Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-23
DEATH BUSY IN
SPORTING WORLD
Many Prominent Figures
Removed During Year
Now Nearing Close

ard athletics have been removed by
death during the year now drawing
TO close. In the baseball world
the National League In particular
was a heavy sufferer. having lost
Stanley Robinson. owner OF the st.
Louis club; William Hepburn Russell
president and chief owner OF the BCs-
ton cluh. and Frank S. Elliott. vice
president OF the Philadelphia club.
The active PLAYERS who passed
away during the year included "Ad-
die" loss. the well known pitcher'of
the Cleveland Americans: George NJ.
t"Lefty'0 Craig. pitcher Of the In
dianapolis club of the American as
sociation; Napoleon C"Pep"l Less
ard, pitcher OF the Columbus Amer
lean Association team; Michael Small
ling. first haseman Of the Lancaster
/ Eastern league club: Herman
Priepkc, second baseman OF the Uti-
ca team OF the New York State
league; Arthur Brown, first base
man Of the Albany team Of the New
Yoark State league. and Harry Ham
mond. who had played with various
teams OF the Southern league aud
American association.
In addition TO the active players
many former stars Of the diamond
and Others who had figured proml-
ncntly In the national game In days
gon by passed away during the wear.
Among these were Robert Carrdthers,
/ famous as n pitcher for the st. Louis
Browns In the SOS and later an UNI
pire in the American and minor
leagues: William t"Dad"O Clarke. at
one time n star pitcher OF the New
York Nationals: Jack" Rove. who
was one Of the 1856 big four" Of
the Detroit team; John Y Radcliffe.
who PLAYED with the old Athletics OF
Philadelphia Ch>-les Brown. at one
time a PLAYER on the brotherhood
team OF Boston and later with the
Lynn team az the New England
league; Bert BRIGGS, formerly pitch
CT for the Chicago Cubs: Marshal
Hev King. a famous hiyter end out
fielder in tho early DAYS Of the Ma
tional league: Arthur Clarkson. who
had PLAYED with New York. ST. Louis
Baltimore, Milwaukee and other
clubs Dr John Draper who organ
lied the famous Rcd STOCKINGS In
Cincinnati in the SOS; Carlos Smith.
who was known as the founder OF
ORGANIZED baseball IN Connecticut.
sammy Nicnearx. an old-time Pacific
Coast PLAYER. and Herman VI. Wander
horst. who was secretary OF the Bal
timore club when II WIS three. times
remnant winner OF the National
leagre
Thore were no ring fatalities
AMONG professional nucilists during
the wear. mother were any deyihe
recorded an'cnc FIGHTERS OF nromi-
0once. Louis Long. Of Oakland.
Cal. was the only fightor Of any
note ~ die. Several cld-timcrg pass
cd away. amony them Charlie No
Heevor. at one time one OF tho best
~ Philadclnhia's liehtweirhts mt
Hank" Griffin. the well known
colorod heavyv eirht
VOL known 10 followers % pugi-
lism were Malachi loran. the Chi
ca~o referee and s0oriirc writer.
Eddie Smith. the san FrandsCo TO-
fierce Emil C"Pon CouloN. fathcr
and manqecr ~ Ran'amweight Cham.
r'on Johnny Coulon. John u. Gus
eek. of P-ooklvn. who was John l..
Srlllvan's hacker and William 4.
rcarce OF Boston. who had managcd
Jack Johnson. Joe Walcoit. George
Dixon Marvin Hart and other noted
fighters
Tho losses ~ tho year In the turf
world included August l'ihlcin. q
Milwaukee. owner Of The Harvester
ard other f1movs trotters, David c.
Johnson ~ho achieved his widest
prominence as the owner o. Rcsoben.
Cts Bort. % Flushing. y. \. who
drove he famous Flora Temple M
the cary '70s: v. S q prilcn. NJ
Waukegan, M. a well known train
or 81 trottirg horses: Martin Y.
Walls. Of COLUMBUS. o.. To- many
years a Grand Circuit judre slta 7.
Macdonald a VOL known horseman
OF Albany. y Y; Fred Clarke. 81
Providence. we'll known as a trainer
on Grand Circuit tracks Myron +
Mciienry. % Gcnescc m. a veteran
turfrun and famous driver. David VI.
Rinaldo. Of Saratoga. fan o breed
er AMI owner. anJ T. b. Abercrombie
Of Chicago. turf cdi or and one Of
Americas authorities on the harness
Morse.
Artcmobi'e racing claimed "a toll
Of nrply a dozen ds,ths Turing the
year 1911. Tho noted racers killed
included Ned Crane. killed at Kan
sas CiIy April II. Marcel Basic. kill
e. al Chicago. June II; Louis Siranc.
KILLED at la Crosse. July 90. Ralph
y Ireland killed q; Elgin. H.. Aug
- Dave Buck. killed az Elein. Aus
46, Billy Pcarce. killed az Sioux
CITY, Oct IT,: Jay n. McNav. Killed
no savannah. Nov %. Walter Dom