Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-21
DEATH DRAWS ON
FIELD Of SPORT
Many Conspicuous Figures
Called During Pres
ent Year


golf. swimming. rowing and the turf
all have lost noted leaders dur
ing the past twelve months
On professional baseball vas lev
led the heaviest toll by the Grim
Reaper Heading the list OF the
dead appears the name OF John T.
Brush owner OF the New York
Giants and generally recognized as
the master mind Of the National
League Other notables connected
with the national game who passed
away during the year were Thomas
G.. Iioyes. president OF the Washing
ton American league club. Charles S
HayenOr. owner OF the Milwaukee
American Association club; NJ. "
Lucas. a leading figure In Western
baseball for quarter % century
and president Of the Union Associa
ton Of Professional Baseball Clubs
AZ the time OF his death. and Fred
Knowles formerly well known as
the secretary OF the New York Ma
tiOnal league club
Tho years losses among the ac-
tive players and old-time stars OF
the diamond included the following
Arthur Bugs Raymond. formerly
pitcher for the New York Giants
Jimmy Doyle. third baseman OF the
Chicago cubs. Clarence Cupid
ChIlds. Uho made his greatest repu-
faiion with the Cleveland Nation
ais Sam Barclay a star player with
the 81 Louis Browns In the earb
sos Charles Neftyl Mari. who
PLAYED with the Cincinnati Reds IN
lN90-9l Frank Gray piggy Ward
another old National Lacquer VIII
lam J Finley who caught for the
New York Giants In 1889. Al Bark
or who umpired for the National
league Zoo me early seventies. Ed
ward Ashonhlch scout for the
Cincinnati club and The reputcd dis
.0yerpr OF Pitcher Nathcwsou Ace
Stewart. once player with the Chi
.aEo Nationals. Tug Arundel. who
caught for indianapolis and Wash
ngton I'm the old National league
u ~ Blakeloy. al one time a pitch.
ar for the Athletics George Amole.
for several years star twirler IN
'ho old Atlantic League: Edward
Sales az one time a player with the
Pittsbnrg Nationals Jimmy Know,
les. who had PLAYED with many Eas-
tern clubs and later in his career
teams in Elmira and At I
.auta Steve Lambert. an old-time I
player and later q big league um. 1
niro. Pembroke Finlayson former +
v of the Brooklyn team Heiny" I
iloitmullor OF the Los Angeles Pa 4
'it.c Coast League team Jas Frck. I
pr the Oakland Pacific Coast League I
team Henry Gehring q pitcher for
The Kansas City team Frank Muir I
ply and Gus Eng. both PLAYERS with Z
.ho Rock Island team of the Three-l I
league last season Frank Rhoton. /
second baseman of the Knoxville +
team of the Appalachian league +
Harry r Beach Of the Baltimore I
team OF tho Eastern league. and 4
VILLA Craig pitcher for the Steu-
benyille, Ohio team
Gus Rubin. the old-time heavy. \
weight fighter. and johnny Reagan. 4
The former lightweight champion.
were the conspicuous losses in pug. 1
lism Other fighters and oy-Hght.
PTS who died during the year we're .
lack O'keefo an old-tlme Chicago l
lightweight Dave Holly. ,olored
lightweight we'll known decade or
more ago. Paul Kohler. a Cleveland
NelterUeieht Of promise. Jack Elan.
1agan the Cambridge lightweight
and Charles Ellis a negro veIter.
a"ieht. who met death in a bout I'm
.leveland on Feb %
Other noted leaders In various
branches OF sport who passed away
10 1912 were Mrs. Bernard G. Horne
Bessie Anthony. former holder Of
ne woman's national golf champion
ship. Billy Delaney. the famous
trainer OF pugilists Frank Moran
former partner and manager of Jno
j. sullivan. Hugh +. Keough Hakl /
well-known Chicago sporting writer
Louis Jedemann. three times West
arn chess champion. Eddie H3sha
holder Of several worlds records for
motorcycle racing Max Wortsmann.
hampton skat player OF America
Theodore y York. who played right
guard on the Yale varsity football
team Tndrew Tratuz. a former
hampton swimmer Of America Ed.
gar Dey. a noted Canadian Jockey
player. David Bruce-Brown and Rob
Hunter. automobile racers Edward
stoke. a noted Chicago bowler Pat
lex ! MCNulty. a veteran Boston
'arsman Martin r Monahar Of
Albany. one Of the four-oared hell.
rev that won the international
championship al Philadelpha in I
SIC. and Charles w. Lewis OF Tor-
ester. who with Edward IT Ten
3yck held the worlds double Gull
championship.