The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-19
Death Claims Prominent Figures
Of Baseball and Turf During
Year Now Drawing to
Close
PRIZE ring NOTABlFS PASS
Grim Reaper Has Removed Some Of
Leading Lights in Almost Every
Branch of Sports During the
Past Year.

New York, Dec. 19.-Death has
reaped rich harvest in the field of
sport and athletics during the year now
drawing to a close. Baseball. in par
ticular, has lost an unusually large
number of its leaders. Prominently
among those identified with the ma
tional game who have passed away
during the year are Thomas j. LOTUS,
one of the most famous baseball play
ers and managers of history; Henry
V. Lucas, who owned the st. Louis
Maroons when they were champions
of the world; Col. John |. Rogers, for
mer part owner of the Philadelphia
National League club; Eugene r. Burt
for several years president Of the Pa
chc Coast League: Samuel l.. Wright
who at the time of his death was pres
ident of the Ohio and Pennsylvania
league: John Morrow, who was one of
the first presidents of the Southern
league; James =. Walsh, owner of the
Rockford team of the Wisconsin-Ill-
inois league, and Mcdonald Douglas,
manager of the stockton club of the
California state league.
Prominent Diamond Stars.
Among the active players and form
er stars of the diamond who have
died during the year were Sam Wise,
who was shortstop for the Boston club
when IL won the National league
championship in 1888: Jack O'Brien,
catcher of the Philadelphia Athletics
when that team won the American as
sociation championship in the same
year; James w. bug" Holiday, once
the greatest outflelder playing base
ball: Michael T.. Hines. catcher for the
Boston Nationals i'm the early 'S0s; AL
Ian M. Storke. who played AL the IN
field positions with the Pittsburg Ma
tionals in 19OS-09: Joseph Nealon, who
played first base for the Pittsburg Ma
tionals during two seasons. 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 G. Hennessey, an out
fielder last season on the Trenton, n.
j., team.
Other Baseball Notables.
Patrick Gillespie. who played with
the old New York Giants I'm the 'SOs'
wild Bill Hassamer, formerly win
the washington club; Tom Doran, VINO
played with Boston and Detroit ana
with many minor league CLUBS
Charles Esper. formerly pitcher Tor
the old Athletics; Harry r. Staley'
who caught for the Boston Nationals
years ago; Jack Horner scout Tor the
Detroit American league CLUB; RopeI'
Petit. who played under Anson WIN
the Chicago Nationals; owen jackson
OF the Lynchburg team of the virginia
league. and Ray Marshall, VINO piayeu
right field for the Jacksonville, Fla
team.
Ketchel and Jem Mace.
Stanley Ketchel champion midule-
weight, and Joe Cans, former cnaih'
pion in the lightweight class. head th'
list Of fighters Yho have passed away
during the twelvemonth. Over hgure'
of more or less promine In th'
world of pugilism who have heu uuI
ing the year include Jem Mace, tne Oh,
English heavyweight; Tom Bate -
New Jersey, who at one time neiu 'l,'
lightweight championship OF bhgIaIu
Jonny Dwyer once well known as
featherweight fighter FREDERICK V
Bulen of bridgeport Conn, former
lightweight champion; Doc Payne tn
old Cleveland boxer: Walter White
head. a negro pugilist well known II
the northwest: Tommy Mccarthy, wh
Moran: Johnny Murphy. San fran
cisco lightweight; Billy Dunning,
heavyweight pugilist of Maine; M
Hyland." q young boxer or BuIla,, !,
and Edward (Kid) Gardiner, or PM
adelphia.
Leading Figures on Turf.
Among the notables of the turi WI
have passed away were PM Dais @
Robert l.. Tucker noted morse oWi'v
and trainer of Louisville; Allan
Stanbury of Baltimore, known as
horseman throughout the uni.e
States and Canada Lucien q. ApPieu'
who has been actively engaged III ra.
ing since 1866: Stoughton X. Oa-
one Of the best known trainers an
drivers of light harness horses III VI
East; Fred Langan. the well kio~
Jockey; and Ernest Huppe. steep''
chase Jockey.
The green table sport lost Jaco
Schaefer who had held every biliiai
Championship of the world, from III
straight to three-cushion caroms'
Golf lost Willie Anderson. hero oi
thousand hard-fought matches on ~
links. and Sprague Abbott, VINO W.
the trans Mississippi championship
1907.
Football Losses.
Leaders of the gridiron spor' w. w.
passed awaN included Francis o. ca.
and James ]. Hogan. former cap,va' Ya
respectively of the Harvard ana &C. 80.
teams; Earl Wilson. of the NaNas :,
dets; Ralph Wilson, halfback ., & -
Wabash College team: Rudolph W."
captain of the West Virginia uni'u :,
sty eleven. and l.. B. Payne VI y
Cornell freshmen.
In other fields Of sport may De me-
toned Hugh j. Mccormick, ex-ons ma,
pion skater of the world; Ralph Jon' @
stone. the aviator: John Dustin ,
man oxnorf nolo nlaNer. Wllllam WV