Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-10-09 | Page 43 | Many Prominent Men Are Alumni of School of Professional Baseball

Many Prominent Men Arc Alumni of School of Professional Baseball John K. Tener of Charlerol, Pa., who waH graduated from tho pitcher's box to a banker's desk and afterward was elected elect-ed to congress to represent his home district was nominated for governor of Pennsy vanla by tho Republican atuto 5ven on In tlio Keystone state this nomination Is considered lwW"X election. The stato of Penns Ivanl.i una, howover. other mon who attained prominence prom-inence through haseball. Harold M Mc-f'lnre Mc-f'lnre who caught John Montgomery Ward back in tho seventies, was elected to IL bone and Is now tho presiding judge o district court. Add o n Gmn-Crt Gmn-Crt who was a member of tho Chicago ""n'ex-bascball players nnd men who jl MntfflPd with the game havo bocn worr. Wcntlflcd o h pr0fcaaoi anc inSSTllFc Tho la o Senator Ar-SmC Ar-SmC nS Sa member of the SkflmJZ?tB$$fi$SY. ot SnnocUeu.; tor Morgan C. BUJi? 'of tho National 1871 and 385. In lh'".nIn'R average of thrne BmcH, wl n w,.n m; beon beat- ' -from California. Where m. na r h John Monlgour -iJ " , t, ft Now. York yearn on9, '."rdotn baseball In JS9.T Giants. He retired fron ' , .l)icud of Km'.' W Slf''at,'oVS elected to the Massachusetts legislature, and later to a Judgeship shortly before Ids death. Judge Harry M. Taylor played first base for tho Louisville and Baltimore clubs while studying law at Cornell university. uni-versity. When lie was graduated from college he also wu3 graduated from baseball, base-ball, and took up tho practice of law In Buffalo. Two years ago he waa appointed appoint-ed district Judge In the western circuit of New York slate. Ho is also a trustee of Cornell university. Capt. Adrian C. Anson of I he Chicago club was elected city clerk of tho Windy City through his connection with baso-ball. baso-ball. Ulfk Cogan. who pitched for Chi-cugo Chi-cugo and other clubs, was an alderman hi Paterdon. and afterward was elected city clerk of the Jersey town. David Fultz, who played good ball for the Ualtlmore. Philadelphia Athletics and New York Americans. Ik doing well at the practice of law. Fulta also shines as a. lender of prayer meetings, and Is a vcrv popular speaker. Ho never fnlls to snv a good word for the national game. In a rocent lecturo Fultz said: "Baseball Is usually undermined by those who know tho least of tho merits-of merits-of the groat game. It leaches a num. among other things, to be fair. Ho acquires ac-quires tho habit of self-control and the vlrtuo of pers'woranco. He must not iose his temper; If ho dies he cannot bo a good ball player. Ho must learn to repress re-press tho temptation which of ton confronts con-fronts him of doing .injury to his opponent: oppo-nent: ho must accept the discipline dealt out by' umpire and manager and lie must keep In mind the rules. If ho fails In thcao requlromonta he becomes mean and unmanly. Religion la an 11 Id to good ball plaving, and good ball playing helps ;-llgfon. ;-llgfon. The majority of Ihoao who play ball arc good, clean men and gentlemen." William Gocckle. who played first bsso for the Philadelphia club, is now a prosperous pros-perous attorney In Wllkcabarro. Hughfy Jonnlng.i, thn popular manager of the Detroit. Tigers, haa his shlnglo out In Hcranton. whTO lie practices law. llughcv says ho can't afford to rotlro altogether al-together from baseball while he lit making mak-ing tho money his Job an manugor of tho Tigers pays him. The Rv. Wlllliim A. Sunday, known for many ycura as Hilly Sunriny, one of tho atara of the Chicago team, ban mndo a remarkable record as an ovaugollst. That revival work puj.fi much better than baseball Is demonstrated bj tho fact that thn Rev. Mr. Sunday recently received. re-ceived. In tho way of coutrlbutlonu, ityl'i.Si for ono month'a pruaclilng.