Show RASH SH ACT OF WINNIE MERCER League Pitcher Asphyxiates Him Himself Himself self in San Francisco liE UtE GAVE NO o lUMSON FOR FOIt 11 11 lull hint ml to Detroit Ton in During limo llio II U lis U San Saim Francisco I Jan 13 U IJ Mercer a pitcher of ot the baseball team registered at nt time tha Oco dental hotel last evening anti and was Wll found asphyxiated In his room this morning wn iiii registered 1 under the minnie nunie of George Ocoro Murray and gave his resi iesi residence 1 ld deuce dence as Philadelphia Time The watchman of time hotel In making hid imiS hl rounds lOun do toe toil the time odor of ot gas Us coming from Cram rein room and falling tailing to 10 receive recoil a response to 10 hili knocking broke dawn down time the door Clad In his hla night and lying in time the bed lIed with his hll coat ceat and anti vest covering hi iii humid head Mercer was found From time tho BUH gut Jet 1st In the center of ot the this loom was wa suspended Il a mt rubber tube arid and the end una of oC this Mercer hud hilt placed In lila lUs hi mouth after turning the gas game full tull fullon fullon on tin What caused Mercer to 10 end cud en his lire 1110 Is unknown identity wn was a established by Jy letters found unIons among hit his hi one oliC on of oC which mm 1 read Tell Mr Van lun Horn of or orth tIme the th hotel that Winnie Mercer Mer lint has taken his life Meteor was wn a from Cram rain pulmonary nary troubles mind and as liS the time disease re ro refused fused to tn yield to treatment he became IJ camo despondent Mercer left heft a statement of oC his financial accounts showing that he ho did iii not flOt OWl owe a cent In time the th world was Very VeIl popular with hl hilt fellow players s on time the baseball team and with tIme tho going public and while lilt desp condition was Inow to his hll Intimate friends l there was never namer no cr a 1 thought among them tham that Ihal time tho popular player would commit suicide e IllS HIS Pitcher Winnie Mercer first attracted attention In professional cir circles circles cirdes cles des In iSIS 18 3 when he lie became a U member of or the time Washington National club The Time following year n nm he lie was Willi with tho the New York team In 1893 1895 he be hi wan vas back with Washington and an cit It that tune time was voted oled the tIme most popular play player r there theme until tin tho spring Iring of or 1902 I 02 when he lie 1 signed with the time Detroit Just before ho started west vest With the tIme i he signed to manage the lime Detroit club for tor time the season of ot I 1603 03 at sit a salary close to Meteor Mercer was one of oC the best hest pitchers In tIme tho American league and amid finished l hed the time season close up imp with the Ihl lenders lie He was watt a natural ball player cr and ant one of or it the best lest all ull round men mim In the time busi husi business I ness noes He lie was vas 28 25 urs of ot age and amid was born horn In iii East I olt Liverpool 0 O where I his mother and brother reside rt An Another I Iother other uther brother lives lIes at Las Ins Vegas Vegan N M 11 Deceased loft lott letter lell one ono I Itu Ito to tu his mother molher and another to ayoung a 0 young Dung I lady of ot Washington lon D C expressing I regret legret over oler his hili de deed d and bidding thorn th m fond farewells lie He left n a statement of or his financial accounts to 10 I Tip oNeill and amid advised his Imis friends to avoid games of ot hance and ammO wo so women 0 men mon PLANS lIANS FOR FUTURE Detroit Jan Mercer who pitched last lat season for Cor the IhoDe Do Io troll trait American league Il Sue team was a to Intro have been beon playing manager of lit tIme tho team next season 8 S T V Angus An us time this owner oner of ot the team leam sold this after atter afternoon noon that he lie hind had not th tIme the slightest Idea what could have hao Impelled Mercer to commit suicide I cannot rv even n Imagine n a conjecture ns lit to the time reason for Cor time the net I am ant anIf sorry Orry f for Cor him him He was a 0 fellow show I cannot yet ay eay all anything about who will till succeed Mercer as man manu uger u er While It has line been generally under tinder understood stood for tor several scrotal weeks that Mercer was to 10 manage the time team toom next season wason Mr Ir Angus Anguli only yesterday wired him for tor the time ns as tho tue manager er of ot the club The Time telegram contained only good news AVo We are all nil well III satisfied meaning mean In with the result rl of oC the tIme Cincinnati pence peace conference What do you ou think hove Hoo you ou any one Omme In mind for Cor tho third fielder Have you training quarters engaged When will trill you ou be home Athletes Ask Aid Ald San Sami Francisco l Jan Jon H Tho Pacific PacificA A Hi let la association will 1111 ask asic that part of oC time the appropriation mado by Jy tIme the state for COl time the St SL Louis bo hl deduct deducted ed eli e 1 to paying time the expenses of or a a team of or athletes to represent In III time tho Olympian games Crowd or of 1 New Note largest cst crowd of or euchre players over ocr assembled a at t one Bitting It Is imi declared was gathered last night In III time tho Fourteenth regiment ar ur armory mory where 7 I 1110 II S Sll played ll ed time tho GIlno There wore 1875 1171 tu la labIn bIn 1155 he e were lere arranged In lit 11 sections no so lint Hint there were 40 players in tn each A band banel of oC music wits was assigned to every evemy ever 20 sections Tho Time dozen bUilds bands played In III unison under the direction of ot on one une leader Time Tho party pari was given Ien by bythe time the students s of ot St SI Francis college of or f Term rel thousand dollars delimits It is IA Was Pool n iii t New NII York Jan P of ot Cleveland 0 6 defeated Joseph Kirk Kirkland 1 Kirkland land of oC Wellington D U C ii last night by 11 h u score of oC to 45 K In tho time lust firm tame genie of or the tIme pool tournament at nt the Montauk academy Kirkland I appeared to 10 be te and his lila play 1 In IlotH who lo is champion of IC the fits west met was wn In good COIn The Time high runs ori 20 9 0 U Ii 1 3 |