The Washington times., 1915-10-19
Brother and Sons Of Stricken
Magnate will Keep Holdings
in Brooklyn Club.
SYMPATHY MESSAGES COME
Independent Baseball Mogul
Was Respected BY 0ppo-
nents He Fought Hardest.

w AOAAAS WV Ae' A..> >-~--
Of Robert B. Ward, millionaire bak-
er and one of the strongest supports
Of the Federal League, will in no
way affect the connection Of the
Ward family with independent base
ball, it was said today by friends
of the family.
George S. Ward, brother, and
William and Howard, sons Of r. b.
Ward, will continue to operate the
Brooklyn Federal League club.
Expressions of sympathy from
sportsmen all over the country
poured into the home today. The
funeral will be held Thursday af-
ternoon.
While Organized Baseball has
hurled invectives at Federal League
magnatcs in general. 1t has never
expressed anything but respect for
Ward. Some of the leading owners
in the National and American
Leagues have from time to time en-
pressed regret that they had not had
the foresight to have induced Ward
to buy franchise in one OF the
older leagues. He was always
straightforward In his dealings. and
a champion of the inviolability Of the
contract.
He would never accept a ball player
who was bound ny an iron bound
contract. ward was also opposed 20
Sunday baseball. and would never nl-
low the brooklyn FeIerals to play
on that Gay Tremendous pressure
was brought to bear on him to
change his attitude on that subject.
and some Of the magnates impressed
1t on him that the very existence OF
tho league depended on sunday base
ball but still he refused to sanction
it.
Robert Il. Ward entered the Federal
League In the winter of l9l3 when IL
was reorganized from the little Vest
ern circuit into the bigger national OF,
ganization. Dick Carroll now business
manager Of the Broo&f",!s. was n To-
ronto organizing club there when
Ward was induced to take over the
franchise for Brooklyn.
In its dark days last season ware
practically kept the Federal LEAGUE
afloat Despite his losses In Brook.
lyn, he was always ready to heip OUT
some other club in distress. AND WIN
all his losses. he was the gamest ot m
the lot, for he was utterly opposed 10
any settlement with organized base
bal which did not recognize tne req
eral League as tne thiru ua.oi 80
cult, on par with the Natiohai anu
American Leagues.
Carroll today paid a striking tribute
10 Ward: Ward always had a good
word for everybody, and no man ever
found 1t hard to approach him, no mat
ter on what business" said Carroll Il
can say without hesitation that he was
the most charitable man in baseoaii.
for | know the good he has done 10
many a man who was down ana out
In baseball he was Just as whoie-hear'-
ed as in other matters
"When Lee Magee came here as man.
ager last winter and TAXED OF uropphs
some players who had failed TO snow
anything. Ward induced Masee 10 no,o 1.,o
on to them He asserted that the TWO
or three thousand dollars salary Tor
zach man did not amount to very much.
and that the men would nnd very
hard to get Jobs In organized pasepa.,
after being dropped by Federal
League club. And so he held on to
these pen and paid them ther Salaries
for doing nothing"
Ward was born in New York city
,Alsb2. the son of Hugh Ward. who
came to New York from Ireland and
in 1850 opened a bakery in small
building In Broome street. James
Ward, Roberts grandfather. also had
grocery and bakery in Elghth street,
near Avenue d.
In the late ffties the whole family
went to pittsburgh, and at eight years
old, because all adult employees en-
listed in the Union army. Robert be-
gan work in the bakery. From that
time until he was twenty-one years
old he kept at the work. Then he
began business for himself. and soon
with George S. Ward. his younger
brother, formed the Arm of r. b. Ward
& Co. From this grew the Ward
Mackey Company and the Ward Bread
Company. which was organized to
supply the New York trade.
At the time OF his death r. b. Ward
was president of the Ward Bread
Company of New York and interested
in the Ohio Bread Company OF Cleve-
land, the Ward -Mackey Company Of
Pittsburgh. the Ward-Crosby Com
pany OF Chicago. Providence and Bos-
ton. He was vice president of the
Liberty National Bank. the Liberty
Savings Bank. ani director in the
Franklin Savings and Trust Company
of Pittsburgh. He had served as pres
ident of the common council of Pitts
burgh.
He was married in 1875 to Miss
Mary G. Breining. Of Pittsburgh. To
them were born nine children. Two
sons are in the business, W. B. Ward
and Howard r. Ward.
The surviving children are Cha rles
A., Howard b.. William b.. and Robert
s. Ward and FIVE daughters. Miss Es-
tella, Mrs. william c. Evans, OF New
Rochelle. Mrs James Hindman. Of
Williamsburg, Pa, Miss Catherine and
Miss Louise. Miss Martha Ward was
married to James Hindman at Home
wood week ago.