Evening star., 1927-04-28
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n ILWAUKEE, April 28.-Otto
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last night. while talking to
700 base ball fans, who were attend
ing a banquet in honor of him and
his team.
Borchert's last inning in the game
of life ended in the banquet hall at
the Elks' Club, of which he was
life member.
A microphone stood before Bor-
ebert, on the speakers table, carry
ing his words out into space. He was
telling an anecdote from his earlier
life. when his voice broke off in the
middle of a sentence. He fell back in
his chair and slumped forward on the
table, his head pillowed in his arms.
Pat III. Bowler, POSTMASTER, at Bor-
chert's left. and Dick Mead, president
Of the Toledo ball club, at his right,
carried the stricken base ball man
to an ante-room, where physicians
made 81 vain effort to revive him. An
apoplectic stroke was the cause of
death.
Developed Star Players.
Borchert, who had controlled the
Milwaukee club for seven years, was
one of the best known men in organ
lied base ball, and under his regime
many leading major league players
were developed at Milwaukee. Some
of them were Joe Hauser, formerly of
the Athletics; AL Simmons, Athletics;
Fred Schultz, st. Louis Browns; Os-
car Mellilo, Browns; Lance Rich
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White SoX; Rube Walberg, Athletics,
and Taylor Douthit, Cardinals.
Borchert was born in Milwaukee,
August IA, 1874.
The news of Mr.. Borchert's death
brought many expressions of regret
from his associates. Robert J. Con-
merry, owner of the st. Paul Club,
said that the American Association
suffered a distinct loss.
He was a colOrful character in
base ball, and, while / have not al
ways agreed with him on matters of
policy, | knew that he believed he
was working for the best interests of
the game in everything he did," Con-
merry said in st. Paul.
THE game has lost a sincere friend
in his untimely DEATH"
Wife Heard Collapse.
Borchert's wife, Mrs. Ruby Bor.
ebert, was at home listening to the
radio speech when her husband col
lapsed.
Puzzled and somewhat alarmed at
the abrupt termination of the dis
course, Mrs. Borchert twisted the
dials of her radio set in an effort to
relocate her husbands voice. A mo-
ment later the telephone rang and
she was summoned to the Elks' Club.
where she collapsed.
Borchert apparently had been In
normal health. At noon he had
lunched with friends at the Mil.
waukee Athletic Club, and was in a
cheerful mood, urging them to at
tend the opening base ball game, set
for today with Toledo.
AS tribute to the decedent's mem
ory, the series Of three games was
postponed. The opening home game
will be played Sunday with Columbus.
Funeral services probably will be
held Saturday afternoon, with the
Elks and Masonic lodges in charge.
Borchert was 32-degree Mason.
Interested i'm Boxing, Too.
In addition to his base ball club,
Borchert also was identified with other
sport projects. particularly the Cream
City Boxing Club of Milwaukee. which
staged many important bouts here.
He purchased an interest in the
Milwaukee base ball club, in 1921,
when Clarence Rowland, now an
American League umpire, relinquish.
ed his interest. Two years ago he OBJ
tanned a controlling interest.
Borchert was instrumental in the
development of many base ball stars
and his shrewd deals with major
league owners which brought large