The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-15
"POP' ANSON
LOVED BY ALL
Called BY Some the Great
est Figure in American
Baseball
TRIBUTES POUR IN
FROM ALL SIDES
Funeral of Veteran Will Be
Held Sunday in
Chicago

Chicago, April l5.-Tributes to-day
from scores Of former associates 81
Adrian Constantine Arson, whose
death occurred here yesterday, reflected
the integrity Of one of the greatest
Veterans of baseball. Captain AnsoD'
.cPops) Arson many called him, died
within two days of his roth birthday
He probably was the greatest hero OF
the game that he helped to establish
many years ago.
Charles 4. Comiskey, owner OF the
present White Sox, and years ago Cap
tain Anson's rival as manager and
leader, paid his final tribute:
aHe was the greatest batter that
ever walked up to hit at baseball
thrown by pitcher. I have seen them
an from his day to this. played
against him and know. He was nne,
big, honorable man, on and OIL the
baseball field. He was an all-around
sportsman, great bowler, a fine Dill
HARDEST. a competent golfer and great
man at the traps. He excelled at more
branches OF sport than any man ! ever
knew in baseball
Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row at 3 p. M, and burial at OAK
woods cemetery Monday will be pri'
vate.
In the embryonic days of the game,
during the late sixties, when baseoall
was emerging from the stage OF round
ers" to the fuller development OF sci
entific contest, Arson made his appear
ance as player while still in his teens
at Marshalltown, Ia. Tall, lanky and
lacking the physical development Of
later years, he stood out as a player
of unusual calibre in the town teams
of that period, being known as the
.sMarshalltown infant
His fame as a batter and fielder
spread rapidly. In 1871 Arson was
playing third base for the Forest Cityi
OF Rockford, Ill.,, the team made IA
NOUS by the pitching of A. @. spaldina
few years previous The leading clubs
of those days occupied tlfe same posi-
tion Of the higher class semi -profcs
sional teams of the present. Expenses
lucrative positions and portions OF th'
gate receipts found their way TO thu
PLAYERS. 1t was therefore but steI
/ TO professional ball which Arson tool
with his team mates late in 1871 whei
| the National Association of PROBES
| sional PLAYERS was founded. Two year
! later he Joined the Athletics of Phila
| delphia and in 1875 Arson signed wit
| the Chicago club Of the newly-forme'
National league OF professional base
ball clubs. With the birth of the Ma
! tional league Arson rose to baseball
playing heights seldom reached b,
players Of the past or present.
Under his managerial guidance tn
Chicago club won pennants in lSs0-l-
| and again in 1856. From 1876 I
1897, with the exception of two years
F, Arson batted over 800, his highest nv
erage being in 1887 when he registers
.42l. During this period of p year
| his grand batting average was .34S an
he led the National league six year
| and was second or third many othe
seasons. In the field his record wa
equally brilliant. For six years he wa
accorded first place among the frs
basemen, his fielding average rangin
from 1888 TO .974.
Anssn was described during the hey
day of his baseball career as the mos
perfect player of the age. Over six fee
| in height, and weighing 1875 pounds !
condition, he was lightning fast field
err and base runner, and batted wit
tremendous power. As manager h
was strict disciplinarian, demandin
absolute obedience and temperate hat
its in his players.