The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-22
MANY DEATHS IN
FIELDS Of SPORT
Grim Reaper Removed Many
Prominent Figures in Athl-
etiCs This Year.
NATIONAL GAME IS HARD HIT
National League in Particular
Loses Some Big Men.
Pugiistic World, Turf, Automobile
Racing and othor Branches
Of Sport Suffer.

New York, Dec e2.--Many prominent
figures in the world Of sport and ath-
letics have been removed by death dur
ing the year now drawing to n close
In the baseball world the National
league in particular was a heavy suf-
ferer. having lost Stanley Robinson
owner OF the st. Louis club; William |
Hepburn Russell, president and chief
owner of the Boston club, and Frank |
$. Elliott, vice president of the Phia-
dephia club.
The active players who passed away
during the year included "Addie" Joss
the well known pitcher of the Cleveland
Americans; George NJ. CLefty') Craig !
pitcher of the indianapolis club of the
American association; Napoleon
CPep'O Lessard. pitcher of the CO.
! mmbus American association team;
Michael Smelling. first baseman of the
Lancaster Tri-State club; Simon Nlch-
oils shortstop and captain of the Bal
timore 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 had
plaved with various teams of the
Southern league and American asso-
ciation
MANY Former Stars Die.
In addition to the active players
lnlany former stars Of the diamond
land others who had figured promi-
lnently in the national game in days
gone by passed away during the year
i. Among these were Robert Cariuthers.
famous as a pitcher for the ST. Louis
Browns in the SOS and later an UNI
pire in the American and minor lea
lgues; William CDad'D Clarke, at one
time a star pitcher of the New YORK
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 philadelphia;
Charles Brown, at one time player
lon the Brotherhood team of Boston
land later with the Lynn team OF the
New England league; Bert Briggs, Tor
! lmerlv pitcher for the Chicago CUBS;
: Marshal Hey King, famous hitter ana
| outfielder in the early days OF the Ma
( tional league Arthur Clarkson. VINO
2 lhad PLAYED with New York, St. Louis,
= Baltimore. Milwaukee and other clubs'
e Dr. John Draper, who organized the
o famous Red Stockings in Cincinnati III
- the SOS: Carlos Smith, who was
f known as the founder Of organized
e baseball In Connecticut; Sammy Wig
neaux. an old-timc Pacific coast play
@ er and Herman II. Vanderhorst, who
I was secretary of the Baltimore club
r when 1t was three times pennant win
= ner of the National league.
o In Pueilstic World.
Q There were no ring fatalities amonG
l, professional pugilists during the year
- neither were any deaths recorded
g among fighters of prominence. LOUIS
7. Long of Oakland, Cal, was the only
/ Iaehtcr of any note TO die. SeVera
l. lold-timers passed away. among then
= Charlie McKeever. at one time on'
y, OF the best of Philadelphia's ligh
n weights, and "Hank" Griffin. the wei
known colored heavyweight.
We'll known to followers of pugilisn
were Malachi Hogan, the Chicag'
ireferee and sporting writer; Eddie
" smith. the San Francisco referee; Eml
) ("Pop'0 Coulon. father and manage
m of Bantamweight Champion Johnn!
" lCoulon; John IL. Cusack, of Brooklyn
rs who was John L. Sullivan's backei
Dr and william A. Pearce, of Boston, wh
ne had managed Jack Johnson. Joe wal
4 colt. George Dixon Marvin Hart an
4 other noted fighters.
Y. On tho Turf.
r The losses OF the year In the tur
n world included August Uihlein, of NIL
waukee. owner of The Harvester an
other famous trotters David c. John
son. who achieved his widest prom
nence as the owner of Roseben; on
)p Rert of Flushing. n. Y, who drov
5h the famous Flora Temple in the earl
n ,70s. w. c. O'Brein. of Waukegan, III
re n we'll known trainer of trotting horse
er Martin V. Walls. Of Columbus. o., fe
IT. many years a Grand Circuit judge
o. Alta p. Macdonald. well know
90 horseman OF Albany N. " Ere
s. Clarke. of Prividence, well known
d. n trainer on Grand Circuit tracks; MY
ron T. McHenry, of Genesee, Ill,
veteran turfman and famous drivei
David Nj. Rinaldo. OF Saratoga, a "a
nous breeder and owner and "a
er' Abercrombie. of Chicago. turf edit
'rk and one Of Americas authorities
be the harness horse.
pr Automobile Racing.
ed Automobile racing claimed a toll
he nearly n dozen deaths during the ye
in ,at1 The noted racers killed Include
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