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NAW'S SECOND CLASS
HAS BEST ATHLETES
Outpoint First and Third Class in
Annual Field and Track
Meet.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 1.-THE Sec
ond class of midshipmen demonstrated
this afternoon that it has the greater
number Of athletes on its roster, by win
ming the annual interclass field and
track meet by an overwhelming margin
The winners scored a total of sixty-two
points. The third or class Of 1916 was
second. with eighteen; the class of 1917
third. with fifteen, while the first or 1914
class was last, with thirteen. The
seniors, however, had entries in only
four of the events Only one record was
broken as a result of the meet. This
was the discus, Perry. 1915, hurting the
weight 114 feet 6 inches. which is several
inches better than the former record.
The meet was held principally to bring
out the best material in preparation for
the opening of the season of dual con.
tests next Saturday with the athletes Of
Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore.
Summary:
12o-yard hurdles-Won by Short Q9l4; Yick-
cry 1e15). second; Downey us17), third. Time.
44o,yard dash-won by ThompsonsnelO; Erice-
son fsie,, second; Morris d91D. third. Time.
10 ioo.ysrd dash-won by Collins ue19; Wins
low GoIs,, second Radford Qe16, third. Time,
go, ~ rard hurales-won by vickery 1913; Arm
strong u915), second; Dean d9l7, third. Time.
Oa9 10
Seward dash-won by Collins 1915l: Villa Mena
191il second; Il. W. Clark Q915l, third. Time,
O5 2-5.
Mena n917). second; Winslow 1915l, third.
Time LIB 3-5
nelS,, second Downey u9fT, third. Height,
s:s.d 5s .ss..a q Sses9 d5f afs . a
Distaoes, 20 fest inchas.
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will be able to take his place on the
mound, and on the development of several
youngsters Of unusual promise.
One regular will be missing from the
Sox lineup, Larry Chappell, because of
an infected foot. Fournier or Tom DAILY,
the young world tourist whom Callahan
is attempting to convert from catcher
to an outfielder. will occupy Chappells
place. Berger, Blackburne or Alcock will
hold down the second bag, with the
chances favoring the lastmentioned. AL
cock played with the Indianapolis Feds
last season, but there was no reserve
clause in his contract and he jumped to
the Sox. Scott. Russell and Benz in the
order named, are the slab probabilities.
While Cleveland has not been weakened
as much as at first seemed probable by
the Federal League invasion, the injuries
to Chapman and Leibold will be a severe
handicap in the early games. Here is
the probable Sox lineup, with Callahan
reservins the right to change his mind
concerning right field, second base and
pitcher:
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TRAVIS GOES DOWN TO
DEFEAT AT P|NEHURST
Robert Hunter of Weeburn Defeats
Star in Finals for Presi-
dents Trophy.

PINEHURST, n. c., April 11.-In a
match that required nineteen holes to de-
eide, Walter ]. Travis of Garden City, L.
l., former international champion, today
went down to defeat here before Robert
Hunter of Weeburn, Conn.,, in the final
round Of the annual mid-April golf tour
nament for the Presidents trophy. A
large crowd of enthusiasts followed the
match.
The match was closely played through
out Travis rounded the turn one up.
with a medal score of 80 to 40 for Hun
ter. The latter squared the match on
the fourteenth, lost the fifteenth to
three, won the sixteenth With five, the
seventeenth on four and lost the eight
eenth to a four for a tie.
On the nineteenth hole Travis lost with
a second to the trap. He had a chance to
halye the hole with four on a game putt,
but trimmed the cup. losing the hole and
match.
In the consolation match Lawrence
Cowing Of Cincinnati defeated Henry C.
Fownes of Pittsburgh, up and I to
play.
N, D. Becker of Dunwoodie. n. Z, won
in the second division and J. s. Neil of
F'rederickton, N. B.. the third.
This event closed the seasons pro-
gram.
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now with broken ankle. which bids fair
to keep him out of active service until
July l.. The attending physician says
he will be fortunate if he is able to play
even then.
Memo Leibold, the regular center field
err is nursing a badly sprained knee. 1t
was feared at first that he had developed
water on the knee, but fortunately this
was not the case. Leibold ought to be
in the lineup within a week or ten days.
Either Birmingham or Lelivelt will play
center in the absence of Leibold. it all
depending on whether a southpaw or
Highlander pitches against the Maps.
Birmy will play against left-handed
pitching and Lelivelt against the right
handlers. In the event that both Leibold
and Jackson are unable to play Birmy
will be in center and Lelivelt in right.
