Arizona republican., 1913-03-28
John Grable, High School
 Athlete, Succumbs to h.
 juries Received ill Base
 ball Game Against Indian
 School Wednesday HIGH SCHOOL AND
 CITY IN MOURNING Pitched H is Best Game and Died Soon After But Not Before He Had Spoken
 Words of UnselfiSh Praise fOr Comrades

John D. Grable, a high school sen for respected and beloved by all who knew him. died at his home, 915 East Pierce street, at five o'clock yeSter- day morning. His untimely death came as d result of his being struck on the head by q pitched ball in q baseball game between the high school and the Indians the after noon before
 The story of his triumph in tho game was hardly told before his friends were startled by the news of the price he paid. and yesterday the students who had borne him from the field of victory on their shoui- ders carried his body through crowds of mourners toward its last resting place.
 The suddenness of the catastrophe threw an atmosphere of impenetrable gloom over the high school. As the time approached for the opening of the morning session each street was thronged with students moving schoolward. and hardly sentence was spoken that did not make ference to the victory of the. day before and the wonderful work of the boy pitcher But when the newcom- CTS reached the school grounds they soon took their places in the silent. disconsolate groups that moved aim lessly about from building to build irg. The school flag flew at half mast and whispered words told the story of the disaster.
 John recovered consciousness few minutes after the fatal blow was struck and by sheer force of will power he pulled himself together and went back to his duty. When ask ed a quarter of an hour later hov- he felt his only answer was How much longer will the game last?' As he was walking toward the high school after the game one of his team mates noticed that he would occasionally break off in the middle of a sentence as if the idea had slip pd from his mind.
 Later in the evening he was dis cussing with his friends the fight he had won. making light as he always did of his own successes and prasinS the good work of the other mefbers of the team, when he suddenly pass ed his hand across his forehead say ing slowly. "I-can.t-think. And with this brief sentence and those other generous words of praise for his comrades his conscious life was over
 His condition was not at first be- 1 ieved to be serious but for eight <b..,, 1 with the daWning of a new day came | the end
 l At 10 o'clock in the morning a memorial service was held in the | high school auditorium. where with i bowed heads the students listened to a tribute to the sterling character Of their friend The speakers were Professor Stabler, Stayton Doris, and i Walter McLemore. representing the l faculty, the senior class. and tn. ! baseball team A fund was raised to be used in the purchase of flowers at the time of the interment of the body in the East and the school was 1 then dismissed
 The afternoon service at the North 1 Methodist church was conducted by
 
 of the church and teacher of the Bi : ble class of which John was a mem l Der. Rev. w. R. Thornton of the South Methodist church assisted The casket was banked with flowers sent by friends and by the many church and school organizations oi which the deceased was a member. The hearse was escorted through the streets by guard of seniors ed the Santa Fe station the whole student body of the high school lined the curbs of First avenue for solid 1 block to pay a last tribute to their departed friend
 In the care of the father, the body l started at 6:3o on its sad journey tc 1 Fnlay Ohio. the first and last home of the boy who fought a good fight and fought it triumphantly to tn, end
 John David Grable was born il
 Finlay. ohio. November 26. 1893. an, yesterday he nineteen years four months. and one day old II
 September 1911 the Cradles moved to Phoen'x and John soon becam.
 one cf the best beloved members O
 the C'ass of IS. Phoenix Union Higi
 School. He participated in man,
 forms of athletics and was promi
 nent in school activities of every
 kind. He was member of th'
 North Methodist church and of tn,
 Raraca Bible Class. A dutiful son I