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Show Federal Second Baseman Certain of Big Fortune Pittsburg, Pa , Sept. i William ("Buck") Kenworthy, second baseman of the Kansas City Federal League, has told his friends here it is now certain he will receive more than a million dollars from the estate of his late uncle, Joshua Kenworthy, late of London, England, who was burned to death In a hotel in Connecticut a year ago while on a visit to this country. There have been many reports about Kenworth'8 fortune. Joshua Kenworthy inherited $30,000,000 and increased this to about $50,000,000. Buck Kenworthy's father and mother moth-er and three brothers put In a claim for a share of the estate, and definite word has been received from London that the claim has been allowed. Five million dollars was allotcd to his family. Kenworthy is single and was born at Cambridge, Ohio He played his first professional ball with East Liverpool, Liver-pool, Ohio. Next he went to Zancs-ville, Zancs-ville, in the Central League, where he played in 190S-10. In 1911 he went to tho Denver Club, and the Washington American League club picked him up in 1912. When Clark Griffith sent him to Sacramento, in 1913, he Jumped Jump-ed to the Kansas City Federal League team. The day he received the word of his good fortune he made a home run. oo |