Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-12
oRlruARY.
John c. chapman.

John c. Chapman.
 John Curtis Chapman, of Brooklyn, N Ys formerly manager of the Nor last of the famous Atiantics, who de- feated the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1870, died Saturday morning of heart failure at his residence, 172A Lexington avenue, Brooklyn. He was born in the Chapman home on Wash ington avenue, Brooklyn, the site of the present D. s. Grant Post head quarters, March 8, 1S43, and had lived in Brooklyn all his life. Mr. Chap man never married. He was a life the Society of Old Brooklynites.
 Funeral services will be held at his late residence this QAIonday) after noon, the Rev, St. Clair Hester off1- ciating. The Elks will conduct ser- vices at the Lexington avenue resi- dence at 8.30 D. m. The interment will be in Greenwood cemetery on Tuesday. at the convenience of the family.
 Jack Chapman, as he was known in baseball circles throughout the country, played the outfield for the late seventies, later taking a promi- nent part in the organization of the first professional league, which was known as the National Association of | 4IO1SS6AOIldl D1SGDdll ElaY2TS, lie went to Louisville, where he played several years and then became man. ager of that club in the American As- sociatlon. He also organized minor league clubs in New England, retiring from active participation in the game in the nineties to take charge of the 1 New England territory for a big com mercial house. He never lost interest in baseball, however, keeping in touch with it's politics right up to the time ArT i- lraA aAcsc Ty 1 teryNYed and his opinions received nation wide attention.
 Chapman's greatest fame was gained as a member of tEle old Atlantics. of which he was a. leading batter and | fielder. He was member of the team
 that defeated the Cincinnati Red l Stockings in eleven innings on June 14, 1870, the first defeat the Ohio team had sustained in two years. Chapman played right field for the Brooklyn club in that game, which attracted a record crowd for that time.
 The game was tied at the end of the ninSl7 inning and the players of both l clubs left the field. The managers
 however, decided to play it out to a finish, and the AtIantics won out in
 the eleventh by a score of il to q
 which was close score in that period Il Even at that time, Chapman took
 an important part in the business end of baseball being often in charge oi l41C 4tAldACCS O1 lL6 Alld4IICS, WnO Q1-
 vided the proceeds of every game di-
 reetly after 1t was played. The At
 lantic-Red Stockings game nettec
 each of the Brooklyn players $s64.
 Chapman. while player and man. A ager. had many narrow escapes from
 accidents on railroads, buses ana boats. He was a member of the frs
 team that made tour of the west
 introducing the game in that section which immediately became a hotbeG
 of the sport. The first tour of the At } lantics took place in 186S the team
 going as far west as St Louis. Every.
 where the pioneers were royalty greet.
 ed and they won every game excep ] one TEaatadefeat was sustained at B1f.
 falo. Chapman played left field or
 that trip.
 :. Mir Chapman came to this city ir July, 1899. to assume the management of the Norwich Baseball club whfcf had been left stranded here by the well known Jack Rose.
 He succeeded in getting the piayerr
 together again as some of them haG
 left the city for their homes or haG , | joined other clubs and finished ou the schedule for the season with grea
 credit to himself.
 . ued to visit periodically, he mad, many friends who will deeply regre his loss, He was visitor here tVt , months ago at which time he was no , in robust health and left the city t, . take vacation in the hopes of re , cuperating.
 } Miss Lucretia Fl. Grace. 2 Miss Lucretia Huntington Grace 3 whose death occurred Saturday af
 ternoon after a weeks illness iron . pleurisy, was born July 25, 1925, il Norwich, the daughter of John an
 Mary lHuntfngton1 Grace. So far a is known she was the oldest restden : of Norwich Town. When a little gin ee her home was in Salem with he X grandparents, then with her parent 2 she removed to Norwich to a house o
 the site of,w31ich noW.Btands the Wau . regan House. After the death of he < father she came ewith her mother { ,. Norwich Town where a, large part c s her life was passed.
 !, For the last three years she was ' member of the household at the Shel z terfng Arms where she died. Durin
 this time. her activity and vigor mad
 her seem3 years younger. Miss Grac d was e1ilful with her needle, doiu $ many beautiful pieces Of enlbroiders # fond of reading, and interested in a :. the life about her. She was a devote z member of Trinity Episcopal churcl Through her mother Miss Grace wa
 of the Huntington line, her grandSa
 ther was Elipaa1et, a descendant l .e the sixth generation. of Simon Huni ,r ington. Surviving are two grand l- nieces, Mrs. Herman 3Meaxned of Vel Id sailIes ana Mrs Irving Hamilton { h Norwich Town, also great-grand nepn ,. ews and nieces.
 B. The house centipede Is harniel