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Show JACK tiiOIIKI lEU. The Ureal Hall I'layer IMun Aviay at Coltiuiliii. The many lovers of the great national game of baseball will learn with deep regret of the death of Jack Crooks, captain of la-t season' Omaha's, and later of the Columbus Ohio team. He died at the latter place on Tuesday last after an illness of ten days. "Jack," as he was familiarly called, j was the sou of General William K. Crooks, who commanded the fulled Stales troops during the Sioux war ill Minnesota iu IHti1.' rt;l. Poor Jack, can It be possible that his merry laugh Is hushed for ever and lhat ' the eyes, those honest, merry ryes that j looked at us so frankly, are closed never again to open until the bright j morning when the trump of the arch- ! angel shall call the people of earth to the bright home beyond? May the turf rest lightly over his form and his memory mem-ory be as green a the wav ing grass that shall nod over his eternal couch; as sweet as the flower that bloom ou the little mound where be sleeps. Cut dovvti iu the Mower of his youlh, when the sunshine of life was the brightest, mid tho future most alluring and nt-tractivc. nt-tractivc. Truly has it been said, "The king of Khadovvs loves a shining mark." Latf.K--Since writing the above, Information In-formation has been rivoivod to the effect ef-fect that Jack Is not dead and that he is on the road to recovery. This Is I good news Indeed, but while the J writer Is most pleased to hear I he good news, llie iinnouiieeinent knocks the wadding out of the obituary. However, How-ever, old Jack can paste it iu his hat and when his time does come, which we hope will be many many year yet he will have his obituary all ready for Use. |