The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-03-04
MANY At
FUNERAL OF
c. |. TAYLOR
BASEBALL CLUB OWNERS AND
PRESIDENT OF LEAGUE
ATTENDS LAST RITES OF
FELLOW WORKER
White and Black Pack Street for
Blocks IN Effort to Get Into Church
To Hear Sermon Preached
Relatives From All Sections
OF Country at Funeral

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Andrew 'Rube Foster Attends
Funeral
ihe pre- dent of The Negro National
league Nr. & Ruhe Foster. arrived
SUNDAY 70 attend The funeral and
along with him raur John Jenny
B'oun. Detroit. wah Wm Dismnkca.
Manager oil the Pittsburgh kcfstones
coming "a ifom the Last ahead OF the
contingent. James layior' Manager
Cleveland Cub OF the league, John
steel Arm Taylor Ben Taylor
br9'her, OF the deceased. were IN at
tendance.
The end came 70 { l. carly last
thursday morning He had been Ill
Tor the past thrce week, bu' until
recently no great alarm Was caused
by his lines. He passed away peace
fully ~ his residence. 44b Indiana
Avenue. with many relatives and
friend a. his bedside who had kept a
constant bedside watch Tor the pre-
sians f0rfy-eight hour.
Mr. Iayior was member OF
Bethel A. ". J.. Church. the Persian
cmple OF shrincs. and the Ma'ons.
lie Was active I'D all CIVIC matters
and could be counted upon 20 assist
NJ all charitable drives that were
worthy Of support
Taylor Wa so years old and Was
born ia &orih Carolina and Vas cdu-
Gated a. hlddeIl ana Clark universities.
Tie served IN HE 0pdmsh-Amercan
Nar
lie is survived b. Vic. lhree
brothers. and host oi oihrr relative.
He Was land TO re-t ln lfo"n Hill
cemetery tbs city
Idyior began hl- long career an
south Carolina, later he established q
club Al BirmughaH Ala HIS great
ct desire was 10 give Ius people me
bcst there was IA baseball and through
ms efforts the hrst Northern Club IN
Nadcd The south ia" Leland Giants,
OF which Rube POSTER was az that time
msnaeer II Wa through the per,ua-
:. sion OF Foster that IaFlor eamc North
and located at West Baden, Ind
where he developed a club that Won
The championship. AFTER tins signal
success he moved his club 10 indian
apoIlN where he remained until death
laid IT'S cold hand upon his brow
After wears OF hard struggle at ialS
point he became member OF the
Negro National league ana was Il
PRIME factor IN all lis deliberations and
much OF bis III health /, attuDuted To-
TINS source. When he dicd he held
the yee-presldency OF the league. Vt
the close OF the past season disSall>it'
ton broke out IN the ranks Oh Inc
league and many thot there would De
iurther existence ol the same ieeNnR.
aylor got out OF his SICK bed ana
eanFasscd the East In an effort - per
suade the men To- continue IN organ
,,zed baseball and Then came to ne
league meeting in lineage q lni7
meeting he fought both day aHH n'Ehl
Tor the principal Oh baseball and ms
great efforts were rewarded by inc
members OF the league accepting nn ana
nhousIy an Inc ihlngs nc de'feu. MS
Is a great tribute to any man.
lie fought Tor baseball. nc iiNeu
Tor baseball lie died Tor baseball
- ldsuhs monument 10 ms i"eil'oi
Is the \. b. l. baseball club
should be proud OF and strive 10 dup.
h'dtc' ne was una Ndi' l" uO ."o9'