Evening star., 1951-01-09
Area Loses Great Sports Fan
In Death of Jack TuIIoch, so

rulleTdl SERVICES Will Oe helQ a
2 pm. Thursday for Jack Tullocl
widely known sports figure an,
editor whose unexpected dealt
late yesterday shocked literall
thousands of friends in tn
Northern Virginia and Washing
ton area.
Services will be conducted from
Alexandria's Washington Stree
Methodist Church. of which Tul
loch was member, with the Rev
T. E. Lands, pastor, officiating
Burial will be in Ivy Hill Gene
terry, Alexandria.
Jack was so years old and hi
full name was John Walton Tul
loch. His official title was man
aging editor of the Alexander;
Gazette. Americas oldest dail,
newspaper" But he was just Jacl
to everybody who knew him from
high Government officials to prin
terS' devils in the Gazette Office
Everybody knew him and to all ht
seemed to be a perennial 81.
A Typical Busy Day.
Jack died covering his self -ap.
pointed beat" 1t was typically
busy day. beginning with the GUS
tomary cup of coffee at the res
taurant near Alexandria City
Hall. Anybody who had news foi
the paper, or wanted information
knew they could catch Jack here
befo,e he started out.
He attended a luncheon meet
ing OF. the University of Virginia
alumni chapter at the Penn Daw
Hotel in Groveton, then returned
to alexandria for a meeting of
the Alexandria Civil Defense Com
mittee at the George Mason Hotel.
JACK was stricken standing ~in
front of the hotel after the meet
ing. He was rushed to Alexandria
Hospital and died at 6:05.
Tulloch conhded to friends at
the Touchdown Club dinner Sat
urday night that he hadn't been
feeling well and planned to take
a Florida vacation with Mrs. Tul-
loch, starting next week. His son
and only child, S/Sergt. Walton
Tulloch, is on active duty at Camp
Stewart, Ca, with the 710th
Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion,
Alexandria National Guard. The
couple planned to visit the son
en- route to Florida.
Mrs. Tulloch was at Jacks bed
side when he died.
Native of Washington.
Jack was born in Washington,
the son of Harry V. Tulloch, an
attorney, and Marguerite Walton
Tulloch, daughter of an old Phila-
delphia family.
Jacks grandfather. Thomas L.
Tulloch. at one time was post
master of Washington. His grand
mother, Miranda Tulloch, had
been vice president general of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Jack attended public school in
the District and later matriculateo
at Mercersburg Academy in Penn
sylvania. In 1917 he went to
Alexandria to work in the Office of
q shipbuilding firm. but two years
later resigned to begin at the bot
tom of the newspaper ladder as a
copy boy for the Gazette.
He made friends quickly and
easily and held them. Jack had
the knack of remembering names.
If he had any enemies they never
came out in the open,
Tullock took every assignment
on the Gazette in stride until he
became managing editor. He
found it impossible to sit in an
Office and direct the papers af-
fairs by remote control. He had
to be out on the beat" doing as
much reporting as anybody on the
staff.
Sports Chief Interest.
Sports were his chief interest,
and the Gazette's sports pages
took on new zest under his guild
ance. His honey. informative
sports column never failed to in
clude a variety of names and he
scored quite a few scoops on rival
columnists on larger metropolitan
papers. The column always ended
with the tag line, land that's
that"
Jacks interest in civic affairs
and his unceasing efforts to pro-
mote the best interests of his
adopted city led to his election
to the City Council several years
ago. He led the winning ticket
and was vice mayor of the city
during his tenure He also was
a member of the School Board at
one time
Sponsored Portner's Bouts.
Jack was a member or honorary
member of almost every organiza-
ton in Alexandria and somehow
found time to attend meetings of
almost all of them. The list in
cluded the Rotary. honorary
member of the Kiwanis, Old
Dominion Boat Club, Alexandria
Sportsmen's Association, Elks,
Eagles, Andrew Jackson Masonic
Lodge Scottish Rite, Mount
Vernon Chapter of Loyal Arch
Masons, Old Dominion Com
mandry No. II. Knights Templar,
and Acca Shrine Temple.
AS a Rotary member in the late
1920s, Jack hit on the idea OF
sponsoring professional boxing
bouts at the old Portner's Arena
for charity. Profits from the bouts
enabled the Rotary to buy house
on Prince street that served fol
many years as. the Rotary Day
Nursery. Recently it was decided
by the Rotary to the Alexandra
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