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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1918
Page
11
Francis Silk O Loughlin veteran American League umpire died in this city yesterday noon from pneumonia after influenza. He served in five World Series and was known as a disciplined, trusted official. A Democrat, he once ran for State Senator.
National League president John A Heydler arrived in Boston to survey the Braves situation and left noting the club is financially sound but governed by a vacant directorate. He emphasized league does not dictate internal club matters while underscoring a pending ownership change before next season. He praised baseball resilience amid war and federal league pressure and urged joint NL AL talks to settle past disputes. He hinted at honoring players who served, including Hank Gowdy, with league action forthcoming but not yet defined.
The University of Pennsylvania athletic council announced plans to revive all sports with the new term starting January 6, aiming for a normal schedule. A trimmed budget eliminates non essentials, with relay races set for April 24 and 25 and 1919 schedules to be arranged. Demobilization of the students army training corps completed, restoring control of sports to university authorities.
In Lynn on December 20 the city hosted its first professional boxing card in a decade at Casino Hall under the Christmas charity committee of the Lynn Lodge of Elks. The 10 round feature between Bar ney Snyder of Roxbury and Paddy Owens of Cambridge ended without a decision. Semi final saw Billy Woods of Manchester defeat Willie Roberts of the Radio School in eight rounds, while the opener produced a four round draw between Babe Cross of Lynn and Young Brown of Peabody.
Funeral services were held for Harry J. Casey sporting editor of the Boston Evening Record yesterday at St Marys Church Cambridge A solemn high requiem mass was celebrated. Burial followed at St Josephs Cemetery West Roxbury.
Eleven letters are awarded to Mitchell Military Boys' School members in Billerica along with a manager's letter. Named letter recipients include Hartwell Cragin Malcolm Emery Benjamin Fessenden Louis Josselyn captain Sherwood Kelley Allen MacKusick Donald Mitchell John Newton Carl Tufts Donald Whidden Leonard Wilcox Irving Bennett. M 2da honors go to Charles Barney and William Wright.
Francis Silk O Loughlin, famed American League umpire, dies at Fenimore apartments after a long illness. A Rochester native, he began pro officiating in 1895 in the New York State league and served in several circuits before joining Ban Johnson's staff. Known for catching calls and his signature cry Strike tuh, he mentored many battles and remained a central figure in major league games. Funeral arrangements pending after body taken to Rochester.
President Harry Frazee and manager Ed Barrow may hold further talks next week or after the holidays to shed light on the recent Yankees Red Sox trade. New York scribes and fans claim the Yankees won the deal, but Boston’s executives are not out of ideas or information.
A review of past and current trades involving the Yankees and other clubs. Boston’s release of Dutch Leonard prompts discussion of his spitball era, potential shifts to St Louis or Washington, and the broader market for pitchers. Ernie Shore’s free agent stance and Duffy’s managerial ambitions frame a volatile off season.
A Nostalgia filled column traces postwar baseball chatter from Duffey Lewis Silk O Loughlin and Ban Johnson to potential 1919 reopenings. Mentions Griffith Ferris and Hemphill trades, Willard boxing plans, Milwaukee and Providence management talk, and a Cubs return for Aleck Alexander with Veeck and Killefer coordinating mustering out and spring training. Also notes Pop Geers racing plans and 1919 Grand Circuit material.
The article suggests reasons behind a major trade involving Big Ed and other Boston players. It notes Lewis’s dissatisfaction in 1917 and Carrigan’s departure as factors, mentions aging veterans and newer players from New York, and indicates Frazee may have had several motives, while denying plans to sell the Red Sox.
David A. Williams of Philadelphia, student manager for the Middlesex School ice hockey team in Concord, will announce the team schedule before departing for home for the Christmas recess.
M H Sexton president of the National Association of Minor Leagues told President Hickey of the American Association that a special meeting of the minor leagues will likely be held in Chicago on January 14. The group will seek representation on the National Baseball Commission and would abolish the current board of arbitration if granted.
The State Department of Agriculture voted to present a 1919 bill for a one year closed season on partridge or ruffed grouse. E. H. Forbush urged the measure to curb a marked partridge decline and prevent extinction.
The nation mourns Silk O'Loughlin as tributes pour in from Tommy Connolly Natick Dec 20 John S Taylor Heydler and Connie Mack. Leaders praise his honesty fairness and leadership on the field and his service to baseball amid his death.
The Boston Sunday Post will feature a notable passage from The Real Life of General Pershing by H F Wheeler. It recounts the 1898 Cuban campaign meeting between General Pershing and Theodore Roosevelt.
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