Ivan Olson will endeavor to fill Chap
mans shoes at short The position is
not new to Ole and he is expected to ac-
quit himself creditably All of the other
regulars will be on the job, Johnston at
first. Lajoie at second. Graney in left
and Turner at third. Steve O'Neill will
have the call as first catcher. while Will
lie Mitchell is expected to be Birming-
mans choice for slab duty.
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TALK Of ENDING WAR
Owner of Chicago Feds Says
Both Sides Want to Quit.
HAS BEEN APPROACHED
Windy City Magnate Believes That
End of Base Ball strug-
gle Is Near.
special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, April 1.-That the an
tagonistic attitude of organized base ball
toward the Federals has been more or
less bluff was proved tonight when Pres
ident Charles Weeghman of the Chicago
Federal League team returned from the
south with the announcement that organ
lied base ball has cried QUITS and is
willing to dicker with the outlaw organ
fzation.
President Weeghman would not state
who was authority for his statement that
its warfare on the Federais. but. he did
declare that he had received reliable in
formation that the powers that be in the
camp of organized base ball were willing
to confer with the officials of the Federal
League, with a view to taking the Fed
erals into the fold.
That the Federals were also willing to
cry quits was the statement of Mr..
Weeghman, who declared that the Fed
erals have no desire to wage war on the
majors, but by their raids on the major
league teams have proved that they Will
hold up their end and make trouble for
the majors.
Mr.. Weeghman said that the Federals
are perfectly willing to live at peace
with the other base ball leagues, and II
the majors so desire they will enter the
respect among the major league mag
mates that the overtures were to be ex-
pected.
II is confidently believed that this will
end the base ball war.
Whether it will result in the return to
the Federals of the players. who, after
signing Federal contracts, have jumped
to the majors, is not known as yet.
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handicapped by reason of injuries TO sew
eral of its players. 1t is the consensus
of opinion that Grifith's team has been
improved since last season. His pitching
staff looks stronger, while several OF the
players have shown improvement in their
spring work.
The team is sure to be a contender in
the coming race, and if it gets its share
of smiles from the fickle goddess it may
succeed in finishing at the top of the
heap.
While the present spring has not been
favorable for training ball team, Crit
fths men appear to be in as good shape
as any of their rivals. and it is expected
that they will get a good start in the
race.
Just which one of Griffiths pitchers will
work in the opening game next Tuesday
has not yet been decided. but the chances
are that it Will be Walter Johnson.
The teams lineup will. in all probable
ity. be the same as it was last year.
Though many youngsters have been tried
out. none of them have been able to re-
place any of last years players.
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TIE SERIES
BeaI Becker's Single Defeats
Athletics in Tenth Inning.
D0OlN'S TEAM IN FINE FORM
Great Plays by Strunk and Byrne
Are Features of the
Struggle.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April 1l-Beals
Becker, pinch hitter extraordinary, did
his act successfully in the tenth inning of
the sixth game between the Philles and
Athletics. played at Shibe Park this
afternoon, and in consequence the Phil
lies won the first extra-inning contest of
the series, to 5, and tied up the series
with three victories for each club.
Magee flied out. opening the tenth. and
then Cravath. singled and moved Up on
Luderus' out. This set the stage for
Becker He replaced Murphy, who had
struck out on three previous occasions
Becker placed a hit in center field and
Cravath scored the winning run
The Phillies had a four-run lead at one
time. but this the Mackmen cut down in
the fifth inning to three runs. Alexander
went in to pitch for the Phillies in the
sixth, and then the Athletics began their
harvest, which yielded four runs. This
put them ahead.
The Phillies tied up the score again in
the eighth on Leberts daring base run
ming. Barry gave the Athletic rooters a
chance to make noise by hitting a dou-
BILE in the tenth, but the succeeding bat
terS could not advance him.
Today's game was by all odds the best
of the series. The Phillies, who have dis
played better form in each game, were
at their best.
Strunk ran fifty yards to the score
board in centarfield to catch Luderus'
fly in the second. He stumbled and fell
as he struck the elevated ground near
the fence, and while PROSTATE he put
up his hands and caught the ball off the
fence. 1t was a great catch and pre-
vented home run. He also made a
great catch of Cravath's fly in the sixth
Good as were Strunk's catches Byrne
pulled off the fielding feature. Barry
drove a grass clipper over second at a
miIe-a-minute clip in the fourth, and
Byrne raced back with one chance in
a thousand to get it. He snatched the
ball out of the grass with his bare hand
and threw Strunk out at second. 1t was
a great play. Score:
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large advance sale. The Nationals-par-
ticularly Walter Johnson-are popular
here and are mighty good drawing cards
Johnson, in fact, has run up with Ty
Cobb as base ball idol in Boston.
