The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-19
WORLD OF. SPORT LOST Nal
Z ~ MANYa LEADERS I'm 1913

Chicago. Ii, Dec. 1g.-lu the year
now nearing it's close death has exact
cd heavy harvest from the ranks of
those prominent i'm the varied field of
sport and athletics. Baseball football
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 baseball circles was
that Of William II. Locke, president of
the Philadelphia National league club,
who died in Atlantic City last August,
after long illness, Former club own
crs and managers who passed away
during the year included j. f.. Kilfoylc,
cX- president of the Cleveland Amcri-
can league club; James b. Billings, for
thirty years one of the owners of the
Boston National league club; William
Dwycr who managed the Dcs Moincs
team when il won the Western league
pcnnaut IN 1902, and the -to-bc-
remembered chris Won der Ahc, owner
of the old 81 Louis champion bah
team of lSN5-SS, ana for many years
one of the best known baseball mag
mates in the country.
The great army ot active BAH play
crs has been singulaIJy fortunate i'm
losing none of its members during the
year, SO far as the big leagues Wcrc
concerned, while the only minor league
PLAYER OF note who passed away was
Clare Patterson, star outlicldcr in l9l2
Of the champion Oakland team of the
Pacific Coast league.
Former BAH players who died dur
ing the year some OF them widely
famous in their day. were "Jiggs' Don
ahuc, former star first baseman for the
Chicago White SoN; Jack Doyle, for
mcr catcher and first bascman of the
Phillics and other clubs: Thomas j.
Do!an, who caught for tie old ST Louis
Browns when they held the National
league championship, Charles Pabor'
who was said To have been the first
great lcft-handcd pitcher; Frank l..
CRedD Donahuc. who had pitched Tor
81. Louis, Philadelphia, Cleveland ana
other major league teams, Harry
OHagan once well known as a player
with the National, Eastern and New
England leagues; Mount Mcfarland,
formerly with the Chicago American
league team. Eddie HCydun, who had
caught for the Indianapolis ANA Wash
mgtou teams. A. j. Baucr who played
with The first Wilkcsbarc team III
1866. George L. CChummyD Gray
once Il well known pitcher in both the
Zig ana little leagues; Michael DrissrII'
an old time catcher rur the ST LOUIS
browns: Michael J. Corners. MANY
years ago a star pitched IN the Ola
American league; jerry harrington
once catcher, for the Cincinnati Reds
and also tor Louisville, Roscoe Miller
who pitched for Detroit, New York AMI
Pittsburgh, Charles II. Robinson VINO
PLAYED with the Providence team o'
the National league; John D. brleh'
VIII, led The New England league III
batting one season and later mahascu
the Louisville club; Edmond Therrieh'
VINO cauSht lof i'"l'" anu -,
league clubs, and Walter DulCh ,
Moore once well known in Eastern
Western and Tri-Sttc league Circles,
Also under the head of Oascp'''
chronology may be placed the ha''''s y,
Charles Dcnlcy Power old-tIm' p'''
play or, umpire and for many Years =
Pittsburgh sporting writer anu jun
II. GaHney. known tmouGhou' Wv
baseball world few years ago avs the
king Of umpircs.'
The most notable death IN pusl''S,'-
circles WIS that of Luther MlOaIu..