Evening star., 1922-04-15

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tionsafter a weeks illness. His de
lieved that he was on the road to
| Funeral services will be held to-
| Oakwood cemetery Monday will be
| private.
| Anson is survived by four daugh-
| ters. Mrs. Walter H. Clough, Mont
| clair, N. J.; Mrs. Arthur c. Dodge,
! Mrs. c. z. Cherry and Mrs. A. w. Soft
man. the last three all living in Chi
| cago.
Shock to Judge Lnndis.
Kenesaw M. Lands. base ball COM
| informed of the death of Anson.
"Oh, 1 just can't say anything. He
was such a wonderful fellow, and to
think that he's dead"
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
present Chicago. Americans and years
ago Capt. Anson's rival as manager
and leader. paid this tribute:\
HE was the greatest batter that
ever walked up to hit at base ball
thrown by q pitcher. / have seen
them all, from his day to this. /
played against him and know. He
was fine, big. honorable man, on
and off the base BAH field. He was
an all-around sportsman, a great
bowler, fine billiardist, a competent
golfer and great man at the traps.
He excelled at more branches of sport
than any man l ever knew in base
ball.
"Anson was as fine a man as ever
knew. Only the other day he visited
| me. looking well. He was one of the
| men who made base ball the national
pastime, and his death grieves all
| of us who knew him"
M0urned I'm New York.
NEW YORK, April 15.-The passing
OF Pop" Anson, grand old man of
base ball. was mourned today by an
army Of his friends in New York.
John McGraw ard Hughey Jennings
of the Giants. Wilbert Robinson of the
Brooklyn club and their players were
told of Capt. Anson's death after the
game yesterday afternoon at the Polo
Grounds. All were grieved.
Sport writers and a great number
Of other persons who knew, admired
and loved Capt. Anson, recalled his
presence at the last world series. He
was one of the liveliest spectators,
enjoying himself by poking fun and
swapping stories with other old
timers.
Scores of messages Of coincidence
and sympathy have been sent to Capt.
Anson's family from New York.
Saw Game Developed!
Pop Anson saw base ball formed,
virtually, and watched it go through
all the stages which brought it to
the present position. AS boy he
played his first contest at a time
| when the game really was the old
FOUNDERS" He played first with
| Marshalltown, Iowa, later going to
| Rockford. ILL.,, where he was a team
| mate OF the late A. G. Spalding, the
great pitcher.
| His fame as a batter and fielder
| spread rapidly. 1t was but step to
professional ball, which Arson took
with his teammates late in 1871,
/ when the National Association OF
i Professional Players was founded
| Two years later. he Joined the Ath-
letics of Philadelphia. and in 1875
Anson signed with the Chicago club
| Of the newly formed National League.
With the birth of the National League
he rose to base ball playing heights
seldom reached.
Pops great work brought him
recognition as the first baseman
chosen by Spaldine's for the mythical
| all time all-American team.
In the early eighties he became
| manager Of the Chicago team. He was
known for his fairness and strict
ness as a disciplinarian. Through
the various base ball fights and the
numerous occasions of internal dis
sension which Pop" watched he al
| was carried with him to the golf
links where he has been a familiar
| figure in recent years.
Had Wonderful Physique.
Anson was described during the
| heyday of his career as the most per-
| feet player of the age. Over six feet
! in height, and weighing 1876 pounds
! when in condition. he was lightning
| fast fielder and base runner and
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| In the twenty-five years of his
diamond career with the Chicago
club Anson played in $3.50 games,
| knocking out 3,013 hits and scoring
| 1,665 runs in S.947 times at the plate,
| giving him a grand batting average
| of 1897, one of the greatest long dis
tance records in base ball history
His best year with the war club
was 1887, when he finished season
of 122 games, with an average of .421
He amassed 224 hits and scored 107
runs that year. Pop" missed enter
ing the coveted 400 class by just one
point in 1881.
Under his managerial guidance the
Chicago club won pennants in 1880,
1881 and 1882, and again in 1885 and
Took Two Trips Abroad.
Anson made two trips abyoad as an
American base ball player. In 1874
he was a member of the American
team that toured England, playing
base ball and cricket. The players
| knew little or nothing of cricket, but
their terrific batting Offset their other
playing defects and they had unex-
pected success
In 1888 Anson toured the world
| with the National League players
party. which included John K Tener,
then a pitcher of the Chicago White
Stockings; -~G. Spalding, John NJ.
Ward. Edward Hanion and other
noted figures.
After Anson's retirement he opened
a billiard hall In Chicago and later
| entered the political field. He was
| elected city clerk for one term. In