Show SUICIDES GRAVE I FOR WIN MERCER I 1 American League Star Pitcher Takes His Own Life 4 NO REASON FOR RASH ACT ASPHYXIATED AFTER AT MAKING AKING DELIBERATE 4 San sn FrancisKO Jan 13 Winnie B Bec Mercer Sn a pitcher of oC the th baseball ec team tem registered at at the Occidental dental hotel h tel last t evening and was wa round found asphyxiated In his Ids room this morning moring registered under the name nama Mercer ercer was as s tere resi residence residence Murray and gave his of oC O Gerge George orge urray dence a u as Philadelphia The watchman his rounds de detected of oC th th the hotel in making the odor of gas gs coming from tee receive Mercers Merr room rm and falling failing faUng to n L to his knocking broke down rp and nd the door dor Clad In his night clothes lying th In the bed be with his coat and vest covering his head hed Mercer was found the therm df of From rom the gas Jet in the denter rubber tube and suspended a room was s su pende rm the end of oC this thia Mercer had placed in inh his hl h mouth muth after turning the gas full fullon Cul Culon on What cud caused cus Mercer to end his life unknown I 14 3 identity was wae established by r his Ws effects one ope or of letters found among of oC which read Tell TeU Mr Van Horn red Mer Mercer Mercer er ercer th tM the Laugham l am het betel J that Winnie has taken his hiB life ICe Mercer b was wu a sufferer from pulmonary pulmOnary nary trouble and as the disease re refused reused nay used fused to yield to treatment he became despondent rua Mercer left a statement or of his financial accounts lef showing that tat he did not owe a cent In the world word his Mercer was very popular ar with s erce ver fellow players on the te baseball Cell team tem and with the baseball and his despondent going public and an while condition was sas known to his intimate wa friends there was Wan wa never a serious friens thought among them that the a popular player would commit suicide Mercers Baseball Career Pitcher Winnie VInnie Mercer first attracted attention in ht professional proCessional baseball cir clr circles dee cles de In u when he he became becIe a member er eroC of oC the Washington National League club dub The following y yer year nr he be wa was with wih the tb New York team In 1805 he was beck back tk with Washington and at that time was wan voted the most popular player in the capital cuy Cly In 1898 he joined the New York team again and played pla ed there until the spring of 1902 when he tre signed ned with wih the Detroit Americans Just before beCore he started west with wih the he signed to manage the Detroit club for the ie season of 1903 1003 at a salary 9 Jary close to was one of the best pitchers ip Iii the American league le gue and finisher finished the season close up with wih the leaders leader I He was wae wa a natural ball ban player and one on ono of the best bast all around men In the busi busl business o ness nese He was 28 2 years ear of ot age an and wag wa f born in Ia East E Liverpool 0 O where hk hM mother and brother reside An Anoh Another other oh brother lives s at Las Ls Vegas N M I Deceased left leC letters lot tars one addressed to his hs er and d another to t a young Jou ladof ht ld o Washington p II C expressing I Ir r t OWr or h d nd he font r farewells He left ler a atal of or his hie hl financial accounts addressee to Tip Ip ONeill Nem and advised his friends frends to avoid games gare of o chance and wo women women women men |