Evening journal., 1914-01-02
SPORT NOTABLES
DIED DURING 1913
Mike Murphy, Great Trainer,
and Ralph Rose on LIST
Eastern LsaguerS Win

fatalities in sports for the year
which ended yesterday Some Of tho
deaths occurred through sickness.
Others while engaged in sport, and
quite a number in accidents. FIVE be-
ling killed in automobile smashups.
Mike Murphy. for many years train
er at the University of Pennsylvania.
and three times trainer Of the
United States athletes for the Olympic
games, who was known all over the
sporting world is IN the dath list. He
died at his homo in Philadelphia juno
4, after n sickness OF several years.
Ralph Rose champion shot-putter
and a member Of the American
Olympic teams was the best known
amateur athlete TO die Luther Nc
lCarthy, claimant of the heavy-weight
ltitlc of tho world, was the most
prominent fighter TO meet death i'm the
prize ring during 1918 Tommy Burns.
internationally known as Jockey.
and widely prominent, had his career
ended ON the elevated tracks al
Brooklyn November a. Burns at
one time rode for the German om-
peror. Some OF the more noted deaths
of the year are:
January l7-Russell Davis. sccre-
tary OF the St. Louis Cardinals. was
killed In an automobile accident at ST.
Louis
January 2SAndrew Ybara. father
OF Joe Rivers, lightweight pugilist
died at Los Angeles
January 2S-Chicl Rose was killed
m lO-round bout with Sailor Smith
lat New York
February 2l-Charles r. snowdcn.
OF Philadelphia, an international
POLO player was killed in an auto
mobile accident at Philadelphia.
February 5-Charlcs B. Power. for
mer National league umpire and
pittsburgh sporting editor. died at his
home In Pittsburgh.
February Frederick Windt. of
East ST. Louis H.. was killed and
walden Martin OF ST. Louis. Mo. was
seriously injured in the amateur
bicycle race az the ST. Louis Coli
scum.
May 24-Luther McCarty was kill
ed In a prize fight by Arthur Pclkey.
at Calgary. Can
May 25-Frank Carbone. Chicago.
amateur boxer. died OF injuries re-
ceived while boxing at Chicago
gymnasium.
May 26--Tom Tanton. nationally
known as q sportsman died at Evans
vile. Ill.,. of pneumonia.
June 4-Alikc Murphy. three times
"a trainer Of American Olympic games.
died at Philadelphia.
June 5-Chris Won der Abe. old
time baseball magnate. died at ST.
Louis Mo
July 3-A Bert sommens. trainer
of the Chicago Cubs. and later of the
Cincinnati Reds died at Cincinnati
following an operation for appondi-
citis
July 19-Jiggs Donahuc. former
White Sox hrst baseman. died q,
paresis at the Columbus, Ohio State
hospital.
August IA William IT, Locke. pres
icent of the Philadelphia National
league club, died at Vennor. \. j..
Following a complication of diseases.
August 22-"Bull" Young was fat
ally injured in prize ring by Jess
Willard. and died the next day.
August 25-Frank L. ("Rcd")
Donalue. old-time pitcher died in
Philadelphia at tho age of A.
August 26- Jockey William Hall
was thrown from his mount at the
hillcrest track Toronto, Canada.
and killed
August 26-Zcdarra Ballon. Peruvian
marksman. was accidentally shot and
Killed by james Iagara, tcammate. at
Camp Perry rife range.
September Michael Fenncsscv "a
corporal in the United States army. died
Iat Camp Perry ot n bullet wound re-
ccived while acting as a scorer ON the
Camp Perry rifle range
September 5--Harry Endicott automo
bile race driver. was killed in an acc-
dent at Jackson. Mich
October l4--.loscph j. Burke. noted
turf iudgc and sporting writer ON the
New York Herald staff. died at Rich.
mond Hills Queens.
October lG Ralph Rose champion
shotputter and member of the American
Olympic teams. died at San Francisco
of typhoid fever
October 2tlack Forest of El Paso.
Tex, was killed when his machine
turned turtle ON the III paso.to- Phoenix
course
October 3l-Porcy Lambert, worlds
champion auto race driver. was killed at
London in an effort to break the one
hour record
October 3l-Lylc lohnstonc. former
University ct Minnesota football star
and varsity captain, died of typhoid
fever at st. James MINI.
November o George Tracey. former
halfmilc running champion of America.
was killed by a railroad train at Hall
fax.
November l4 Tommy Burns. interna
tionally known as Jockey. was killed
ON the elevated tracks at Brooklyn
Burns at one time rode for the German
emperor.
December S-lohn y. Crum. a member
Of the Bedford baseball team. of Brook
Ign \ y, once champion of America.
died at Pittsiield Mass, at the age Of
&c years.
ONE AGAINST LOCAL.