The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-15
SUCCUNbS To
iH1PERAT|0N
His Longnd Brilliant Career
in Natioal Game Familiar
toCvey Fan.

.N1SOl, W-IlillC pdStpoii Pios "
known millions Of fans rs
Pop" hson, died today at $50
p. m.
Mr.. Ason was stricken while
out walhg last Sunday, and was
rushed t a hospital, where ne was
operateWn for glandular trouble.
For a d. or two his condition wsS
eriticalbut then he rallied and II
was becved that he was out Of
DANCE, Today, however, he SUI
fcred relapse.
Mr.. lnson'S death has placed the
sport owing world IN mourning: for
"Pop'noi only was beloved by every
perse interested in baseball. but was
odmid Tor his manliness and square
Messy all true sportsmen. His abil
nv the diamond. where he was
iood on by I'D timers az the greatest
tor OF the type given to physical PROV
b., tn respect of all.
rop' was an outdoors lover up to
t!s day re was stricken. turning to golf
wen he7o longer could handle base
bill. II; confinement in the hospital
was er.irksome, and during the last
few day<his first question to his doc
tor uSraS was:
''Wher 10 20 home. Doc"
He alUs followed this with An in
sistent r,uest that he be permitted to
go homo or his birthday. Monday. and
was greay eheered on the occasions
that be IS told this might be possible
"Pop"Anson saw baseball formed.
virtuallyand watched It so through all
the stag which brought it TO the pres
ent pospn. As boy he played his
hrst coest at time when the game
really IS the old FOUNDERS" and was
lust sitting in the process Of evolution
which ought 1t TO the point where 1t
Is Tia tandby Of nearly every young
ster.
Thigh the various baseball hshts
and numerous occasions OF Internal
di.rsion which Pop" watched. no al
WAY insisted on fair play.
Ms trait was carried with him to
.Axot unks where ne had been fam
,M nEure in recent years. He always
nhrSod the many rules OF golf eti-
o,tte, and insisted that those about
NJ do the same Thererare few tyros
eths local public links who have not
solved ono Of Pops 'bawling outs
r moving. talking or violating some
ile Of etiquette rs tho old timer pre-
ar~d for his shots. To the beginner
nfauIliar with golf. Mr.. Ansons ex-
reno care In preparing Tor eaoh ooe
proved very exasperatinS.
Funaral arrangements had not oeen
a.Auissty completed tonight. but 1t was
believed that = public funeral downtown
would be held .,
t.rs. Mrs Walter H ClouS6' Aon'ciAlr'
y !: Mrs Arthur C. Dodge. Mrs. T.
2. Cherry and Mrs. A W. Sottmsn' inc
latter three living here
-popr Ansnn's Career.
Adrian Constantine Arson occupied
,,n,oue position in the history Of Am
.~;can baseball. His diamond career
h.ean with the period which marked
~ birth OF tho professional player and
closed long afnr tho professional
Ieaxus and game was firmly eSa ohsned
an American Institution. To the
crescent day fan he was Pop Arson
nlayer Of the past. surrounded Win
mar OF legendary baseball oeeoS anu
records. To. those Il his generation no
,,a, C.ntain Arson. the greatest player
- ,hsm all: tho f,rerunuer and peer
y, nan Rrouthers. Roger Conner. Pat
r.hean jugs Donshue. Dan MoGann'
,,nr Chance, Hal base. Jack Daubert
nth.,s who hae made oseball his
Tory at frst base.
the embryonic days Of the game.
,-i,1 Tho late so. when baseball was
ar,.r~inp from the stage OF FOUNDERS
% tbe fuller development OF scien-
"a contest. Ansn made his appear
- a. player whie still In his teens
H.rshautovn, a. Tall. lanky ana
,..Stnr the powerful physical develop
r,.nt ~ later yeas. he stood out as a
80, ot unusual calibee in tho town
s ~ that peiod. being known as
,hs Marsha lltov' Infant"
"a. fame as = batter and heider
r.ad rapidly. In 1871 Arson was
nsa1,nx third oaa for the Forest Guys
~ rockford. III the team MADE IA
nan. by tho pchink OF A. q. Spalo-
,n. few year, previous The leaoiSS
clubs Of those lays occupied 'he aAtn
nosit,on Of tbs higher class semi-pro-
,...ional team or the present rN-
n.n.es, lucrAtte positions ana portions
., .hn rate ,ceipts found their waf
80 riaver It was. therefore. but
80 ~ PROFESSIONAL ball which Arson
-tth hi teammates late In 1871
-. IN. Ndonal Association or Pro-
..-.;,ral Rasball Players was found
~o Jars later he joined The
.,h,.tics OF Philadelphia and In 1875
-. s,Sne with the C-hicago club ~
~. n.wly pinned National, League OF
pro,n.ston, Baseball clubs With the
h,r,s AZ 20 National league. Arson
Is. ~ bafball playing heights seldom
cached byplayers Of the past or pres
emit A..
chicago BIB won pennsnts In lsso-i-7
md araitn 1855. From 1s7S to 1887
%ri,h 10. 1ception e two years AnSon
ba,ted r. 800 his highest tsnfs.., sIer a.,
D,,r;nrs reriod OF twenty-tvo years
his grat hating average was ,S'N ann
- ! National league six years and
or third many other seasons
~. ned his record was equally
Inns, For six years he was accord
- As Mace among the first basemcn
hIs nfinE average ranging from .ssh
10 81.
kns> was described during The hey
.,-o,,is baseball career as the most
-,.n,pIaver Of the age. Over six
- ,roeirht and weighing 1876 pounds
..1tion. ne was n lightning fast
saraarn nd base runner. and batted with
.n,yous power. A. manager he
49,. o.trIct diSciplinar!an. dema ne
h.o,, obedience and temperate hao-
"a mis- players.
.ns made two trips abroad A IN
,ar.n baseball player. In 1870 he
nf The American team