Vol. 57-No. 4 Philadelphia, April 1, 1911 Price 5 Cents ROBISON©S STAR IS SET! Mathew Stanley Robison, One of the Veterans of the National Game, Active in the Councils of the National League for Over a Score of Years, and Generally Respected, Passes From Stage Forever. LEVELAND, 0., March 24. After a tide it over in the periods of its adversity, year©s illness from blood poison and when the 9pportunity came spent money ing, M. Stanley Robison, aged 54, freely to increase the playing strength of owner of the St. Louis National the St. Louis Club. Two years ago, I bhink League Base Ball Club, and for merly a Cleveland base ball and it was, Mr. Robison spent $©50,000 f«r play stree car magnate, died here today ers." «t the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank THE CLUB OWNERSHIP. De Haas Rohison. Mr. Robison came to The death of Stanley Robison will probably Cleveland Sunday, from St. Louis, where he result in the sale of the club, as Mr. Robison had arrived the Thursday before from Pana left no male heirs. His women heirs will ma, where he had spent the Winter in hopes either sell the club or appoint some base of recovering his health. Prior ball man to run. their affairs for them. to that he had spent several Though all of Robison©s legal heirs are weeks in a Chicago hospital. women, his sister, sister-in-law and nieces, it He had been under the care was made clear soon after the announcement of numerous physicians and of his death that the Cardinals will pot be arrived here very despondent. "managed by women. August Herrm»an, chair Notwithstanding his condi man of the National Commission, gave out a tion, his death was a .sur statement at his office in which he said if prise. Mr. Robison usualb© Rohison©s heirs are his female relatives it is passed the Winter at the likely that they as well as the members of Cleveland home of his de the National League will desire that the club ceased brother, Frank De be sold. Said he: "Regarding the death Haas Robison. The latter of Stanley Robison, the National League will died two years ago. Stanley not take any steps at this time beyond the M. S. Robison Robison is survived by his usual tokens of respect. Whoever Mr. Robi sister-in-law and by a sister, son©s heirs are, they* will be the owners of the Mrs. Schuyler Britton, also of this city. St. Louis Club and franchise. If they are his nieces, it is not improbable that they, as © HIS BASH BALL CAREER. well as the members of the National League, ; Stanley Robison was born at Dubuque, la., may desire that the club be sold. But noth | in 1857, and lived there until 1880, with ing along that line will be considered until the contents of Mr. Robison©s will have been J the exception of four years spent at North- made known.©© I western University, at Evanston, 111., from which he graduated in 1879. He was edu SPEAKS BY THE BOOK. cated as a civil engineer. While in college In thus delivering himself the conservative he was noted as an athlete, playing shortstop chairman of the National Commission doubt on the base ball team. In 1880 Stanley and less spoke his real convictions, as Mr. Herr- Frank De Haas Robison came to Cleveland mnnn©s intimate kr jwledge of Robison©s base and, in partnership with Charles Hathaway, ball affairs has always been well known. built the Superior and Payne avenue street There is little doubt that the Cincinnati car lines. Later they sold out to the Consoli magnate will have something to say when the dated Company, operated by the late Marcus sale of the Cardinals takes place. ^ A. Hanna interests, and embarked in the base ball business as owners of the Cleveland A Past Estimate of the Deceased. Base Ball Club. When the National League Mr. John B. Foster, the Brooklyn corre changed from a twelve-club to eight-club cir spondent of "Sporting Life," personally knew cuit, in 1899, the brothers transplanted their the late Stanley Robison and his famous© club to St. Louis. Though handicapped by brother, the late Frank De Hass Robison, poor teams, -they were always popular with more intimately than any other person in the Mound City fans. When Frank De Haas base ball, as he was very close to them for Robison died Stanley took over all .his many years while a sporting editor in Cleve brother©s interests in the club. land, whence he went some years ago to be NO EFFECT ON ST. LOUIS SERIES. come the sporting editor of the New York "Telegram," hence the following letter to W. R. Abercrombie, the closest personal this paper anent the just deceased magnate is friend of Mr. Robison, came to this city from both timely and interesting: "Brooklyn, St. Louis at once upon receipt of the death March 25. Editor > "Sporting Life." The tidings. "Mr. Robison was never married,©© death of Matthew Stanley Robison is another said Abercrombie, ©©and who will succeed shock to those who have been with the old to his fortune cannot be known until the guard of base ball for years. ©Stan© never contents of the will are made public. I can was as prominent in base ball affairs as his not tell who will be named manager by the talented brother, Frank. Ilr was hardly in heirs now. He made his home with a mar RUSSELL FORD, his nature to be so. He was essentially ried daughter of his late brother, Frank." Pitcher of the New York American League Club. A BUSINESS MAN, Treasurer Seekanrn. of the Cardinals, announc. and perhaps his practical nature looked too ed in St. Louis that Mr. Robison©s death Russell Ford, who in ©his first season as a major league player made himself the star little on the artistic side of the game, for he would not cause a postponement of any of pitcher of the New York American League Club, was born at Manitoba. Canada, April ©J5, reckoned too closely on benefits to be derived the games in the Spring series with the 1883. He lirst attracted attention as a pitcher with Cedar Rapids in 19U5-©0<>, for which team he won Tl out of 31 games pitched. He was drafted by the Atlanta Club, of the Southern for any outlay which was undertaken, and Browns, scheduled to open on March 25. He 1-eague for 1!>07 and was the star pitcher of that team in 19>U7, when he won 15 out of ^,"1 overlooked the fact that the sportsman©s side said the funeral would take place on Mon games, and in 1908, w-tieti he annexed 1C out of 30 games pitched. The New York Club then some times was worth far more than the box day, on which no game was scheduled, and purchased him and tried him in a part of a. same in the Spring of 1909 against the Boston office. His first connection with major league that he and Manager Bresnahan would go I!ed Sox, who hit him hard. He was then farmed to the Jersey City Club, of the Kastern base ball began in Cleveland, when he was to Cleveland after Sunday©s game league, and was the pitching marvel of that league throughout the 190$ season. In the Fall induced to take a small interest in the Cleve THE CAUSE OF DEATH. he was recalled by the New York Club. He made good right 4 off the reel 1910 season, de land Club, of the old American Association, feating Boston, the Athletics twice, Detroit and St. Louis in quick succession. He soon became in order that he might be it member of the Doctors in the Presbyterian Hospital in Chi the star pitcher of the New York team and finished the season second among American L^aguo Board of Directors, and represent the street cago, where Stanley Robison, owner of the pitchers with 2C victories and i»ix defeats for .813, being excelled only by Bender, of the Ath car company which had gone in with other St. Louis National League Club, spent sever letics, with .821. interests to start professional base ball in. al weeks in quest of health, were surprised Cleveland, after an idle period of a few years., to learn of his death. Dr. Frank Billings, Two seasons after that Cleveland went into who attended Robison, could not be reached, the National League and ©Stan© retained his but in the hospital it was said his ailment interest in the club. After a hard journey when he left here on January 10 was not believed here, was due directly to heart at once for Cleveland, to attend the funeral the Cleveland team began to look as if it Buch as would cause death so soon. He then disease. at Cleveland, O., from the home of Stanley might make some money and then was suffering from locomoter ataxia, it was aid in the hospital. Infection arising from Robison©s deceased brother©s widow. Presi THE ROBISON BROTHERS this or some other cause was believed by No League Complications Likely. dent Lynch added in his telegram: "Stanley suggested that they would purchase the in the doctors to have been the immediate Cincinnati, O., March 25. President T. J. Robison was a true sportsman, and ever had terests of the other stockholders or they cause of death.