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One of baseball's most peculiar mysteries was the suicide of Chick Stahl, the 34-year-old player-manager of the Boston Americans (later called the Red Sox), who took his own life on March 28, 1907 during spring training. Stahl's death by his own hand stunned the baseball world as Stahl was known as a happy-go-lucky fellow. The New York Times reported Stahl's death this way: WEST BADEN, Ind., March 29. — Charles Sylvester Stahl, known to baseball "rooters" throughout the country as "Chick" Stahl, the center fielder, and until two days ago the manager of the Boston American team, committed suicide in his room at the West Baden Springs Hotel by swallowing carbolic acid. He was dead when found. President Taylor of the club, who succeeded Stahl in the management of the team, immediately ordered the practice of the men stopped.
When Stahl arose to-day he was in his usual good spirits. He shared his room with his eldest friend, ex-manager Jimmy Collins, and when the time came for going to practice, Stahl was not on hand. After waiting some time, Collins went to the room, and Stahl told him he had just drank some carbolic acid. In a few minutes he was in terrible agony, and to some of the members of the team who Collins called to the room Stahl said:
"Boys, I couldn't help it; it drove me to it."
The players did not know what their comrade meant, but they did know he was worried about something, as they had taken away a bottle of carbolic acid from him only a few days ago while the team was at Louisville, KY. (One unproven theory for Stahl's suicide claims that Stahl was being blackmailed by a woman who became pregnant by him. Stahl had gotten married just four months earlier. His widow died only a year after Stahl's suicide.) A friend in Fort Wayne, IN--where Stahl was laid to rest in a funeral attended by thousands--committed suicide in the same manner on March 30, adding another layer of intrigue to the mystery.
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Added: 5th December 2011
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alan Sues, a flamboyant and zany regular on the 1960s hit television show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," has died.
Michael Gregg Michaud, a close friend for decades, told The Associated Press on Sunday that Sues died of cardiac arrest at his home in West Hollywood on Thursday. He was 85.
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Added: 5th December 2011
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Posted By: Old Fart |
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Some things this Christmas seem to never change. Especially for families. After spending time watching leaves change in fall, many get ready for winter skiing at Christmas - after opening presents and sharing eggnog (yummy) by the campfire. Please, do not worry about me? I like to toboggan and enjoy making snow angels with my face down. Typical outdoor activity I always find myself in. Getting lost in the woodlands too. What about you? Case in point: My incredible habitual willingness in the years through the 70s. I could go on, but it gets kinda scanty after that. I would prefer to just forget. Fact, those lengthy nights were saved by cuddling into black bears. I know, I was out of place then. But what would you do? I did get help one other time by an old white-haired, bearded man though. But seriously, I got to come back to my senses now about this campfire moment, as I find it very interesting that his special entrances were always spontaneous - and he never did like others in his line of work. No practice. But, he had a feeling that always seemed to be happy around him. Though many heard, it was unlikely that he would ever change his ways. Sure, there is plenty evidence that our man won the affection of many - including you, and a few housewives, in the two years he shared the endearing power of hope and willingness of his Christmastime, especially with rather overly happy behavior. A funny feeling was always about him. Knowing that, it was humorously fun that kept us with him. Ironically, in '95, he passed on in Beverly Hills in his residence on Xmas Day. The Strip mourned him with dimming their city lights. He really got people talking in his time.
By the way, did you know that MW was 1st heard in '50 by two different individuals? Then, once again - the next year by another! But by who?
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Added: 5th December 2011
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It's difficult to picture Ted Williams in anything but a Boston Red Sox uniform, but he was the manager of the lowly Washington Senators for a time. (In fact, Williams was the last manager the Senators ever had. He held that job from 1969 through 1971. When the team became the Texas Rangers in 1972, Williams managed the club in their first season.) Here he is on the cover of Sports Illustrated at age 50 in 1969.
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Added: 7th December 2011
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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"He's no Liston. He's no Frazier. He's only Larry Holmes and he's nothing..." Muhammad Ali's brave trash talk about world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes prior to the former's ill-fated comeback graced the cover of this 1980 issue of Sports Illustrated. It rang hollow, though, as Holmes destroyed Ali in a horribly one-sided fight, stopping the old champ in 10 rounds.
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Added: 7th December 2011
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LOS ANGELES — Emmy-winning character actor Harry Morgan, whose portrayal of the fatherly Col. Potter on television’s “M-A-S-H” highlighted a show business career that included nine other TV series, 50 films and the Broadway stage, died Wednesday. He was 96.
His daughter-in-law, Beth Morgan, told The Associated Press the actor died at his home in Brentwood after having pneumonia.
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Added: 7th December 2011
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Hey, it is just days away from Christmas - so the counting down has begun! Are you ready with your Jamaican rum bottle? You know, that one you got tucked away for the big day. It's already opened!! Are you loaded already? Nooooo! What will Santa think? Let's forgo that and loosen the collar up a bit. Christmas is coming! I know, for many of you, including you, winter's biggest party is almost here! After all, it is made for those who wish for more than a few wrapped cigars of Havana origins under the tree. Frankly speaking, when it comes to the carol, it is well-known. A true Christmas classic that was written in 1816, on a guitar with words eventually translated for us in English. It wasn't til Xmas Eve 1818, that it was 1st performed in the Church of St. Nicholas, in a town called Oberndorf bei Salzburg in Austria; nearby the City of Salzburg by eleven iles. Originally called "Stille Nacht" for those who want to know. So as the story goes, Franz Xaver Gruber and a Joseph Mohr are the two responsible for it. Gruber, he was an organ player and a headmaster at a primary school in those days. Mohr was a man of the church, a priest. Mohr wrote out the Christmas poem in 1816, and Gruber, he added more of it musically before the Christmas of 1818. So now the place of Oberndorf is now known by you as the town that "Silent Night" originated from. But there is more! It wasn't until years had gone by, in the year 1943, most of our fathers and mothers found out that it came from Europe with the introduction to North American schools. Even those in Europe were taught about it's origins. Did you know that? If you ever go to Frankenmuth, Michigan, you can see a replica of the original church where it all began. I've been there. How about you? A great time to be at during the month of December. And furthermore, the Austrian church where it originated from, it was wiped-away by a flood years back in the late 1890s. So the newly reconstructed church is a special place for those that care for that kind of thing. I know there is many of you. A Barvarian-type area in Michigan? True. Now with all that, I do think I should say, the elegant lady does complement the night with much of her involvement for a good cause at Christmas. That's the truth! All told, I look forward always to it heard in the month of December. And you?
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Added: 11th December 2011
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Andrea True, the disco star who had such hits as 'More More More' and 'What's Your Name, What's Your Number,' died Nov. 7 in a Kingston, N.Y. hospital, the Daily Freeman reports. True, born Andrea Marie Truden, originally planned to become an actress in New York but became a porn star in films such as Deep Throat Part II and Lady on the Couch. True's career in music began when she went to Jamaica to film a commercial in 1975 but was not allowed to leave the country with the money she had earned. Instead of handing over her money, she recorded an early version of her eventual hit "More, More, More" and left Jamaica with the master tape. The song was remixed and released in 1976, becoming one of the iconic songs of the disco era.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/andrea-true-dead-at-68-20111123#ixzz1gMVzOEHC
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Added: 12th December 2011
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