The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
Cold Caught On Gridiron Causes
the Death of YaZe's Greatest Hero
TOM SHEvLIN DEAD
Famous Yale Football Player
Victim of Pneumonia.
He Caught Fatal Cold Trying to
Improve Eli Team.

Minneapolis. Dec. 29-Thomas L.
Shevlin of Minneapolis, millionaire
lumberman and Yale football coach,
died at his homo here this morning
of pneumonia
While assisting in Goa ching the Yale
football squad last fall, Mr.. Shevlin
contracted a severe cola, according to
his business associates, ard after the
Yale-Ha Harvard game, went to Califor-
MIA to rest He returned to Mime
apClis last Wednesday and the fol-
lowing day pne umonia developed.
1t was not until last night that the
public announcement was made re-
Earding Mr. SheVlin's illness.
Relapse Yesterday.
Mr. Shevlin's illness assumed ser
ious proportions last Thursday and
since then he has been gradually de-
Ginning. Yesterday the athlete suf-
10 a Chicago specialist to hurry to the
sick ma as bedside by special train.
Four physicians We're summoned to
attend him but the patient gradually
sank until death came today
Sheviin played football at Yale four
years. being captain during his last
year in 1905 when Yale had one of
the greatest teams in its history. Since
the days wien nc wore ~ at Yale
Shevlin had always stood ready to
come to the aid of his alma mater
as football adviser and coach.
Last fall he struggled hard to whip
the Yale aggregation INTO shape to
meet Harvard. and the subsequent
overwhelming defeat preyed on his
mind. During training he lost II
pounds. The rest in California did
him good bat because OF business mat
tiers az home he cut short his vacation
and came home still in a somewhat
weakened condition.
\ Great Athlete.
- Probably no more sensational ath-
Ietc ever played on Yale tea ms than
Thomas Lee Shevlin- He was an all
round star in athletics being identi-
fled while at Yale with virtually every
branch of sport. However, his great
est fame came from proves on the
gridiron. For four years he was ac-
corded the honor of being picked for
end
Shevlin played on che Yale team
for four seasons beginning with 1902
As a senior he capta+ned the eleven
During his career Yale defeated Har-
yard four times and Princeton three
times.
on the Yale track team and crew
Shevlin also shone as a star. carrying
a '.Y' in each. He played on the
baseball team in his freshman year.
Carried Heavy Insurance.
- Mr.. Shevlin is said to have recently
taken out an insurance policy for ST.
100000 This with other policies is
said to bring his total Insurance to
nearly 100000. The will of Shev-
Inns father, who died in the spring of
1912, gave the bulk of his estate, val |
ued then at $1.5OO.000, to Mr.. Shevlin
and two sisters.
Some time before his death the ia
Their desired to abandon his business
life and shift some of the details to ,
his son. He organized the Shevlin |
in which the son and two sis |
ters Mrs. David d. Tenney and Mrs. /
George c. Beckwith. became principal |
Mr.. ShevIin was 80 years old. He is
survived 10y n widow and two children. |
He was interested in a number of lum- /
Der concerns and was a member of /
several Minneapolis and St. Paul clubs /
- Juniors Team 10 Clay Center.
A basketball team. representing The /
jpnior class of Washburn college. will /
go to Clay Center Thursday to play /
a game with the Clay Center high !
school. Those who will probably COM |
pose the team are Stewart Whitehead, /
Rise Newell and Rurgett