Show I Sherwood Magee National League Umpire Succumbs PHILADELPHIA DELPHIA March 14 AP Al' AlThe The death of Sherwood Magee an umpire In the National league and for many years a big league player er marks the passing of one of baseballs baseball's most colorful figures I lIe He was stricken with pneumonia at his home a week ago Death occurred occurred oc- oc last night He was 44 and andIs andis Is survived by Mrs Irs Magee and three children The funeral will be beheld beheld held Saturday Baseball fans of twenty years ears ago will recall Sherry Magee then an outfielder with the as one of the greatest natural batsmen In Inthe inthe the game lie He led the National league in batting in 1910 1010 with an average ot of 31 That season he went to bat times playing In in every game on the schedule During the season of 1927 Magee umpired in the New York York-pennsyl- vania league where his work worle attracted attracted at- at the attention of President Heydler of the National and a year ago he was appointed an umpire In that league lie He had forwarded his signed contract to Heydler for the present season Magee was born In Clarendon Pa In 1884 and his first real baseball baseball base base- ball experience was with Allentown In 1903 where he played with a semiprofessional team |