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SOMETHING OF THE LATE JOHN MORROW. Nashville. Teiiu.. April 12. — Judge John Morrow, one of the b« st known figures in sporting circles in the s..iith. who ilied Sunday after a game figi.t against the ravages of Rrights dlsrssr 1 steading ever several naaote, was 02 rears sf age. lie w;is widely known as a racing judge. His career in this line lwgh:i in Phil at II about lss.Y At mi -tings at Btehlaad Park, Detroit. Chicago, Baffalo, usote-vilh- an.l the F« rt Erie and Windsor tracks in Canada, he w::s ;i fsaillter figure. Be had charge of admissions for years at the Tennessee State Fair and at all meetings at the old Cumberland Park track here. Be w:;v prominent in the baseball world, having N-on on- of the first presidents -f the Southern League and for a ininilwr of years president of the Nashville baseball club. Judge Moriov. never mar rted and h survived by live brothers and Msds. Greta R. Boil to ooted race borne. Judge Morrow. whi.-h won the Brooklyn Handicap of ls.U. was 11. lined fur him. Be was a stroag pariisan and bwjM ?•• the limit far a friend. Be was the moving soh it in the erecii f the Garter Mine. rial at Mount olivet Cemetery in this city to the tm-iuory of | Bated tiirfni.-n.
