The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
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SPORT LEADERS
Year 1910 Has Seen Many
Prominent Figures
Taken.

New York, Dec. 20.-Death has
reaped a rich harvest in the field of
sport and athletics during the year
now drawing to a close. Baseball,
in particular, has lost an unusually
large number of it's leaders. Prom
lnent among those identified with
the national game who have passed
away during the year are Thomas
j. Lotus, one of the most famous
baseball players and managers of
history; Henry V. Lucas, who own
ed the st. Louis Maroons when they
were champions Of the world; Col.
John |. Rogers, former past owner
of the Philadelphia National League
club Eugene F. 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 Lea
que; John Morrow, who was one of
the first presidents of the Southern
league; James P. Walsh, owner of
the Rockford team of the Wisconsin,
Illinois league, and Mcdonald Doug
las, manager of the Stockton club
of the California State league.
Among the active players and for
mer stars of the diamond who died
during the year were Sam Wise, who
was ShOrtstOp for the Boston club
when it won the National league
championship in 1888; Jack O'Brien,
catcher of the Philadelphia Athlet-
les when that team won the Amer
lean Association championship in the
same year; James w. Big Holli-
day, one the greatest outfielder play
ing baseball; Michael P Hines, cat
cher for the Boston Nationals in the
early sos; Allan M. Storke, who
played all the infield positions with
the Pittsburg Nationals in 1909;
Joseph Ncalon, who played first base
for the Pittsburg Nationals 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
C. Hennessey, an outfielder last sea-
son on the Trenton, N. j., team.
Patrick Gillespie, who played with
the old New York Giants in the sos;
''Wild Bill Hassamar, formerly with
the Washington club; Tom Doran.
who played with Boston and De-
troit and with many minor league
clubs; Charles Esper, formerly a
pitcher for the old Athletics; Harry
E. Staley, who caught for the Boston
Nationals years ago; Jack Horner,
scout for the Detroit American lea
que club; Robert Petit, who played
under Arson with the Chicago Ma
tionals; Owen Jackson, of the Lynch
burg team of the Virginia league,
and Ray Marshall, who played right
field for the Jacksonville, Fla, team.
Stanley Ketchel, champion light
weight, and Joe Cans, former cham
pion in the same class, head the list
of fighters who have passed away
during the twelve months. Other
figures of more or less prominence
in the world of pugilism who have
died during the year included Jem
Mace, the old English heavyweight;
Tom Bate of New Jersey. who at one
time held the lightweight champion
ship of England; Johnny Dryer.
once we'll known as a featherweight
fighter; Frederick G. Bullen OF
Bridgeport, Conn, former light
weight champion; Doc Payne. the
old Cleveland boxer; Walter White
head, negro pugilist we'll known
in the Northwest; Tommy Mccarthy,
wkho died as a result of bout with
Owen Moran; Johnny Murphy, San
Francisco lightweight; Billy Dun
ming, a heavyweight pugilist of
Maine, and kid Hyland," a young
boxer of Buffalo.
Among the notables of the turf
who passed away were Phil Daily. R.
L. Tucker, a noted horse owner and
trainer of Louisville; Allan B. Stan
bury of Baltimore, known as horse
man throughout the United States
and Canada; Lucien O. Appleby, who