Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
MANY LEADERS LOST
IN SPORTING WORLD
Year OF 1918 Exacted Heavy Harvest
From Ranks OF Those Proml.
nent IN Sport.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec, 1e.-3In the
year now nearing its close death has
exacted a heavy harvest from the
ranks of those prominent in the var
led fields of sport and athletics.
Base ball. foot ball, pugilism, the
turf, trap shooting. the green table
sport. the track and field--all have
paid heavy toll TO the Grim Reaper
during the past twelve months.
The most notable death Of the year
in major league base ball circles
was that of William H. Locke, pres.
ident of the Philadelphia National
league club. who died in Atlantic
cry last August. after long illness
Former club owners and managers
who passed away during the year
Included II. Kilfoyle, exspresident
of the Cleveland American league
club; James y Billings. for thirty
years one OF the owners of the Bos-
ton National league club: william
Dryer. who managed the Des MONIES
team when II won the Western
league pennant in 1909, and the long
to-be-remembered Chris Won der Abe.
owner OF the old ST. Louis champion
ball team OF lss5-Ss, and for many
years one Of the best known base
bali magnates In the country.
The great army OF active ball play.
ers has been singularly fortunate in
losing none OF its members during
the year, so far as the big leagues
were concerned. while the only min
or league player OF note who passed
away was Glare Patterson. star out
fielder in 1912 OF the champion Oak
land team of the Pacific Coast league.
Former ball players who died dur
ing the year, some of them widely
famous in their day, were "Jiggs'
Donahue, former star first baseman
for the Chicago White Sox; Jack
Boyle, former catcher and first base
man OF the Phillies and other clubs;
Thomas J. Dolan. who caught for the
old ST. Louis browns when they held
the National league championship;
Charles Pabor. who was said to have
been the first great left-handed pitch
er: Frank L. ("Red') Donahue. who
had pitched for st. Louis. Philadel-
phia, Cleveland and other major
league teams; Harry O'Hagan, once
we'll known as player with the Ma
tional. Eastern and New England
leagues; Mount Mcfarland. formerly
with the Chicago American league
team; Eddie Heydon, who had caught
for the Indianapolis and Washington
teams; A. j Bauer who played with
the first Wilkes-Barre team in 1866;
George +. ("Chummy') Gray, once a
well known pitcher In both the big
and little leagues; Michael Drissell,
an old slime catcher for the st. Louis
/ Browns: Michael j. Corners, many
years ago star pitcher in the old
American league; Jerry Harrington,
once catcher for the Cincinnati Reds
and also for Louisville; Roscoe NIL
Ter, who pitched for Detroit, New
York and Pittsburg; Charles II. Rob
inson, who played with the Proyi-
dence team OF the National league;
John J. OBrien, who led the New
England league in batting one season
and later managed the Louisville
club; Edmond Therrien, who caught
for Peoria and other minor league
clubs, and Walter ("Dutch') Moore,
once we'll known in Eastern, West
ern and Tri-State league circles.
Also under the head of baseball
chronology may be placed the name
of Charles Bentley Power, old-time
bali player, umpire and for many
years Pittsburg sporting writer, and
John II. Gaffney. known throughout
the base ball world few years ago
as the ''king OF umpires.'
The most notable death in pugil-
istic circles was that Of Luther Nc
Carly, claimant TO the white heavy
weight championship, who was killed
at Calgary in ring battle with Ar
thur Pelky Another victim OF the
ring was John ("Bull") Young. who
/ died from the effects OF blow receiy-
cd in fight with Jess Willard at
1 Vernon, Cal Jim Hall, best remem-
bered for his $4,000 fight with t'i'z-
simmons at New Orleans in 1898,
died in tuberculosis sanitarium In
/ Wisconsin.
The turf lost Tommy Burns, In
ternationally famous as jockey, and
James r. Keene. whose racing stable
zoe for many wears the most noted