Show I Noted Baseball Figure Dies LITTLE ROCK Ark May fay 15 OP UP Robert G. G Bob Allen 75 one of ot baseballs baseball's colorful old guard died hero lere last night after alter an illness of ot several months He was president and owner of the Knoxville club of ot the southern association as- as association association as as- in which he previously had operated clubs at Montgomery Little Rock and Nashville Allen a native of ot Marion Ohio had made his home here the past 20 years His widow and two sons Edgar C. C Allen and Robert Allen Jr of Knoxville survive survive- His Hia career career in organized ball began began began be be- gan in 1887 1881 as a a. pitch pitcher r with the Mansfield Ohio club The next year he and his battery mate Ed Delahanty were signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates He converted to an infielder when an arm rm inJury injury in- in Jury ury halted his pitching efforts He managed Indianapolis of ot the Western league in 99 1898 and the Cincinnati Nationals in 1900 Allen retired from baseball In 1901 but came back in 1914 to buy the Montgomery franchise in the southern He transferred the franchise here a a. few seasons later and sold it in 1931 The same year he purchased the Nashville club This franchise was sold in 1932 and he purchased the Knoxville franchise franchise franchise fran fran- chise which he operated with his hisson hisson hisson son Edgar ar fri i t I o I 1 d |