Evening journal., 1910-12-24
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CALLED BY DEATH
Harvest Of Grim Reaper Dur
ing Year Numbers Pro-
minent Athletes
BASEBALL IS
PARTICULARLY HARD HIT

In the harvest of death in the field
Of sport during the past twelve months
many men well known TO past genera
tions of baseball fans. were called out
by the Great Umpire.
Early in the year Thomas ]. Lotus,
who was so conspicuous at the time of
the invasion by the American
League, passed away after having
made a reputation as one of the most
famous of all baseball men.
A little later wild Bill" Hassamer,
one of the most unique characters of
the late days of the National League,
died after a short illness in st. Louis.
Famous men in every branch OF
sport passed to the Great Unknown,
but baseball was particularly hard hit
Prominent among those identified
with the national game who have
passed away during the year are
Thomas j. Navin, of Detroit. who was
one OF the American Leagues advis-
ers; Henry V. Lucas, who owned the
St Louis Maroons when they were
champions of the world; Col John /.
Rogers, former part owner of the
Philadelphia National League club:
Eugene +. Burt, for several years
president of the Pacific Coast League;
Samuel L. Wright. who at the time of
his death was president of the Ohio
and Pennsylvania League; John Nor
row. who was one of the first presi-
dents of the Southern League; James
p. Walsh, owner of the Rockford team
Of h, 1Ifrpnagfra- T1lfpafe I nd
Mcdonald Douglas, manager of the
Stockton club of the California State
League.
Diamond Stars.
Among the active players and form
er stars Of the diamond who died dur
ing the year were Sam Wise. who was
shortstop for the Boston club when it
won the National League champion
ship in 1888; Jack O'Brien, catcher of
the Philadelphia Athletics when that
team won the American Association
championship in the same year; James
W. ("Bug) Holiday. once the great
est outfelder playing baseball; Mich
ael p. Hines. catcher for the Boston
Nationals in the early sos; Allen NJ
Storke. who played all the infield po-
sitions with the Pittsburg Nationals in
190S-09: Dan McGann. former New
York and Boston first sacker; Joseph
Nealon, who played firstbsse for the
Pittsbure Nationals during two sea
sons; Morris Critchley an old-time
pitcher for Pittsburg; Patrick NJ
Downing, for several years a player
with Southern League and Blue Grass
League teams. and Joseph c. Hen
messy, an outielder last season for the
Trenton, ~ j., team.
Patrick Gillespie, who played with
the old New York Giants in the eigh-
ties; Tom Doran, who played with
Boston and Detroit. and with many
minor league clubs; Charles Esper
formerly q pitcher for the old Ath-
letics; Harry p. Staley. who caught
for the Boston Nationals years ago;
Jack Horner, scout for the Detroit
| American League club. Robert Petit,
who played under Anson with the
! Chicago Nationals. Owen Jackson, of
the Lynchburg team, of the Virginia
| League. and Ray Marshall who play
ed right field for the Jacksonville, Fla,
team
Clever Boxers Pass.
Stanley Ketchel. champion light
weight, and Joe Cans, former cham
pion in the same class. head the list
of fighters who have passed away dur
| ing the twelve month"; Other figures of
more or less prominence in the world
! OF pugilism who have died during the
year include Jem Mace, the old Eng
| lish heavyweight; Tom Bate, of New
! Jersey; who at one time held the light
weight championship Of England;
| Johnny Dwyer, once we'll known as a
featherweight fighter; Frederick G..
Bullen, of Bridgeport, Conn. former
/ lightweight champion; Doc Payne, the
/ old Cleveland boxer; Walter White
head, a negro pugilist, well-known in
! the Northwest; Tommy Mccarthy, who
/ died as a result Of a bout with owen
Moran; Johnny Murphy, a San Fran
cisco lightweight: Billy Dunning. a
| heavyweight pugilist of Maine; Kid
Hyland," a young boxer of Buffalo, and
"Curley" Gerhard, of Detroit.
NOtabIeS Of the Turf.
Among the notables Of the turf who
passed away were Phil DAILY, Robert
L. Tucker, a noted horse owner and
trainer of Louisville; Allan 3. tSan-
| bury, of Baltimore known as a horse
man throughout the United States and
Canada; Lucien o. Appleby, who had
been actively engaged in racing since
1865; Stoughton r. Clark, one of the
best known trainers and drivers OF
light harness horses In the East; Fred
Langan, the well-known jockey, and
Ernest Huppe. a steeplechase jockey
The green table sport lost Jacoh
Schaefer. who had held every billiard
championship of the world from the
straight to three-cushion caroms.
Gold lost William Anderson. hero OF
thousand hard-fought matches on
the links, and Sprague Abbott, who
won the Mississippi champion
ship In 1907.
Leaders Of the gridiron sport who
passed away included Francis Burr
and James J. Hogan. former captains
respectively. OF the Harvard and Yale
teams: Earl Wilson, Of the naval ca
dets; Ralph Wilson, halfback Of the
Wabash College team; Rudolph Monk
captain Of the West Virginia Univer-
sity eleven, and l.. B. Payne, OF the
Cornell freshmen.
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