The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-31
BRIEF SKETCH OF
LATE JACK HORNER
Was Member of Famous Old
Baltimore Orioles.

Last week word was received from New
Orleans Of the death Of old Jack Horner.
known TO hundreds Of local baseball fans.
A New Orleans paper gives the fol-
lowing sketch Of Horner's life:
Jack" Horner. widely known in base
bah circles. died here at a local hotel as
a result Of an accident in the baths Of
the hotel Entering the baths with
friends Horner slipped on a marble
step and fell 10 the floor. fracturing
his skull He never regained conscious
ness. He was on his way 10 san
Antonio. travelling in the interest Of
( the Detroit baseball club, for which
he served as scout in hunting for
promising young players in the South.
HOrner'S History.
In the days Of the old Baltimore
Orioles. Ed lannon's four-time pennant
/ winners. Jack Homer was one of the
| greatest pitchers on that team and was
at that time universally considered one
( OF the best in the national game. Hor-
ner was a native Of Baltimore. and it
was on the commons about that city he
PLAYED his first bah.
/ Hanlou was tipped OF 10 Horner by
Warner. one Of the Orioles great catch
\ ers Ia that day. and within short time
the Horner and Warner battery was
/ known wherever baseball was talked.
/ and was considered one Of the best in
the big league Of that day. Horner was
worked in the days when teams carried
] two, never over three, pitchers, and il
was work with him every other day.
During three or four seasons he was in
vincible and TO his excellent work Ed
/ Hanlon attributed much OF his success
McGraw. now manager of the New York
Nationals; Hughey Jennings. manager OF
the Detroit Tigers. and Keller. the mid
get leet-footed, hard-hitting fielder. as
well as Jack Robinson. one OF the great
est cGtchers in his days, were teammates
of Jack Horner.
Oze OF Horner's records never dupli-
cateo was striking out three successive
batters. using only nine balls in retiring
the side.
He Was with Atlanta.
IN the early nineties Horner had an of
year and Atlanta was badly in need OF
a pitcher. Hanlon had had his team in
Atlanta that spring and furloughed Hor-
ner to the Gate CITY. While in Atlanta
Horner established another record which
still stands. It was pitching four shut
outs in successive days against the same
team. That trick was turned in Little
Rock against the Little Rock team.
Homer returned 70 Baltimore the next
year. but his pitching arm never regain
ed its old strength and cunning. Later
he asked for his release and finally
drifted TO California. where ne played
for years.
It was while on the slope Horner mar
ried an Oakland lady. Subsequently ne
came south locating for two or three
years in Florida. Five or six years age
he came TO Atlanta. and had since made
his home here.
Jack Horner was OF a genial. friendly
mature and rapidly made friends H,
was thoroughly posted on the history o.
the best players OF the past and present
and was considered an excellent Judge OF
young players. Clark Griffith McGraw
and other leaders had the greatest conf.
dence in his judgment and only a short
while ago he was retained by Jenning.
to look over the Southern field for talent
He was on his way TO Texas to study
that league when death came to him il
New Orleans.
Only a short time ago Jack Hornei
took out a liberal insurance policy for tn,
benefit OF his family He leaves besides
his wife. two daughters Ruth anC
Estelle, aged about ten and twelve years