Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-06-11 | Page 2 | Is Run over by Own Automobile

IS RUN OVER BY j OWN AUTOMOBILE San Francisco, Cal.. June 10. Harry S. Wolverton. manager of' the San Francisco baseball club, was! seriously injured In an automobiie accident ac-cident here tonight Wolverton and Ms wife hail planned to take f ri en fl B ; for a ride In a new automobile just purchased and after going trom their residence in Scott street stopped on the Page street hill The brakes did not work and Wolverton Wol-verton went in front of his machine to see what was the trouble In some manner not explained the machine started down Devisadero street and Wolverton was caught under the cur and run over. .Mrs Woherton had alighted and stood by helpless The car ran down the hill into a telegraph pole and was badly smashed A physician saw at a glance that Wolverton was seriously injured and ham him removed to a hospital, where his condition is pronounced serious. se-rious. Wolverton is one of the most popular popu-lar baseball managers who ever appeared ap-peared in the Coast league He was secured this season to lead the Sa San Francisco club and has been instrumental in-strumental in putting the team in first place. Wolverton only recent- ly purchased an automobile and was 1 Frequently seen about the citv witb his wife and family of five young girls Ray Corhan is slated to manage the team during Wolverton s absence, ab-sence, which the doctors say will he at least two months even if there are no complications. ,