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Show -oo BASEBALL PLAYER LEFT A FORTUNE c Chicago. March 23. Russell Black-burne, Black-burne, shortstop for tho Whlto Sox, It is said, will shortly come Into possession pos-session of a fortune left by his grandmother grand-mother who died in Philadelphia According to information received here from Philadelphia yesterday, the Prlestmau-Blackburno ostnte, In "which is involvpd property said to be valued at $13,000,000 will soon be .settled-and Russelj'jBlack'bnjrge- and his father, William P. Blackburne, will divide be-rtwocn be-rtwocn them about one-fifth of the property." ? Blackhifrno'B father said yesterday -that il Was his; wish that Russell ehbuld remain In 'professional baseball and give the beat that was In him to the Chicago club. "It makes no difToronce to me how much money Russell may posses," snld the elder Blackburne. "Comlskoy treated my boy like a prlnco and It 13 up to Russell to make good. I believe he fe$l8 the same w7 auout It." Blackburno submitted to an operation opera-tion yesterday at a hospital here, and had a floating cartilage in his kneo removed. |