Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-23
GRIM REAPER
 EXACTS TOLL
Prominent Figures of Yes terday and the Past Are BeCkoned into
 the Beyond

NEW YORK, Dee. 22-Mapy prom inent figures in the world of sport and athletics have been removed by death during the year now drawing 10 a close. In the baseball world the National league in particular was heavy sufferer. having lost Stanley Robinson. owner of the St. Louis club: William Hepburn Russell. president and chief owner of the Boston club, and Frank s. Elliott. vice president Of the Philadelphia club.
 The active players who passed away during the year included -Ad- die" Joss. the well known pitcher of the Cleveland Americans: George NJ. tLefty'D Craig. pitcher os the Indian apolis club of the AmerIca associa- tion; Napoleon C"Pep") Lassard. pitcher Of the Columbus American as sOciation team; Michael Smalling first baseman of the Lancaster Fri State club: simon Nichols, shortstop and captain of the Baltimore Eastern league club; Herman Priepke. second baseman of the Utica team of the New York State league: Arthur Brown. first baseman of the Albany team Of the New York State league. and Harry Hammond. who played with various teams Of the Southern league and American association.
 Old Timers Taken.
 In addition to the active players many former stars of the diamond and others who had figured promin. ently in the national game in days gone by passed away during the year Among these were Robert Carruth. CTS, famous as a pitcher for the St Louis Browns, in the sos and later an umpire in the American and minor leagues; William ("Dad") Clarke. at one time star pitcher Of the New fork Nationals; Jack" Rowe. who was one of the 1886 big four of the Detroit team: John Y. Radcliffe. who played with the old Athletics of Phil adelphia; Charles Brown. at one time a player on the Brotherhood team Of Boston and later with the Lynn team Of the New England league: Bert Briggs. formerly pitcher for the Chi cago Cubs; Marshal Ney King, a famous hitter and outfelder in the early days of the National league: Arthur Clarkson, who had played with New York, St Louis, Baltimore. Milwaukee and other clubs: Dr John Draper, who organized the famous Red Stockings in Cincinnati in tine Cos; Carlos Smith, who was known as the founder of an organized base. ball in Connecticut: Sammy Vigneaux, an old-time Pacific coast player, and Herman Fl. Vanderhorst. who was sec. retary of the Baltimore club when it was three-times pennsnt winner Of the National league.
 There were no ring fatalities among professional pugilists during the year neither were any deaths recorded among fighters of prominence. Louis Long, of Oakland. Cal. was the only fighter of any note 10 die Several old-timers passed away among them Charlie McKeever. at ont time one of the best of Philadelphie's lightweights and "Hank" Griffin. the we'll known colcred heavyweight
 Wen known to followers Of pugiL ism were Malachi Hogan, the Chicago referee and sporting writer: Eddie Smith. the San Francisco referee. Emil (-Pop'0 Coulon, father and man ager of Bantamweisht Champion John ny Coulon; John H Cusack, of Brook lyn. who was John L. Sullivan's back CT. and William A. Pearce, of Boston who had managed Jack Johnson, Jos Walcott, George Dixon, Marvin Har and other noted fighters
 Turf Loses Many Friends.
 The losses of tle year in the tur world include August Uihlein. of Nil waukee, owner of The Harvester ans other famous trotters; David c. John son, who achieved his widest promin enee as the owner of Roseben; Oti Bort, of Flushing. N Y, who drew the famous Flora Temple in the cart 70s; W. C. Obrien, of Waukegan, III well known trainer of trottini horses; Martin V. Walls. of Columbus O., for many years a Grand Circui judge; Alta P. Macdonald, a vel known horseman Of Albany, r.; Frer Clarke, of Providence, well known a a trainer on Grand Circuit tracks: My ron F. McHenry. of Genesee. H., a vet eran tuTfman and famous driver; Da vid M. Rinaldo, Of Saratoga. a famou breeder and owner and F. B. AbeI crombie, cf Chicago. turf editor am one of Americas authorities on tn harness horse.
 Auto Racing Costly
 AuLOmODlle racing claimed toll 0 nearly a dozen deaths during the yea 1911. The noted racers killed ir eluded Ned Crane, killed at Kansa City. April IA; Marcel Basic. killed a Chicago. June Il: Louis Strang, kille at La Crosse, July 20; Ralph N. Irt land, killed at Elgin, H.. Aug. 21 Dave Buck killed at Elzin, Aug. 26 Billy" Pearce. killed at Sioux Git Oct. 19; Jay D. McVay. killed at s, vannah. Nov. %; Walter DonnellJ killed at Milwaukee, June 22. an Robert W. Bean. killed at Denver, Ma 27
 Several famous trapshooters au wing shots were included among tn dead Of the year, among them bein C. A. Bogardus. for years the world champion rifle shot; Captain Ere Wheal, of Cleveland. at one tim champion wing shot of the Unite