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Show Rube Waddell, Famous Pitcher, Whose End Is Daily Expected 1 I II I omm-m I j. iil)ll-l'HimLII 1 WL U U J PKH. 1 f IT U.I3E WADDEKL, for many years a famous pitcher In tho big leagues, Is dying at San Antonio, Tex. Ho ia afflicted af-flicted with a bronchial affection, which is reported to be a grave case of tuberculosis. tuber-culosis. AVaddcll was with the Minneapolis Minne-apolis team in several of its pennant-wlnnlng pennant-wlnnlng campaigns and was regarded as an invincible man on the slab. Prior to his attachment to tho Minneapolis club "Waddell was among the topnotchcrs in tho majors. His eccentricities have furnished fur-nished columns of newspaper comment. Waddell was extremely 'popular with tho fans, and should It be true that there is no hope for his recovery, tens of thousands thou-sands of baseball enthusiasts will note his passing with heartfelt regret. |