, 1923-01-14
MANY BASEBALL
STARS PASS ON
IN LAST YEAR
Pop Arson, Jake Stahl, Dill
hoefer and Many Others
Died During Sea-
son.

The past year has witnessed the
final passing for more men promin.
entity connected with professional
baseball than has I'M similar period
in the history Of the national pas.
time. Many stars of the diamond,
both active and retired, have died
during the alst twelve months. Wider
still has been the swath cut by the
Grim Reaper in the ranks of league
officials. ylu owners and
Morgan G.. Buckley. one OF the or
Eanizers and first president of the Ma.
tional league, and who later rose to
be governor of Connecticut. and a
member Of the United States senate
passed away at his home in Hartford,
Nov. 6.
The American league lost two of its
magnates during the yehr. BENJAMIN
J ShiIbe, h veteran president of the
rPhiladelphia club. died on Jan. IA. In
June the Cleveland club lost James C..
Dunn, its chief owner and
head.
Other officials. plus owners and
managers who passed during the year
were: Mike Finn, owner of the Oma.
ha Western league club; ]. ]. Nc.
Caffery. president of the Toronto
club Of the International league;
Charles Frank. manager of the At.
lanta club and one OF the founders
Of the Southern Baseball association:
William Armour. who had managed
the Detroit and Kansas City clubs
and who was credited with having
been the discoverer OF Ty Cobb: John
Conahan. veteran business manager
OF the Chicago Americans: william
C. Black. vice president of the Peoria
clup; John p. Conner. and old-time
player and n part owner of The Lo.
we'll club in the Eastern league:
David Pierson. who managed the first
professional baseball club in Newark,
n. ].
Adrian c. Pop) Arson. for more
h hat n century one of the notable
figures OF baseball and during nearly
half that period the leader Of the far
famed Chicago White Stockings, died
in Chicago on April IA. two days be.
[ore his seventeen birthday.
Garland CJake) Stahl. n noted play.
or in his early days and later man.
aEer of the Washington and Boston
clubs of the American league. died
at Los Angeles on Sept. 10.
Sam Thompson. n member of the
old Detroit team and one OF the best
known batters OF earlier days. passed
away at his home In Detroit on Nov.
Z.
Dick Padden, famous in his time as
a major league player, died at Mar
tins Ferry. o., on Oct al. Padden
had played second base for h Pitts.
burgh Pirates inc was field captain
for h ST. Louis Browns.
Other well known players who
made their final exit during the year
included: William c'Pickles'D Dill
hosfer. catcher Of the st. Louis Ma.
tonal league team; Austin Mcaenry.
out-fielder Of the st. Louis National
league team; Joe Barry, catcher of
the Baltimore team OF the Interna-
aonai league: William DAILY. for many
years q pitcher with the Boston Ma.
nonAls; DAME J. Hoffman. who had
played with NNew York, st. Louis
and Boston clubs: Peter Child. who
had played with the st. Louis. PhTla-
delphia and Chicago Nationals:
Joseph j. Gerhardt. second haseman
OF the New York Giants from 1ss to
1887; Edward Lynch. who pitched for
the Cincinnati Reds a number of
years ago. DR.. II. F. Bailey, who In
the early days a pitched for the
New York and other National league
elubs; George Cuppy. well known a
deeade g as a pitcher with the
Cleveland Nationals, st. Louis Ma.
tionais and Boston Americans: Gar.
nett W. c'Midge'1 Craven, a one time
major league player and later man.
Ager of Central and Canadian league
clubs; Tom Mccarthy, former major
league star and later scout for the
Boston Red sox; Jack Pickett. who
played with Philadelphia. Brooklyn
ana other teams of the old National
eague; Joseph Pat) KflhuIlen. once
a catcher with the Philadelphia Ath.
letics.