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DEATHS TOLL.
IN SPORT FIELD
Many Prominent Figures
Have Been Removed Dur
ing Past Year
LOSSES NOTED IN
ALL BRANCHES
some Stars Of Past Generations. 9th
ers Still Active III Respective Fields
Uncle Jeems' O'Rourke One of
Baseball Veterans to Go.

Baseball Veterans to Go.
NEW YORK, Dee 30.-Manv promi-
nent figures in the world of sport and
athletics have been removed by death
during the year now drawing to close
Included in the list were men whose
achievements on the baseball diamond,
in the squared circle, on the padded mat
or on the cinder track made their names
! familiar to all followers of sport. Some
were stars OF past generation, while
Others We're still active in their respective
fields.
James A. Hart, one of the pioneers of
baseball. and former owner of the Chi
cago National league club, passed away
at his home i'll Chicago, July Is.
Another veteran lost to the game was
James X. 0Rourke, famous player III
the early days and later owner and man
ager OF New England minor league clubs
! Others who had been more or less
prominently connected with the national
game and who died during the year were:
Herman cGemany"l Schaefer, who
had played with clubs in both major
leagues, and was not only great pas
timer, but the wittiest player and coach
in the profession.
'Cy" Seymour, who led the National
league in batting while with the Gin
natl club in 1905.
Jake Stencil. a one time star batsman
of the Pittsburgh and Baltimore clubs.
Alexander ("Broadway AleX") Smith.
who had been catcher for the Giants.
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/ Steve Toole, who pitched for the
Brooklyn team some 80 years ago.
Frederick Demariais, who pitched for
the Chicago Cubs in the days of Cap An
son.
Ed Mexican, famous shortstop of the
Cleveland team in the early '90's.
Eugene Curtis, at one time an out
fielder with the Chicago Nationals.
! james j. Hall, a player with various
Eastern and New England league teams
Grover Gilmore. outfelder for the St.
/ Louis Browns and later in the minors.
Samuel II. cDutch') Jones. at one
time part owner of the Philadelphia
! Americans.
J. B. Nicklin, former president Of
| the Southern league
II. L. Schlahy, we'll known as an umpire
| III ilic w eSJtIH league.
/ Those lost to pugilism during the wear
included Honey Melody. once the
worlds champion welterweight; Eddie
| Santry, one OF the cleverest OF all feath
erweights; Sandy" Ferguson, we'll.
known heavyweight of Chelsea. Mass. j:
John Fitzpatrick of New Orleans. a ia
nous referee of former day; John ].
Michigan, a widely known referee and
matchmaker Of Philadelphia, and Mar
tin Julian, who managed and seconded his
brother law, the late Bob Fitzsim
/ mons.
Evan Lewis, former champion heavy
weight wrestler, and the original
stranger" Lewis, died at Dodgeville,
Wis, in his 59th year Another promi.
nent figure Of the wrestling game who
passed away during the year was Dun
can {. Ross, who made his home in Bal
timore after his retirement>
Well known to all followers OF the turf
were Bud Doble, one Of the most famous
trottlng horse breeders in America: Bar
ney Schneider, whose face. was familiar
at every track before the days of anti
betting laws; Garrett d. Wilson, widely
known as horse breeder and for many
years secretary of the Kentucky Asso-
tiRt ioH, anu Idilhle hoDns0n. premier
Jockey, who met death in a race at
Bowie last April
Others who had achieved prominence in
various lines of sport and who were
gathered in by the Grim Reaper during
the past year We're Joe Hail. one of the
most famous of Canadian hockey stars +:
Andrew Sockalexis. the Maine Indian
who won fame as Marathon runner
some years ago; Jack Gallery of Hamil-
ton, Ont, also famous as a long distance
runner and twice winner of the Boston
Marathon, and George Strath, oldest pro
fessional golfer in the United States and
Tor many years in charge of the Crescent
\. c. links in Brooklyn.