New Britain herald., 1925-04-18
ALL GAMES CALLED
 OFF FOR TUESDAY
National League Will Honor
 Ebbets' Memory
HEYDLER GIVES STATEMENT

Seven Presidents of Other National League Clubs Will Be Honorary Pail Bearers at Services For Brooklyn Leader.
 New York, April 1S.--President Heydler of the National league today called off all games in the National league on Tuesday, the day set for the funeral of Charles Ebbets, presi- dent of the Brooklyn Baseball club, who died this morning.
 Honorary Bearers. The seven presidents of the other ! National league clubs, with President { Heydler have been designated as hon orary pail bearers at the funeral of Mir. Ebbets who was the senior mem- bers of the league. All the flags at the National league parks will be half staffcd for period of thirty days. while at the beginning of the | Brooklyn game today there will be minutes silence at the home plate where the players of both clubs will assemble.
 MT. Heydler said:
 MT. Ebbets was probably the best beloved man in baseball. Not only in his own league but in other leagues as well, he was highly re- garded and always stood for the best interests of the game. He was ever a constructive force and took the keenest interest in the development of the smaller leagues. Mr. Ebbets always stood behind the work of the umpire. He felt that if they were not supported, the game would suf- fer"
 New York. April 1S.-Charles H. Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn National league baseball club, died here at six o'clock this morning. He was 66 years, old.
 Death came quietly. Mir. Ebbets had fallen into a deep sleep at il o'clock last night, and did not wake 1 during the night. No one was at the bedside at the time of his death. but few minutes after he had died, the nurse attending him entered the room.
 Heart failure, from which he had been a sufferer for many years, over came a brave fight by the baseball magnate to continue in the game which he had helped to make na. tionally popular through his Ions connection with the Brooklyn club :, Suffers Relapse
 Mir. Ebbcts came to New York two weeks ago from the Florida training camp of the Brooklyn team, where he had sought relief, and was at first believed to have been benefited. He suffered a relapse Friday, and physi- clans last night reported that he was growing steadily weaker al his room in the Waldorf Astoria hotel and held forth little hope for him tc recover.
 \ Babcball leader
 Mir. Ebbets was for many year! one of the most prominent figures in the baseball world. He played g large part in elevating the sport tc the position of prominence 1t now holds, and brought the Brooklyn club out of the ruck of mediocrity and financial failure 10 an eminence of success and prosperity.
 He first broke into the game 1T 1883, as bookkeeper for the ole Brooklyn club. step by step he rose filling various offices, until 1899, ht became president of the club. It wa: he who saved the situation wheT various influences were at work tC take the National league franchise out of Brooklyn.
 Managed Affair Himself
 Ever since MT. Ebbets rose to tht presidency of the club the affairs O the club were conducted under hi. own personal management.
 NIr. Ebbets was born in Manhat ton on October %, 1859, and was ed heated in the public schools, H. was married Tn 1877, and is th' rather four children, Charles H. Eb' bets, Jr.. and three married daugh ters. His first wife secured a divorc, from him in New York state in 1921 and q year later he married again.
 His hobby was architectural draw ing. He made a special study O draughting and he was recognized al an expert draughtsman.
 Fred Hanlon, business managar 0 the Brooklyn club said the tan would play the New York Giants. 10 day. Sunday and Monday accord ing to schedule hut that the C@mt On Tuesday, the day of the 'un ral would be postponed.