Original sentence: He died on May 6th, 1911 and is buried in a plot in Bellefontaine Cemetery near the St.He was a member of VMI's first baseball team in the fall of 1866, playing second base and eventually serving as the team's captain.Riley was always a favorite with classmates, and was a good public speaker and athlete.Riley was elected the first Commander (or President) of the chapter at VMI, and served as the first Regent of Sigma Nu fraternity, a position he held for ten years
Edited sentence: He was a member of VMI's first baseball team in the fall of 1866.James was second baseman and captain of the team.On May 6th, 1911 James McIlvaine Riley entered Chapter Eternal and is buried in a plot in Bellefontaine Cemetery near the St.Riley was always a favorite with classmates and was a good public speaker and athlete.Riley was elected the first Commander of Alpha chapter and served as the first Regent of Sigma Nu fraternity which he was for ten years