Show I CHARLES SYLVESTER STAHL THE DEAD BALL PLAYER MI if I i YD I I Iy y a l lI I I i I x I IS S I Ic c S I I 1 a V t t t A 1 i 5 cz czi i S d 4 5 This is the last photo ever taken of Chick Stahl the manager and cap captain captain tain tam of the Boston National League club who committed suicide about bout a week ago sudden death and the manner in which it came carne shocked the entire sporting world who knew him well For years he has been with the Boston club and was considered the most popular man on the team Stahl always wore a smile for every everybody everybody everybody body keeping his troubles to himself Stahl is the fourth famous baseball player to commit suicide in recent years jears Winnie Vinnie Mercer the twirler shot himself while on a train training training training ing trip in California Matty Bergen the Boston catcher killed himself in a atit fit tit of insanity after killing his wife and children Ed Delehanty Delehant one of oC the most famous sluggers the game ever everI 1 I reduced died under suspicious circum circumstances circumstances stances In 1903 while a member of the Washington team While there is fa some doubt as to how he met his ris death it is h generally believed that he took his own life by throwing himself into the Niagara ara am riv river or |