Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-27
PRINCETON LOSES
ANOTHER ATHLETE
Latest Casualty Famed as
Sensational Football and
Hockey Star.
EARNS FRENCH DECORATION
Awarded Croix de Guerrc for
Bravery and Skill ~
an Aviator.

SEW YOnk. Dec - capt ilu.
bart A H. baker. the famous
Princeton athletic. known in hls col
lego DAYS ~ "llohcN' nakor, un
aviator IN The American army iu
France. has been Killed In the fill nf
his plane Ncws ~ hts death wns
received here today by hls friend.
Percy Pine.
Mr., Pine received cable message
from rarH signed "inHlchart" a
m"mher ~ iinkcrs al squadron
which said that Captain Iiaker had
been KILLED In an nlrplane accident
aud requested that hiS family hc no.
tifi"d. No details we're given.
Al Around Athlete.
~ 4. ~. Bakor was famous IN
eastern amateur aud college, ath
lrtic circles for hA football and
hockey playing lie easily made the
Princeton varsity ~ and as u
member OF the baokficid from 1911
TO iei3 ~ well M captain ~ the
team In hks senior year. Iic wan also
captain and n prominent factor In
many ~ tho Victories of tho Prince.
ton hockey team. After his srsdua
ton he entered tho ranks OF the
srnat@ur club hockey players aud
eventually bocnnt. u member of III.
~. Nicholas club ~ tho American
Amateur Hockey league IN tho po-
Mion of rover he wnn Immediate
recognition mn Quo OF tho hest hockey
players ever d-vuieped IN the states
In u number of International mntrh-s
with the leading Canadian teams he
held his own both aa "a speed skater
and hookeyipt lie was among tho
early collcg.ans to enlist In the avinf
lion service and soon rose Ia the RAM
Of lieutenant Baker wHs awarded
tho croIs de 0uerr. by the French
government IN recognition Of his
bravery and skin white IN tho air
prinscton Hard MI.
Princeton athletes have been hit
harder ny casualties than those ui
any other college. A dozen others
have preceded the great iaker And
most ~ them were football players
There was Poo and Bluonthal. e.
haker, Mclean. Foulke. ellsworth.
ChfStie. Cochran and Dun.
Next 10 Princeton Williams has
IN" other eastern universities. Hlod
Hett. ~ Brooks. O'Brien, clifford,
Pollard, Turner and Me-kcr all were
prominent Eridiron players Yale
ana Harvard also have suffered. IIar-
ward lost II. Coolidge. starr. poherty
ana Mills. Yale lost Wilson lIig
Einbothan,, Spencer ana atlllinan,
A complete list of football men
whose names have appeared on thu
casualty lists Will run into the hun
dr~dr.
Capt "iiobay" bakers career aa
an aviator In France was told to-
nisht by Nal, Charles j nlddle, one
OF tho American accu, who was In
command of the group In which
liaker served. Major Middle returned
homo last week lie said that
liaker, during his service at tho
front brought down three German
machines, one at iprea and two In
tho III Mihiel SECTOR IN the last 10
days of tho war The last machine,
Major Hiddle said was attacked nv
BAKER 10000 feet IN the air ana was
carrying propaganda leaflets To be
dropped among American infantry
The German machine turned over
and tho observer Tell out and dropped
within tho American lines The der.
man pilot, however. managed To righ,
his machine ana Baker again at.
tackled him with the result that the
German and his airplane foil about
mile inside the German lines