Show I J N H A IP FATHER OF BASEBALL CLOSES LifE LIE I Henry Chadwick Contract Contracts Pneumonia a at Game and Dies Dies- in Few v Days o. o O M f i 4 t M 4 i 4 4 H f f Ki K c i it t p New Kew ew York or k April Apr I 1 20 O. Henry r rt 1 t Chadwick known far Car and near t 4 as IlS the tIle father Cather or of baseball tiled died d 4 4 to today ao at nt his home homo In Brooklyn f 4 He lIe suffered an att attack ck of oC heartt heart f t f t- t disease on Satur Saturday 4 monia developed 4 f 4 0 4 4 4 4 t 4 C r. tr Ir was vaA born in St. St Thom Thom- ns as England in i 2 Ho lIe came to the thc United States StateR when a small niall boy bay b Early I in Jj D life he lie showed a Jr great at Interest In and anI for tor many year yeara was w an nn 1 authority on the game pame of or the rules and tIe developments of or the plays playa being founded upon hl his Ideas He Ife has hall written several books on baseball and ancl other field sports sport and ho ha has b been en a n contributor con con- to eral newspapers Mr 11 witnessed the opening Bit game gamo mo or of season in merea American league park last week weel anti and remarked remark cl to several newspaper reporters that he hc expected this to be the th greatest season ever vel known mown to the sport It was thought ho he caught cold that day cla and anel pneumonia developed de rapidly Mr Chadwick Ch was ws an honorary members mem mcm bers of oC the National Baseball league len ue The Tho date dale ate for Cor the funeral has not been set but It Is expected that r representatives representatives s o of the National and American merican leagues n as well as ns all three c of the local clubs will Ill he nt nt rt It th the ser ser- 8 vices V I t I |