Show PLAYERS MOURN DEATH OF PLANK V Veteran Player Dies Die After Brief Illness at Gettysburg GETTYSBURG Pa Ill Feb reb 25 5 1 By The Tho Th Associated The Preal-The Press Th I baseball world orld was wat mourning ted today teda y for tor Eddie Plank one on of ot the th great great- I eat t left handed pitchers pitcher of his hll time I wh who died yesterday I tie lie I Ie vs va stricken with paralysis three dayl day ago Death came earn tour Cour months after Christy Mathewson hi his right handed rival In several worlds world s rl battles battle had suc- suc succumbed uc cum cumb bed d to tuberculosis Plank was w 11 81 year old Ills Ill III phy phy- physician said ald that It IS years year of er ou au work with the th Philadelphia Athletics and one cne on season with tile the Nt Ht Louie Loula Federal oderal league club had left his hi heart In A weakened con con- condition condition Many telegrams telegram of condolence camo to Mn Mrs plank and her 10 10 year old year old son ion Funeral services service will be b held sat sat- saturday Saturday S t afternoon from the th 1 First PreSbyterian church The Th body will lie in state from 1 until 3 cleck |