Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-17
RICH AND POOR
PAY TRIBUTE TO
ADRIAN c. ANSON
Today, the 10th Anniversary
of His Birth, He viii Be
Laid to Rest in 0akWood
Cemetery, Chicago.

Chicago, April 16 (by the Asso-
ciated Press) Rich and poor. ola
and young, today palo final tribute
to Adrian q. Anson, hero or the
sports world for fifty years. at pup
lie funeral services which were as
simple and sincere as the life OIL
the man for whom they were hela.
Tomorrow the seventeen ami
versary of the birth of the Grand
Old Man of Sports" he will be lald
to rest in Oakwood cemetery.
While the public services TO-DAY
did not begin until 2 O'CLOCK, ola
friends OF Mr.. Anson's began ar
riving at IL q. m. and throughout
the day an unbroken procession OF
admirers of basebalfs first hero,
filed silently past the great bank of
flowers which filled one end of the
chapel.
All day long they came. some in
limoilsines, some on street cars,
others on foot. Mingling with care
fully dressed men of wealth were
unshaven, unkept persons. Side
walk traffic was blocked and hun
dreds were unable to get into the
chapel for the services.
Many of the floral offerings
came from nationally known per-
sons, One five-foot wreath pore
/ this inscriptions:
Good bye, captain. From your
old pal, Billy"
/ 1t was from Billy Sunday. who
played ball with Mr.. Anson forty
years ago. Others were from John
Heydler, president of the National
league; X. NJ. Lands, baseball COM
missioner; Bill Lange. old time ball
player; Clark Griffith, president OF
the Washington baseball CLUB;
| Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
| Chicago White SoX; Bill Veeck,
president of the Chicago Cubs;
! Charles Ebbetts. owner of the
! Brooklyn club. and many athieuc
organizations,
Mr.. Heydlel, Mr.. Neeck, MI.
! Comiskey and Judge Lands were
present at the services, while others
who we're observed in the chapei
were Chick" Evans. information
ally known golfer; Fred Pfeiffer'
Jim White and George Gore. VINO
played ball with Mr.. Anson; john
Iny Evers, kid" Gleason, BOD
Emslie, veteran National league
umpire and ball player; Dan
ipLeary. famous walker; Tom
Foley. who headed @ delegation OF
old time players, and representa-
tives from numerous athletic CLUBS
and organizations.
i All of the players on the Cnlcago
land Detroit American league teams
iattended, their game being post
uoned until after the services.
Many other boyhood friends OF
Mr.. Anson's came, some or them
so old they could not walk alone
,and had to be assisted by younger
,persons.
Just as the services were begun
BIZ the Rev. r. Keene Ryan, 1t was
decided to have Judge Lands glv,e,
the funeral grafton. The basepal!
commissioner eulogized Mr.. Anson
his personal friend for 40 years, as
a man who had played the game
square" from. birth through ms
three score and ten years.
"He watched baseball and many
other sports grow from infancy te
their present state" said the base,
ball commissioner. HE wen
through their troubles and tribula.
tions, but he never faltered; ne
never failed in the pinch: he never
made a mistake. We today shouio
: pattern our lives after this man
whose steadiness and firmness IT
crises can be compared only VIII
the pyramids and with Gibraltar
II knew him when l was coun'
) try boy and he was just starting his
heroic career: l knew him wheT
he was near the horizon and ] wa:
in the prime of life. have never
! known him to do anything Una
would not bring respect and adml'
ration right from your heart"