Arizona republican., 1922-04-17
PUBLIC PAYS
TRIBUTE
To HERO Of
WORLD
Rich And Poor, Old And
Young, Attend Public
Funeral Services In Chi
cago For Former Base
ball Star
TRepublican A. ?. leased wlre1

CHICAGO, April 1S.--Rich and
poor, old and young today paid final
tribute to Adrian G. Anson. hero Of
the sports world for so wears, at pub
lie funeral services which were as
simple and sincere as the life of the
man for whom they were held.
Tomorrow, the seventeen anniver-
sary of the birth of the grand old
man of sports he viii be laid to
rest in OakWood cemetery.
While tho public services today
did not begin until o'clock, old
friends of Mr.. Anson's began arriv-
ing at IL a. m, and throughout the
day an unbroken procession of ad :
nlirers of basebalrs first hero filed
silently past the great bank of flow
ers which filled one end Of the chapel.
All day long they came, some in
limousines, some ON street cars. 9TH
ers on foot. Mingling with carefully
dressed men Of wealth were un :
shaven, unkempt persons. Sidewalk
traffic was blocked and hundreds
We're unable to get into the chapel
for the services
Many of the floral offerings came
from nationally known persons. One
five-foot wraeth bore this inscrip-
ton:
Good by, caDtain.-From your
old pal, Billy"
1t was from Billy Sunday, who
played ball with Mr.. Anson 40 years
ago.
Others were from John Heydler,
president of the National league: X.
M. Landis, baseball commissioner;
Bill Lange, old-time balIpiayer;
Clarke Griffith, president of the
Washington Baseball club: Charles
A. Comiskey, owner OF the Chicago
White Sox: Bill Veeck, president of
the Chicago Cubs: Charles Ebbetts,
owner of the Brooklyn club. and
many athletic organizations.
Mr.. Heydler, Mr.. Veeck. Mr.. Co.
miskey and Judge Landis were pres
ent at the services, while others who
were observed in the chapel were
Chick Evans. internationaiiy known
golfer; Fred Pfeiffer. Jim White and
George Gore, who played ball with
Mr., Anson; Johnny Evers. kid
Gleason, Bob EngIie. veteran Ma
tional league umpire and ball player;
Dan OLeary, famous walker: Tom
Foley. who headed delegation of
old time players. and representatives
from numerous athletic clubs and or
ganizations.
All or the players on the Chicago
and Detroit American league teams
attended, their game being post
poned until after the services.
Many other boyhood friends Of Mr.
Anson's came, some OF them SO old
they could not walk alone and had
TO be assisted by. younger persons.
Just as the services were begun
by the Rev. r. Keene r. Ryan it was
decided to have Judge Lands give
the funeral orstion. The baseball
commissioner euIogized Mr.. Ansorl,
his personal friend for 40 years, as
man who had played the game
square from birth through his three
score and ten years
He watched baseball and many
other sports grow from infancy to
their present state" said the base
ball commissioner. HE went through
their troubles and tribulations. But
he never faltered; he never failed in
the pinch he never made a mistake.
We today should pattern our lives
after this man whose steadiness and
firnlness in crises can be compared
only with the Pyramids and with
Gibraltar
Il knew him when I was a country
boy and he Was just starting his
heroic career; I knew him when he.
vas near the horizon and I was in
the prime OF life. have never known
him to do anything that would not
bring respect and admiration right
from your heart"