The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07
|C. \. STONEHAM,
 BOSS OF GIANTS, DIES OF AILMENT
COlOrfuI National League Baseball Figure Loses
 Health Battle

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan, 7--tU,p) Charles A. Stoncham, president and owner of the New York Giants baseball club, died last night in his hotel room of nephritis, Q kidney ailment, s'He would have been co years old in July.
 III almost three years, Stoneham came here on December l6 with his son, Horce hoping that the mineral springs would aid his failing health. He lapsed into coma three days ago and only once regaincd cons sciousncss.
 Dr. W. M, Blackshnre of Hot Springs and Young Stoncham, now in his thlrtlcS, were nt the bedside when tho rugged giant head died at 8;48 D, m. Horace, who hRS been helping to run the team the past few years, is expected to take com mnnd,
 The tody was held at n funeral parlor Eo-day and will be shipped to New York for burial.
 StOneham, a large man, lost oon- siderable weight and hiS ruddy complexion when his health began to fail, He was forced Co cut down activities some time ago but pre- vlous Co his trip here, hc continued to appear at his office despite ill., ness,
 started With MCGraw
 Ono of bnsobNll's veteran owners, Stoneham bought tho New York 0lnnW 10 years Rgo when ho pur- chased n majority of stock from the heirs of John r, Bush, His partners in that venture were tho lnte John J. McOraW nnd the former Judge Francis x. MoQundo. Mouraw, who managed tho Giants until iO32, died ln iOD4, McQuado, who was ousted from his position aS club treasurer several years ng0, lost Q law suit in which he sought Co regain thAt post.
 Ht0nehnm WnH born in Jersey City, on July D, 1878, From a job as board boy in a brokerage office he roBc Co owner of his own concern in 1913. When the firm went out Of business In i02l itS books recorded accounts of millions,
 Completely free from tho leader. Hhlp Of Q Wall street b,lHlncAH, Bt0nohnm gave most of his time t0 horse racing and baseball. IIe main- tnined one Of the foremost stables Of tho eastern turf md owned tho Havana rnCO track, Considerable pressure WnB 0Xertod on him nt tho timo Co B0Vor hiH connections with racing, Although tho NUatlonRl I0ague did not make an open issuc of it, Stoneham quietly withdrew from tho turf,
 He developed Into quite q baseball fan and WnB recognized nA ono Of tho beat executive minds in tho league. Generally, however, he dc- voted most Of his time Co actual operation of tho club, leaving hiB managers aS b0Ss on tho playing field.
 Won Three Series
 During hiS period of ownership, tho OlnntS won five National liengu0 pennantg and three world championships, Four of thOHe pcn- nRnts Gamo between iD2i md 1924 while MGtlrnW was manager, In iO2i and iO22 the Giants defeated the N. Y. Yankees in tho world scrlog.
 After iO24 Bt0ncham spent cons siderable money trying Co fnahiOn another championship outfit -.. NO much, in fnct, that Inc often was accused of trying Co buy a pennnnt,
 But it Wa6n't until iO33, tho ilrHt full year that Young Bill Terry served aa 8uGGoSSOr Co Mc0rnW, who retired d,wing the iO32 Soason, that St0nehnm RaW hi6 team win another title. That WnS when tho 0lRntR won tho pcnnant md defented Washington In the 8CrieS,
 In iO34 and lO3b the 0iNntS had commanding lOadH as late RH Sep- tember, but wiltod in tho stretch.