The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
SOUTHERN LEAGUE !. ADOPTS MEMOR|AM
 JUDGE KAVANAUGH
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Resolutions in memoriam of tl-e death of President W. M. KavanauGh of the Southern association of pro- fessional baseball clubs, and which were recently passed by the directors of the Southern league were made public yesterday. The resolution fcl- lows in full:
 Whereas. The Southern Association of Professional Baseball clubs has lost by death it's honored and beloved pres- ident, William Marmaduke Kavanaush, and,
 Whereas, The loss to our association of this splendid leader seems almost irreparable because of his unusual gifts made so by study and close con- tact with our great national game, his knowledge of baseball laws and un- swerving integrity as well as fair and unbiased rulings on every question that touched the game.
 Now, therefore be it resolved by the Southern Association of Baseball clubs that we, realizing our great personal loss in our leader of a man whose spotless life endeared him to tens of thousands of lovers of the clean and manly game, do hereby sorrowfully pay tribute to the sterling worth. high character and splendid abilities of our dead president.
 William Marmaduke Kavanaugh was born in Green county, Alabama, March 3. 1866. and died Sunday, February 2i, 1915, at Little Rock. Ark. He was the son of Rev. Hubbard Hinde Kavsn- t,..t. f1--4 -k-r <,f h. odist Episcopal church, south and Anna Marlborough. When at a tender age his parents moved to Frankford, Ky.
 In 1885 he was graduated from the Kentucky Military institute with the standing of ranking cadet officer, the highest school horor
 Following his graduate, he moved t> C1arksville, Ark, where ne entered the employ of Capt. John c. Hill, bank I CT and merchant of that place. There he married Miss Ida Floyd, sister -of 1 the present postmaster of Little Rock In 1886 he moved to Little Rock and accepted a position as bookkeeper fol Col. K. B. T. Hollenberg. who had been l his schoolnate at the Kentucky Mill- | tary institute. Later he became a r.. rorter on the Arkansas Gazette, rising steadily until on June 4, 1890. he be' came managing editor
 | In 1896 he was appointed sheriff o1 l Pulaski county by Gov. James r Clarke, now the senior senator iron Arkansas At the close of his appoinr i've term he was elected for another.
 In 1900 he was elected county ant probate judge of Pulaski county il which Little Rock is situated, an' during his to years of office he bull the road to Pulaski Heights, which h3 led to the development of large, nev It sidential portion of that city
 He organized the Southern Trus company of Little Rock in September 1907, and was made president and tn following year organized the Southerl Construction company. which eiecte the Southern Trust building, the frs modern office building in Arkansas.
 In 1901 he became a director in tn
 Little Rock baseball club, vice presi cent of the Southern association i
 1902 and president in 1903. The sam year he was elected a member of tn
 board of National Association of Pro fessional Baseball Clubs.
 Judge kavanaugh was elected h ! the legislature United States senate from Arkansas for short time 1
 1913, filling the unexpired term of tn
 late Senator Jeff Davis.
 In state politics he was recognize factor and at the time of his deat was national committeeman from AT
 kansas and was chairman of the de.n
 ccratic county central committee c
 Pulaski county.
 The wide range of his interests
 attested by the fact that he was g the time of his death serving as pres ident of the Southern Trust compan. the Southern association of Baseba clubs. the Little Rock Railway al: Electric company the Natural Ca
 Supply company, Pulaski county dein
 ccratic central committee. Little Roc
 Compress company, treasurer of tn I Central Heating company and d rector in many other organizations Judge kayanaugh served as pres dent of the leading social organization of Little Rock; past exalted ruler {
 Little Rock lodge No. 2s, P. B. O. \.
 past president of Little Rock scho'
 hoard he was a thirty degr-
 Mason, Shriner and member of tn
 Woodmen of the World
 The Great Umpire has called hi
 tout" but not until with courage au | fidelity he played the game to the CT
 fearlessly. fairly and squarely.
 Therefore, be it resolved, That
 copy of these resolutions be sprea
 upon the minutes of our association.
 copy be furnished the bereaved famil
 end the press be given copies TOT pun
 lcation.
 CLYDE SHROPSHIRE,