Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-25
STANLEY robson IS DEAD
Owner of st. Louis National Team Dies
After Being III Year.
DEATH DUE TO BLOOD POISONING
re Was Fifty-Three Years ola and
Had Been Identified with Pro-
fessiOnaI Base Ball for
Eleven Years.

! CLEVELAND. o.. Siarch 24-After a
years Illness from blood poisoning Stanley
Robson, owner Of the St Louis National
league base ball club and formerly a Cleve-
land base ball and street car magnate,
died here today at the home Of his sister
ln-law, Mrs. Frank de Haas Robson.
Mr.. Robson came 60 Cleveland Sunday.
He had spent the winter in Panama in
hopes of recovering his health. Prior TO
that he had spent several weeks in q Chi
cago hospital. He had been under the care
OF numerous physicians and arrived here
very respondent.
! Notwithstanding his condition his death
was a surprise. Mr.. Robson usually passed
the winter at the Cleveland home OF his
brother, Frank de Haas Robson. The lat
tee died two years ago.
Mr.. Robson Is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Schuyler Britton OF this city.
! ST. LOUIS March z4.-stanley Robson
first became identified with base ball in
St. Louis in 1892 He and his brother.
Frank de Haas Robson owners of the
National league base ball club Of Cleveland.
transferred their club and franchise to st.
Louis. The two brothers continued to own
and operate the club until 1905 when
Frank de Haas Robson died.
! Since then Stanley Robson has been the
Il
Cleveland club in 1889 and developed one
Of the greatest teams that ever played in
the National league. In 1895 and 1896 the
Cleveland team played Baltimore for the
Temple cup.
Robson was here a week ago last Thurs
day and departed week ago today. He
was III then and remained In his hotel He
was So years old and was born in Dubuque,
la. lie was one of three brothers and the
last Of them to die.
Herman d. Seekamp, treasurer Of the
club, said today that the spring series be-
tween the American league and National
league teams in St. Louis will be played as
scheduled He said the funeral probably
will be held Monday. on which day no
game is scheduled, and that he and Man
ager Roger Bresnahan will go to Cleve-
land after Sundays game. The spring
series will start tomorrow
Native of Iowa.
Stanley Robson was born at Dubuque
Ia, in 1867 and lived there until 1880. with
the exception Of four years spent in North
western university, Evanston, Ill, from
which he was graduated in 1873. He was
educated as a civil engineer. While In
college he was noted as an athlete, playing
shortstop on the base ball team.
Robson came to Cleveland and in part
nership with Charles Hathaway built the
Superior and Payne avenue street car lines
Later they sold out to the Consolidate
company, operated by the late Marcus A.
Hanna, and embarked in the base ball
business as owners OF the Cleveland base
ball club. When the National league
changed from a twelve-club to an eight
club circuit in 1899 the brothers trans
planted their club to St. Louis. Burial
probably will be here.
Tribute of President Lynch.
NEW YORK, March 24-"The death Of
Stanley Robson takes from the National
pastime one of it's prominent figures" said
President Lynch of the National league
! today, when told that the owner of the
st. Louis Nationals had passed away.
Stanley Robson was a true sportsman
and ever had the interests of his club and