The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-20
NOTED SPORTSMEN
TAKEN BY DEATH
MANY CONSPICUOUS FIGURES
REMOVED BY GRIM REAPER
THIS YEAR.

New York, Dec. 20.-In the year
now drawing to close many conspi-
cuous figures in the world of sport and
athletics have been removed by death
Baseball, pugilism, golf. swimming,
rowing, and the turf--all have lost
noted leaders during the past twelve
linunths. ~
On professional baseball was levied
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 &. Hoyes, president of the
Washington American club: Charles
>. Havenor owner OF the Milwaukee
American association club; w. IL. Lu-
cas-, leading figure in Western base
ball fOI quarter of a century aud
president of the Union Association of
Professional Baseball Clubs at the
time Of his death, and Fred Knowles,
formerly woll known as the secretary
Of the New York National league club.
Losses Of tho Diamond
The years losses among the active
players and old-time stars of the dia.
mond included the following Arthur
CBugs'D Raymond, formerly pitcher
for the New York Giants; Jimmy
Doyle. third baseman of the Chicago
Cubs, Clarence CCupidD Childs. who
made his greatest reputation with the
Cleveland Nationals, Sam BARCLAY,
star player with the st Louis Browns
in the early sos. Charles CLefty'D
Marr, who played with the Cincinnati
Reds in 1901. Frank Gray CPiggyD
Ward, another old National leaguer,
Willlem j. Finley, who caught for the
New York Giants in 1889; Al Barker.
who umpired for the National league
ia the early seventies, Edward Ashen
bach, a scout for The Cincinnati club
and the reputed discovercr Of Pitcher
Matthewson. Ace" Stewart once .
player with the Chicago Nationals;
Tug" Arundel who caught for Indi-
annapolis and Washington in the old
National league: II. II. Blakelcy. at
one time q pitcher for the Athletics
George Amole, for several years star
twirler IN the old Atlantic League
Edward Sales at one time . player
with the Pittsburgh Nationals Jimmy
Knowles. who had played with many
Eastern clubs and later in his career
teams in Elmira and Allan
ia; Steve Lambert, an old time player
and later n big league umpire. Penn
broke I'inlayson. formerly OF the
Brooklyn team: "Heiny'' Heitmuler. |
of the Los Angeles Pacific Coast !
league team; James Prick. of the oak
land Pacific Coast league team; Hen |
~ Gehring, a pitcher for the Kansas |
City team. Frank Murphy and Gus (
Eng, both players with the Rock ISL |
and team of the Three Eyo league last |
season: Frank Rhoton. second base
man Of the Knoxville team of the Ap
palachian league; Harry r. Beach, Of !
the Baltimore team of the Eastern |
league, and William Craig, pitcher Tor |
the Steubenvlle (O) team.
Pugilistie Lights Taken,
Gus Rubin. the old-tm heavy
weight fighter. and johnny Reagan,
the former lightweight champion.
we're the conspicuous losses In pugil-
ism. other fighters and ex-fighters
who died during the year were Jack
o'Keefe, an old-time Chicago light
weight; Dave Holly a colored light
weight we'll known a decade or more
ago; Paul Mohler, a Cleveland well
of promise; Jack F'lanna-