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Show BASEBALL NOTABLES PAY LAST RESPECTS PHIL DKLPHIA, Jan. 17. Maqoi men prominent in oajteball circles gathered Monday at the bier of Benjamin Ben-jamin Shibe. president of the American Ameri-can league baseball club, who died Saturday, to pay their last respects. Simple funeral services were held a: ,re home of Mr. Shibe' daughter. Mrs. F. H. MacFarland. Included In the several hundred persons who attended at-tended were Ban Johnson, president of the American league; Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Ame'l-cans Ame'l-cans in.l A. J. Reaeh. In th groups about the casket of the ploneor baso-ball baso-ball magnate were several members of the famous Athletics who won the pennants and world championships a decade ago. They included Eddie Collins, Col-lins, Ira Thomas and Harry Davis. The room was banked with floral wreaths from baseball players and baseball clubs. Announcement was made th;it burial would be held today. |