Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
GRAND DID MAN
Of BASEBALL To
Be BUR|EDAT 70..
Judge Lands Delivers
Eulogy at Public Fu-
neral for Admirers.
Tigers and Sox, Heyd-
Ter and Boyhood Com
rades in Throng.

thlcago. April 16.-.By The Associ-
ated Press).-Rich and poor. old and
Young. Sunday paid final tribute to
ADRIAN c. Arson, hero of the sports
world for 80 years. at public funeral
services which were as simple and
sincere as the life Of the man for
whom they were held
Monday, the seventeen anniversary
Of the birth Of the "6rand old man
of SPORTS he will be laid to rest in
Oakwood cemetery.
While the public services Sunday did
not begin until , o'clock, old friends
Of Mr. Anson's began arriving at II
a. m. and throughout the day an un-
broken procession of admirers of base
balls first hero. filed silently past the
great bank of flowers which filled one
end Of the chapel
All day long they came. some in
llmousines. some on street cars. others
on foot. Mingling with carefully dress
ed men of wealth. were unshaven. un-
kempt, persons. Sidewalk traffic was
blocked and hundreds were unable to
get into the chapel for the services.
Billy Sunday Says Goodbye
Many Of the floral offerings came
from Acknowledgement persons. One
five foot wreath. bore this inscription:
Goodbye. Captain. From your old !
pal. Billy
1t was from Billy Sunday. who
played ball with Mr.. Arson 40 years !
ago. !
Others were from John Heydler, |
president of the National league: X. /
NJ. Lands. baseball commissioner: Bill |
l1ange. oldtime ball player: Clarke !
Griffith, president of the Washington /
hall al. IL 81
owner Of the Chicago White Sox: Bill |
veeck. president of the Chicago Cubs:
Charles Ebbetts, owner of the Brook i
yn club. and many athletic organiza-
ions
Other Kinds of Sports There
Mr.. Heydler. Mr.. Veeck. Mr.. Comis-
KEY and Judge I4ands we're present at
he services, while others who were
observed in the chapel were Chick"
evans. internationally known golfer;
1red Pfeffer. Jim White and George
fore. who played ball with Mr.. Anson:
Johnny Evers, "kid'' Gleason, Bob
.mslie. veteran National league UNI
ire and bali player: Dan OIeary,
amous walker: Tom Foley, who head
d q delegation of old-time players.
md representatives from numerous
thletic clubs and organizations.
All of the players on the Chicago
nd Detroit American league teams
tended their game being postponed
ntil after the services
Many other boyhood friends of Mr..
.nson's came, some Of them so old they
onld not walk alone and had to be
SISTED by younger persons. II
Lanuis EuIogzes Old Idol
Just as the services were begun by |
nc Rev r. Keene Ryan, it was de-
Ided to have Judge Landis give the !
neral Grafton. The baseball commits
oner eulogized Mr.. Anson. his per-
,nal friend for 40 years. as man
ho had played the game square"
'om birth through his three score and :.
} years. u
"He watched baseball and many [
her sports grow from infancy to their +
.esent state said the baseball com Il
issioner "He went through their u
oubles and tribulations. But. he
,ver faltered; he never failed in the c
nch; he never made a mistake. We r,
day should pattern our lives after J.,
is man. whose steadness and firm !"
'ss in crises can be compared only
th the pyramids and with Gibraltar nj
Il knew him when / was country ~
y and he was just starting his heroic a. a,
reer; l knew him when he was near 4
e horizon and / was in the prime of a,
q; l have never known him to do ~ ~
ything that would not bring respect ti
d admiration right from your heart n,