The Red Sox lineup will be only
slightly changed from last years Ever
ett Scott, who was acquired from the
indianapolis American Association team,
viii take the place of Capt ..Heinie'
Wagner at shortstop "Heinie' reported
sick at Hot Springs, and, although he has
been working out lately, is not yet in
shape to play ball
Bill Carrigan picked Ray Collins his
long. husky southpaw. his most likely
pitching candidate for Tuesday. He
chose Collins in the belief that Griffith
would turn loose Walter johnson. The
two had three 1-to-0 duels last season. of
WINCH Collins took two and he seems to
be the only red-hosed twirler who can
deliver the goods against Griffith's won
der.
Collins has been specially prepared to
start the season because Smoky joe
wood has not yet recovered from an
operation for appendicitis performed in
February, and Collins leads Carrisan's 8
list of pitchers in Woods absence, Ordt-
narily Collins comes to hand late. This
season he has forced his training for an
early start
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seven twlrling with right arms. Two
of the right-handers are veterans of
last seasor-Bumgardner and Mitchell
while the new men are James portland.
Pacific Coast League; Taylor (Austin,
Texas League). Fred Witte Danville,
Ill.). Edward Manning CMontgomery,
Southern League). Harry Hook tBing
hanton, n. Y. State League).
Manager Hickey is well fortified at first
base. Jack Leary, secured from the
Utica CNew York State League) and Ivan
Howard from the Los Angeles (Pacific
Coast LeagueD. showing well. Leary has
the better chance of getting the regular
assignment.
Pratt. and Wares. the latter secured
from Montgomery (Southerm last season.
will work at the second sack, with the
veteran Wallace at shortstop to alter
nate with Bisland. who came to the
Browns at the end of last season from
the Southern League. This is Wallaces
eighteenth successive season in the ma
tional pastime. and from the form he is
displaying in the spring series it looks
like another year of regular playing
for the veteran.
Jimmie Austin, captain, will hold down
the far corner of the infield Red"
Roache a local mi-professional player,
Is trying for the position, but will be
farmed out for another season at least.
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Caldwell. McHale and Keating. and a
lot OF inexperienced youngsters The
infield consists at present of Hartzell
at second. Williams at first Peckin-
paugh and Maisel, fast quartet.
Considerable experimenting is likely
before the final outfield combination is
selected but in Walsh, Gilhooley, Cooke
and Channel the club has four out
helders of more than average ability
Taken as a whole the team appears
to be fast fielding and base running
combination which has already begun
to show signs of using up-to date base
ball tactics. Unless Hartzell can play
up to the speed of Peckinpaugh and
Malsei, however, second base may
prove a. weak link in the chain.
Another seasoned catcher to relieve
Sweeney and Gossett in case of acct
dents is also essential. offensively the
squad does not appear at this time to
be overstrong in batting, but Chance
believes that this department Of the
game will improve with more practice
and play.
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SHELL BREAKS IN TWO.
Penn's Eight-0ared Boat Splits and
Crew Gets q Ducking.

PHILADELPHIA, April 11.-Nine candi-
dates for the Pennsylvania varsity eight
Dared shell crew got an unexpected wet
ting in the Schuylkill river today when
the shell recently imported from England
broke in half and sank. The crew had
been UP the river on a practice row
under the watchful eyes Of Vivian Nick
ais the coach, who was following in
launch. and in returning to the boat
house grounded on sand bank not far
from shore. The weight Of the nine
men caused the frail shell to break into
two pieces. The men waded and splashed
their way to shore and were rushed to
the boathouse in automobiles.
In the shell when it broke were Wat
rous. Butler, Parott, A. Littleton, r. Lit
tleton. Shoemaker. Garvin. Merrick and
Foster, the coxswain.
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Ball such as the Nationals have played
in the last two games is sure to give
them a majority of the victories on the
eight-game trip which starts in Boston
Tuesday. Nothing seems to be lacking in
the teams playing just now. 1t Is field
ing in its usual brilliant fashion and the
hitting is even better than was to be
hoped for this early in the spring. Nor
is there any reason for believing that
the recent good showing Of the team is
a fash in the pan. 1t has been brought
about by consistent hard work through
out q period of over six weeks, hence is
genuine in every respect.
Griffith has been a little doubtful about
the condition Of his team until a few
days ago. When he left here late yester-
day afternoon for Providence he ex-
pressed himself as being confident that
he stood a good chance of getting sue
cessful start in the race. II this Is ac-
complished there is going to be great
struggle for the pennant this year and
the Nationals are going to play strong
part in the flag fight.
