, 1922-04-15

birthday.
He probably 1s the greatest hero OF
the game that he helped to establish
many ear ago.
Charles A. Comiskey. owner OF the
Chicago Americans and many years
ago Captain Anson's rival e. a mana
ger, paid this hnal tribute
He was The greatest batter that
ever walked up TO hit a baseball
thrown by a pitcher. I have seen
thGn all from his day 10 thiA I play
&c against him and know. He was
a INC. b.S honorable man. on and Off
tho baseball field. He was an all
around sportsman, a GTeat bowler. q
fine biTiiardist. a conpe I golfer and
n "~~-' man at The traps. He excelod
al .e branches of sport than any
man 1 ever know In baseball
"Anson was as fine e man as I ever
knew. Only the Other day ha visited
mo. looking well He was one OF the
men who made baseball the national
III Who knew him.
Funeral services win be he'd Mt 3
p m tomorrow and tho burial Mon
day win be private
Captain Anson's deafh followed a
week OF illness and an operation.
Friends were surprised for all they
know that he had entered a hospital
after being stricken on tho street TO
Gently they understood he was recov-
er1ng.
With his passing followers CT the
game realized that one Of its found
e4 and greatest players was gone.
Then they recalled his deeds on the
diamond.
Mr.. Comiskey told of meeting Anson
when he earned the title Of cap"
by plotting the Chicago White sox.
Comiskey was then a player with
milwaukee, Later in 1882. Comfskcy
was leading the Cincinnati Reds
against Ansor,s Whit Sox in q game
here when the grandstand fully pro-
rected by wire from foul balls. caught
Ere. Arson, Loading the players armed
with bats, broke the wire and res
cued the s~pectaotors.
From baseball, Mr.. Anson moved on
to billiards and was proprietor of a
billiard parlor. then into politics and
was elected city clerk Then to golf
and hts latest occupation was the
formation Of a new golf club.
Few of his active associates on The
diamond are left OF his team mates
when baseball history was started in
Chicago al a park on the lalpe front
only Fred Pfeffer and Rev. William
Sunday. the evangelist, remain. Pfef-
fer st1l is living in Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 15.eBy The Assoc
ciated Prcss.-Chicaso tomorrow VIII
pay its final tribute to Adrian C. An
son. revered hero of baseball for half
n century. when public funeral serv-
ices viii be held at a downtown chapel
with the most prominent men Of the
city. the Chicago and Detroit Ameri-
can league baseball teams and various
leaders in tho sport world attending.
Arrangements for the public service
yer completed today by K NJ. Ian
dis. baseball commissioner, and mem
bers Of the family of the famous old
player who died In St Luke's hos
pital yesterday after a weeks illness.
Today thousands OF kilograms, let
and telephone messages were re-
ceived by members of Mr.. Anson's
family. expressing their sympathy.
They came from all parts Of the coun-
try and from men in every stage of
life. For sometime core of kilograms
piled up in telegraph offices because
Mr.. Anson's home address was not
known or listed in any record books.
He resided with his three married
there. going from one home
to another for short visits. and the
messages finally were delivered in
great numbers at each of tho houses