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Show "POP" ANSON IS DEAD. "Pop" Anson la dead. He was playing play-ing baseball before the present stars of the game were born. Anson's biggest achievement, to gether with thRt of lu associates, was ! the making of baseball a ( lean sport, H Irep from trickery and deception prat j ticed by the fool racers, the wresller? and other sport of that day. Americans always were proud of the fact that baseball was without scan- Idal, and that is why there was a storm of indignation when, three years ago, the discovery was made that fraud had been perpetrated by members of a champion team "Pon" Anson was a good hall player and a fine type of man, the two ele-; ments combining to popularize him i with the lovers of the game. His death j will bring regrets lo thousands. |