There is no reason for believing that
Joe Boehling's success last season was
accidental. 1t is being gradually proven
that Boehling stands a good chance OF
DelnR OF more value 10 MS team ILAS
year than he was last. His performance
yesterday, despite, the fact that 1t took
him several innings to get control Of the
ball, showed him to be a pitcher of more
than ordinary ability. He showed fine
turn of speed and most deceptive curve,
and incidentally displayed GOODNESS in the
tight spots, which proves him pitcher
beyond doubt. Boehling showed enough
last season to warrant his being con-
sidered a pitcher Of more than ordinary
ability. The charge that Boehling was
favored by luck in making his record
last season is absurd, for it requires more
than luck for a pitcher to win ma
1ority Of his games
There was an exchange Of blows un-
der the grandstand after the conclusion
of the game in which Eddie Ainsmith.
Pitcher James and one or two other Bos-
ton players figured. Aside from few
blows which Ainsmith landed on James,
the only loss suffered was Ainsmith's
cap. which disappeared during the
scramble.
Ainsrnith was one Of the two umpires
officiating yesterday. Fred Mitchell, the
veteran catcher of the Braves, was his
partner. Ainsmith was calling balls and
strikes. In the eighth he called Con-
nelly, who batted for Martin, out on
strikes, and Evers, who was coaching at
third. protested in terms which were not
to Ainsmiths liking, and he started to-
ward the former Cub manager, but was
prevented from doing any damage by
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DETROIT YANIGANS WIN.
Easily Beat Grand Rapids, IA to 4,
Making Fifteen Hits.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. April ia
team composed of Detroit American
League players overwhelmed the Grand
Rapids Central Leaguers here today, IA
to 4. The Detroit players hit three local
pitchers for fifteen hits. C. Williams
the Detroit recruit, struck out seven
local batsmen in the five innings he
pitched, but Grand Rapids scored her
only four runs of him. Score:
RH.E.
Grand Rapids. ..-...,.................4 Q 8
Detroit II Ia =
Batteries-watkins. Miller. LETTERS and Lake;
Williams, Reynolds and Gibson
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FUTZ THREATENS TO EXPEL
PLAYERS WHO JUMP CONTRACTS

April Ill president
the
posted
athe trann o
The follows:
to
to and Will
efth boys
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will meet the Cleve-
land Maps at Com
iskey Park Tues
day in the local
opening OF the
American League
season. Chicago's s
claim to improve
ment is based on
the prospect that
Ed Walsh. t h e
mighty hurler OF
former wears Pain
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of the season with
the White Sox at
Chicago next Tues
day. Two Of the
regulars are on the
hospital list, while
it is still a ques-
ton whether Joe
Jackson. the slug
ging outfielder, will
be in harness.
Ray Chapman has
been in the hospital
for almost a month
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SEEM TO BE IN
GOOD FORM TO OPEN SEASON
Team Looks Ready to Hold It's Own-Has Shown to
Good Advantage in Final Games Here
With Boston Braves.
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

Judged on the games against the Boston Nationals Grit
h team ready do itself justice the beginning OF the
championship There has been remarkable change
the better the general playing of the Nationals
days and result they have scored easy
of the teams which picked be factors the coming
the National League Not only has the pitching been of grade
which might be expected later the hitting
general playing have proved beyond doubt
to hold its its
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. day is undoubted-
ly the strongest
that has ever rep
resented Washing
ton in any base
ball race. "5
Last season the
Nationals were the
runners-up In the
pennant struggle.
notw outstanding
the fact that the
team was greatly
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Manager Griffith. who took the argu-
ment off of Ainsmith's hands.
After the game Pitcher James, the tall
young man who had been coaching at
first base during the entire game, made
some slanderous remark to Ainsmith.
and as quick as flash Ainsmith had
him by the throat and was sending him
some telling blows. Other players in
there would be a free-for-aH clash.
Manager Griffith. however. separated the
players, and quiet was restored. 1t was
then discovered that Ainsmith had lost
his cap. James was not much the worse
for his experience and no one else was
hurt.
The exhibition of both Harry Harper
and Bert Gallia was far from being UP
to the standard Both were as wild as
if they had not been on the slab before
this season, and their weakness in this
respect came very near to- costing the
Nationals the game. 1t is perhaps true
that the cold weather has the effect of
making pitchers wild until they are thor
oughly warmed UP by their work, but
there Is not a chance for pitcher to be
Of help to his team unless he has control,
and some of Grimth's youngsters should
bear this in mind and put in some time
every day learning to command their
pitching.
