Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-01
FRIENDS At BIER
Of BOB Maxwell
Tribute to Memory Of Sports
Editor Who Died Following
Motor Accident
FUNERAL IN Chicago

Friends of Bob Maxwell gave silent
proof this morning of their respect anu
admiration for him.
They went in numbers to the unaet'
taking establishment Of Oliver IL. balr'
1920 Chestnut street.
! There were men representative ol va
rious sports activities and men III p"s.
ness and the professions. oil OF "ho"
had counted 1t an honor to have as
friend this big fellow whose death yes.
terday followed an automobile ACCIDENT
The funeral Of Mr.. Maxwell. who
was sports editor of the EVENING iuh.
LILO LEDGER and nationai,y kn"M" H,S.
authority on sports. will be helu IN I'll. III.
cago. The body was taken west thie
afternoon.
coilegiatc Football Rules Committee;
Wilmer q. Crowe!l. Abe Einstein,, F.;
w. D'Olier, Jack Clinton. Yale football!
star, and Arthur Fletcher, shortstop OF
the Phillies, were among the hnndreds
OF Bob's friends who visited Bars this
morning. "
Brooke, DR.. Michael Bennett. former
coach at Haverford; William j. Cioth-
Ter, william Richardson, owner OF the
Washington American League basebali
team, and Henry T. Lindsay. former
Dartmouth star and lifelong friend OF
Mr., Maxwell, also were there. ,,
So were Fred Geig. an old Swarth.
more player; Joseph X. Costello. Sec
retary Of the Bridge Commission
Charles Weirmuller, Herman llindin,
boxing promoters; Jack Roden, former
professional runner; Richard Merritt.
Yale star and Penn Charter coach !:
Samuel J. Dallas. former president OF
the A. A. u; Bob Folwcll. Navy
football coach; DR.. Buck" Whar-
ton, and Jimmy Hunter, motor race
bicycle rider. -,
The sister Of one OF Mr.. Maxwells
newspaper associates sank to her knees
by the bier, and in tears. prayed.
Flowers in Profusion
Mr.. Maxwell lay in dim lit COM
partment Of white and gold. where the
fragrance of masses of flowers filled
the men who were closest to him in his
| life and work, the sports writers.
Flowers in profusion had been sent
by friends and associates. There were
wreaths and large clusters from the
baseball Writer'S Association OF
America and the Sports Writers AS
sOciation of philadelphia.
Flowers were sent by the Washington
Baseball Club. Clark Griffith. William
Richardson, Walter Y. Anthony, Ed.
win l.. Lewis. general passenger agent
of the Reading Railway; Thomas Shibe.
president of the Athletics; John Is.
Shibe. Connie Mack. the Brooklyn Base
ball Club and the Velodromc Track.
The National League. John a. Heyd-
Ter, its president; the Philadelphia Ma
tional League Baseball Clum and many
other orya anizations and individuals are
sending flowers to Chicago for the fu'
neral.
In Bob's memory, it was arranged
for all baseball games in the Phlla-
lclphia Suburban and Montgomery
County Leagues to halt for three min
utes at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
The flag at Shetzline Park. Broad
and Bigler streets. has been put at half
staff.
From all over the country messages
Of coincidence have been pouring in.
They have been sent to the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER and to Mr.. Maxwell S
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Maxwell,
81 West Marquette road, Chicago.
w. O. McGcehnn. sports editor OF
the New York Herald, wires: The
death of Bob Maxwell is a grent loss
to the newspaper profession. Robert
Maxwell was clean, square sportsman
and ig-hearted gentleman.
II. A. Stansbury. athletic director
of West Virginia University, wires !:
! cd, mi l,r tn
ntives Of Bob Maxwell. who was he!d
in the highest esteem by college people
und newspaper people everywhere.
Sporting world suffers loss of one
Of its most sympathetic interpreters
and able officials" is the message from
Harry Keck, Pittsburgh Gazette Times
sporting editor. The big hearted, big
fellow will be sadly missed"
"A Sterling Character"
The Tri State News Bureau cx.
presses its sincere regret for the ''un-
timely death of the distinguished mem.
ber of your staff
From r. A. Price. editor of the
New Bedford. Mass, Times, comes this
message: PLEASE accept my sympa-
thy on the loss of sterling charac-
ter"
w. A. Phclon. Times Star, Cincin-
natl, wires: "Tiny Maxwell was the
best of sports and best Of writer's. a
grand good fellow has gone
Edward X. Bushnell, graduate man.
agcr Of athletics at the University Of
Pennsylvania. said: II was terribly
shocked to learn of Bob Maxwell s
death. had valued his friendship
highly since his student days at
| Swnrt bmorc His dcnth is n proot Ioys
to the cause of clean athletics. BY his
personal example and in everything he
wrote he stood for honesty in ath-
letics.
His criticisms were founded on OK
pert and comprehensive knowledge and
tempered with tho sort of good humor
that he always radinted. His death Is
greatly regretted among the alumni and
students of the University Of Pcnnsyl-
vanin.'
The PHILADELPHIA Inquirer paid a
tribute to Mr.. Maxwell this morning in
page. The editorial, which is headed
"To Tiny follows:
"Tiny Maxwell is dead. 70 those
Of us who knew him: to those Of us who
considered his friendship us one Of the
treasured assets Of our lives. Tiny will
remain forever, cnshrincd as a sacred
memory.
Mature east Rob in big mold. H.
needed giant body to carry tho heart
of him; ; he required II big frame to house
simple ns child, he was nobleman
of nature and the noblcst work of God
An honest man.
''Vn tho shock Of his Inoth f,nkI,,