The Washington times., 1912-12-23

In the year now drawing to closo
many conspicuous figures in the
world OF sport and athletics have
been removed by death. Baseball.
pusilism. golf. swimming. rowing. and
tho turf-all have lost noted leaders
during the last twelve months.
On professional baseball was levied
the heaviest toll. Heading the list Of
the dead appears the name Of John T.
Brush. owner Of the New York Giants
and generally recognized a. the mas
ter mind OF the National League.
Other notables connected with the ma
tional Eame. who passed away during
the year were Thomas c. Noyes. pres.
ident Of the Washington American
League club; Charles 9. Havenor.
owner Of the Milwaukee American
Association club: W. H. Lucas, a lead.
Ing fgure In Western baseball for 9
Of the Union Association Of Profes.
sionel Baseball Clubs at the time of
his death. and Fred Knowiss. former:
~ well known as the secretary OF
the New York National League club.
0id.timers Are Gone.
The years losses among the. active
players and old-time stars Of the dia.
mond included the following: Arthur
C"Bugs'D Raymond. formerly pitcher
for the New York Giants; Jimmy Doyle.
third baseman Of the Chicago Cubs;
Clarence C"Cupid') Childs. who made
his greatest reputation with the C1eve'
land NatiSnais; Sam Bar Barclay: 49,. star s9
the early sos: Charles t"Lefty'2 Mari.
who played with the Cincinnati Reds
in lsSo-l; Frank Gray Ward. another
Old National lesguer; WILLIAM J. Fin. Fin.
sy who u Gsscht % f0E B.thsr sss SsH ~o am
pired for the National League In the
early '70s; Edward Ashenbach. . scout
for the Cincinnati club. and the reputed
discoverer Of Pitcher Mathewson: Ace
cago Nationals.
Caught For Warrington
"Tug" Arundel. who caught for In
dianapolis and Washington In the old
National league: H. H. Blakeley. at
one time q pitcher for the. Athletics:
] George Amole, for several years Q
1 star twirler In the old Atlantic league:
EftS EHSafS n. sfss Psss.Surs " IN Nationals: Jimmy
Knowles, who-had played with many
eastern clubG and later in his career
, managed teams in Elmira and At
lanta; Steve Lambert. an old.ume
player and % later "a q big league UMPIRE; IN re!
| pembroke r"boyeous AVtnscsy - s"s
brooklyn team: "Hsiny" Heitmuller Of
the Los Angeles Pacific Coast league
team; James Frck Of the Oakland
Pacific Coast league team; Henry
Gehring, a pitcher for the Kansas City
team; frank Murphy and Gus Eng
both players with the Rock Island team
Of the 'Three-I league last season;
Frank Rhoton. second .baseman Of ths
| Knoxville team Of the Appalachian
league; Harry T. Beach Of the Balti.
more team OF the Eastern league. and
william Craig. pitcher for the steuben
VILE. Ohio. team.
Tossed In The Ring.
Gus Rubin. the old-time heavyweight
fighter, and Johnny Reagan. the forme
lightweight champion. were the con
opicuous losses In pugilism. Other night
ers and ex-hghters who died during tn
year were Jack O'Keefe. an old.tim
Chicago lightweight; Dave Holly. q col
ored lightweight. well known q decad
or more ago; Paul Kohler. q Cleyelan
!, weiterweight Of promise. Jack Flanna
gan, the Cambridge lightweight, an
; Charles Ellis. q negro welterweigh'
who met death in bout IN clevelan
Well-known horsemen included anon
the dead of the year were William Jen
|, nings, OF Baltimore: Samuel Bell, sr.. Q
Wooster, Ohio; Peter v. johnson,
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