The prediction made early in the spring
that Eddie Foster would in all probability
have the best year Of his career in the
coming campaign is in fair way to be
realized. Foster appears to be in better
playing form than ever before since he
has been a member Of the team, and his
value to it now that he is going at his
best is not difficult to understand. The
little fellow is not only fielding brilliantly.
but he is giving some most encouraging
performances at the bat. There has
never been any doubt that the Nationals
would have been closer on the heels of
the Athletics last fall had Foster ben
in the lineup all season. His value to the
team can best be judged when he is alb
sent, and 1t is to be hoped that nothing
will happen in the coming cam
paign to keep him out Of the game.
Boehling really pitched seven innings
without allowing hit, although one Is
charged against him. The lone single
credited to the Braves is charged against
Boehling, but it was the scratchiest kind
of a hit made possible by the technicali-
ties of the scoring rules. Collins, who
played center field for the visitors, got 1t
in the sixth inning He was the first
man up and hit a high fly to the infield.
Boehling. Morgan and Gandil started aft
er 1t, and either one could have caught it
with ease, but it was the old tale of
Continued on Second Page.)
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intact, C o n n i e
Mack will send his
Athletics against
New York OH
Tuesday confident
that the n e X t
worlds series will
be played in Shibe
Park. In his train
ing camp in Flori-
da Manager Mack
has tried out a lot
Of youngsters this
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IS IN session /,
Mayor Curley of
B o 8 ton and a
crowd of other dig
nitaries will see
the Nationals and
Red Sox open the
season at Fenway
Park Tu e s d a v.
With no Federal
League mpeti-
ton, there has
been the usual
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had last. With the
exception of Ed
S W e e n e v, Roy
Hartzell and sew
eral pitchers. the
personnel of the
team consists of
players who join
ed it late last
season and early
this spring.
The pitchers are
kfnRCnle warboD
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club. twenty one
of the Browns
swinging from the
right side and
eight from the left
Four of the batters
can hit from either
side of the plate.
OF the pitchers but
three Weilman.
Hamilton and Lev
erenz-are SOUTH
paws, the other
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'Batted for Tyler in the seventh
FBatted for Crutcher in the eighth.
<Bstied for Martin in the eighth.
Washington --..--..-.- o Ks
Hits-On BoehlinS, 1 in innings. Double
plsys-Henry to Morgan. Foster to Morgan;
Gowdy 10 Martin: Mcbride to Morgan to Gandil.
Left on bases-Washington. 4, Boston, {. Hit
BY ptcber-Gallia. =; Harper. l. Wild pitches
Galiix. Harper. Umpires-Messrs. Mitchell and
Ainsnith. Time Of Same-2 hours and 70 min
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Totals. So IA 3O13 Totals. AZ l2 80 Is
sBatted for H. Murphy in ninth.
rEcI-i in vfyth

sBatted for H. Murphy In ninth.
fBatted for Shawkcy in sixth.
Phillies 1 0 . 0 Q Is
Athletics ....O 0 4 o o . %
Euns-Paskert t2). Byrne. Lobert. Crayath,
Mayer, McInnis, Shunk. Barry. Schans, Shaw
key Earned runs-Phillies. ): Athletics. ..
Left on bases-Philies, S. Athletics. $. Two
base hits-Cravath. Mayer, Barry. Double plays
-Shawkey Barry to McInnis; Collins TO Nc
Innis. Struck out-By Shawkey, }: by Alex
ander, 1; BY Bush, !. Hits-on Mayer, in five
innings; on Shawkey, 8 in six innings; on Alex
ander, in i've innings; of Bush. 3 in four in
ings. Bases on balls-On Shawkey, 3; on
Mayer, 1; OF Alexander. /: OF Bush 4. Wild
pitch-Bush. Hit by pitcher-By Mayer INC
fnnis). Umpires-Messrs. Connolly and Byron
Time Of game hours and y minutes.
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seen in the line
up that Iughie
Jennings has de-
cided on for his
opening day game
against the st.
Louis B ro W n s.
Here is how the
Tigers will come
to bat: Bush.
shortstop: B a u
mann, S e C o n d
base; Cobb, center
field; era W ford,
right field. Veacb
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Horse Owner Commits Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April IL
Edmond Burke. a well known horseman
and owner of several stake racers. COM
mitted suicide here yesterday. He had
been suffering severe pains in his head.
the result Of an old operation. He was
Sixty years old.