Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
BY WILLIAM ]. CHAPMAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK. September 26 (P.-
N II casualty lists were issued in
NJ base ball. we should see one
4 Y this morning reading some
thing like this:
"Killed in action-Miller j. Higgins"
The mighty midget of the Yankees
lies dead when, on the word Of DIR.
Edward King. his physician, he might
be alive If the stamina he devoted to
the losing pennant battle of his ball
team had been boarded for the benefit
of his own physical well-being. Taxed
more and more by each succeeding base
ball campaign. the miniature COM
mander of the Rupert rifles was
drained of strength when he entered
st. Vincent's Hospital last Friday, and
was easy prey for the toxins which
ended his life at 3:l6 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
All base ball will pay tribute to him
at 2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. when
his funeral will be held at the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION, the Little
Church Around the Corner. The limited
space will be far overtaxed by the base
ball host which will be present to pay
respect to the Yankee manager
After services here. the remains will
be placed aboard train for Cincinnati,
where Higgins will be buried on Sunday
beside his father and his mother. The
services in New York will be conducted
by the Rev. DR.. j. z. Price, pastor of
the Washington Heights Methodist
Episcopal Church, and those in Cincin-
natl by a minister from the Walnut
Hills Presbyterian Church.
Games Are Cancelled.
=. S. Barnard. president of the Amer
lean League, Cancelled the schedule of
that circuit for tomorrow as soon as he
learned of the plans for the funeral. It
was discovered later that the only con-
test on the card was the Yankee-Sen-
ator engagement at Washington The
cancellation Of this game will enable all
club owners from as far east as Boston
and as far west as Cleveland and De-
troit to be present at the funeral
The National League probably will
pay its respect to the man who won
eight straight games from its clubs in
the last two world series by observing a
minute of prayer before the start of the
games tomorrow. These are at Philadel-
phia and st. Louis.
After playing in Washington today
the Yankees will entrain for New York
and will not return to the Capital to
resume the series until Saturday. The
players will attend the funeral in a
body. l%a-3
Chief among the mourners at Hug
gins bier will be Col. Jacob Rupert,
owner Of the Yankees, and Edward G.
Barrow, business manager. Men of the
world, In the widest sense surprised
at nothing and affected by few events.
these two friends of Higgins were visi-
bly, shaken by the news every one had
been expecting since just before noon
when 1t became known that the little
Miller had fallen into q coma.
The owner of the Yankees, many
times millionaire, always wanted q
winning ball team more than anything
else his money could buy, and he stood
in awe of the magic with which Hug
gins brought him pennants. To Jacob
Rupert base ball wars were real and
the commander of his forces was q
super general.
Always Avoided Limelight.
Six pennants in eight years and three
world championships can hardly be
kept secret, but the retiring nature
of Higgins, with not a trace Of show
manship In 1t, perhaps would have had
1t so. Hug always fell back from the
limelight in favor Of his players, in
favor Of Babe Ruth, the super-star
whom the little manager fined $4,000
for characterization, and against whom
the fine stuck until RENTED by Hug
gins himself after he had won all his
points in his battle against the home
run king. It took that row to cement
the friendship Of Ruth and Higgins.
of all grief-striken Yankees Ruth was
the most severely shaken.
Higgins death was caused by COM
plications after erysipelas and inhu-
enZa, the direct cause being the in
ability Of medical science to check the
rise Of infection in his blood after the
spread Of toxins from a boil under his
left eye. Four blood transfusions failed
to halt the advance of the poisons.
Toward the end Higgins was unable
TO recognize his sister, Myrtle Higgins,
with whom he made his home here and
in st. Petersburg; his brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hug
gins of st. Petersburg;I Robert j. Con-
merry, a lifelong friend, and Col. Rup-
pert and Mr.. Barrow.
The base ball wizard was 40 years old,
. native of Cincinnati. He had been
surprisingly successful in Florida real
estate and was reputed to be worth about
$250,000. Although a graduate of the
University of California Law School and
. member of the bar in Ohio he Is be-
heved to have died without having
drawn q will.