Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
GRIM REAPER CLAIMS SPORTS
Year Of Ninetsen-Ten Notable for
Death Of Prominent Men.
LIST is EXCEPTIONALLY LONG
Boxers, Bali Players, Racers. root
Hall stars, Turf Men, Swimmers,
Aviators and Others Answer
the Cali OF death,

Many notable persons. Identified with the
various branches Of sport. passed away in
1910. Professional base ball lost among
others John 7. Rogers, once chief owner
Of the Philadelphia National League club,
and one Of the best known lawyers in the
state OF Pennsylvania; Frank V. Dunn,
theatrical man and base ball fan. who
tried to buy the Boston National League
club from Soden. Billings and Conant be-
fore they sold It TO the Dovey broth'Ss
and John p. Harris. Bug Halliday, Tor
many years member OF the Cincinnati
Reds and once considered a star outfielder;
Mike Hines the old Boston catcher, who
handled the cannonball curves OF Grass
hopper Jim Whitney back in 1883. when
the Beaneatcrs won the National league
pennant; Thomas J. LOTUS we'll known as
the manager Of the Chicago Cubs after A.
c. Arson was released, and later the man
ager Of the Washington Americans; Dan
McGann, who played first base for the
Brookyns and then became member Of
the Giants, who won the worlds cham
piouship from the Athletics in 1906; Joe
Nealon, former first baseman OF the Pitts
burg Pirates, who retired from the game
to make his permanent home in California
and for whom Boots Durnell named a
| race horse which won thousands OF dollars
in wagers for John W Gates; Bob Petit,
who played right field for the ChicRgos
| In 1883 and went around the world that
year as a member Of the Spaldng tour
lists; Harry Staley, former pitcher of the
Pittsburg and Boston league teams Alan
! Storke of Newton, Mass, who was a mem
Der OF the PittsburE. St Louis and Gin
cinnRu teams during his short diamond
career after leaving college, and II. V.
- AHva.
the Union Base Ball association In 1884
Jem Mace IL Gone.
Among the leading men of the prize rims
we're Jem Mace once champion OF Eng
land, who was considered the greatest
boxer OF his time. and incidentally brought
Herbert slade, the Maori to this country
I'm 1882; Stanley Ketchel worlds middle
weight champion. who had nerve enough
to tackle Jack Johnson and stayed twelve
rounds before he was put to sleep; Tommy
Mccarthy, who was fatally injured in a
bout with owen Moran in San Francisco
and the veteran Joe Cans. former light
weight champion of the world, who was 6
victim OF tuberculosis.
The prominent turfmen were Iuoien o
Appleby, well known breeder and former
bookmaker, who was known everywher,
fled with sporting matters at Long Branch
James Galway, member Of the JOCKEY
club and breeder Of many famous race
horses; John Littlewood, veteran jockey
Lucien Lyme, who rode the great RosebeI
when the son of Ben Stroke was the cham
pion Splinter and who passed away II
Germany; David r. Pulsifer, the owne
of the never-to- be forgotten Tenny, tn
I swayback who ran a memorable mattel
race with the great Salvador; Edwart
Purser a turf Spectator, who ran
! shoestring into fortune and then wen
t 10 the wall; Robert Tucker. pungin
= trainer, who sadded the late s. S. Brown
Broomstick when he hung up the world
, record for a mile and quarter, and w.
/ williams, a veteran owner whose bes
horse was RAMS Horn, winner of
Brighton handicap.
l The best known foot ball men wer
) Francis Burr, former captain OF the Har
2 ward eleven, and Jim Hogan, the Yale cap
; tain and tackle who was deputy stree
I cleaning commissioner of New York undo