter. first baseman for the New Or
leans Southern League team; J. F..
Gone. veteran Chicago player Of the
COS; George r. (Foghorn) Miller, who
had played in Pittsburg, ST. Louis,
and other cities; p. ]. Quinn, who
promoted the first uniformed baseball
team ever taken out of Chicago; Mau-
rice +. Danihy OF Rochester, an old
time minor league umpire, and Cor
nelius ]. Mckinley former minor
league player and for years an umpire
in the Three-I and Western Leagues.
Horsemen Pass Away.
The mortality among turfmen and 9TH
ers identified with racing has also been
great Included in the list are Tim
Murnin, one OF the best-known racing
men in America; Joel Fealer, a noted
breeded Of Mt Stehling. Ky; George
NJ Webb. OF Philadelphia, a well-known
trainer: Kirby Snow. known in turf cir
cles throughout the South; w. r. Letch-
or secretary of the Kentucky Racing
Association: Col r. w Simmons. OF
New Orleans. for many years a presid-
ing judge; w. IT. Sims. president Of the
international Fair Association OF San
Antonio; Clarence Mcdowell, Of Balti-
more. who had presided at many metro
politan tracks; Frank Cusaclz. one Of the
best known writer's on the Pacific Coast,
and william Hayward and J. 3. Wood.
both OF whom were noted Jockeys
Among Pusiists.
During the year death removed from
the world OF pugilsm such well-known
figures as wnlus Britt. OF San Fran
cisco. who had managed Battling Mel
son. Stanley Ketchel and other noted
fighters. Eddie Conley, the old-time
lightweight, of Cambridge, Mass; Patsy
lO'Irara, another old-time fighter, who
] hailed from New England; Martin snee
OF Haverhil. Mass, who had fought a
number of good men I'm the lightweight
division; Mickey Sears, still another
New England fighter OF considerable
reputation. and James Kelly who had
trained and managed several prominent
fighters, among them Mysterious Billy
, Smith.
] Others Who Died.
A wider review takes In not a few
prominent figures In other branches ol
sport Among them may be mentioned
George Price. the vetertn oarsman o
st. John, n b. and member of thu
celebrated Paris crew, which held th'
\ four-oared championship of the world
Capt John Barr. one OF the best-SnowI
Yacht captains on the New Englan,
coast; Carlisle ID. Graham. the swim
\ mer. who won fame by passing through
X the Niagara rapids; Charles e. Barker
n of Boston. who WIS the champion
\ checker player OF the world for man,
= wears: Clarence H. Freeman, Of Provi
D dence. who had also held the checke
y championship: Kreigh Collins. a forme
u star tennis player; Edward McLaugh
lin. a noted authority on the game o
y billiards: Harry Bethune, Of Cleveland
'e formerly champion sprinter Of tn
world: Herman /. Johnson. Of uuca
~ former president Of the National Curl
]. ing club of America; Eugene Delmai
Of New York. one Of the best-known @
/, American chess players; Harry Hess, @
y Nanticoke Pa. and Charles W. Har
. OF Cleveland. both trap shooters Of ma
tional reputation; pnn Stuart and a
. smith. famous as Stockholders and pre-
moters Of sporting events; t.ugh Nc
Lean. Farley Giles and frank Ashton
who had attained wide fame as bicycl
racers.
Auto Fatalities.
I Among the automobile racing fataliti'
the most notable were those which r,
y suited I'm the deaths OF VIM. A. Bourqu
who was killed in a race on the ne
"a Indianapolis speedway. and Laurer
n Crosse. a French chauffeur. who ms
death in the twenty-four-hour contes
m at the Brighten Beach Motordrome.
u OF the numerous fatllities tha' attent
10 ed the past football season the deati
M OF Cadet Eugene A. Byrne of the We
10 Point Military Academy; Duke Trim
~ bic. OF the Indiana state unlversii
is eleven. and Roy sypbuck, Of the Hai
ken Indian Institute team. attracte
To most attention.