Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1918 — FIRST PLAYER TO BE KILLED [ARTICLE]

FIRST PLAYER TO BE KILLED

Eddle Grant, Third Baseman of New York Giants, Meets Death Fighting in France. Edward L. Grant, former third baseman of the Giants, is the first of the many major league baseball players in the service to g’ve his life for his country. . At the outbreak of the war Grant joined the officers' training camp at Plattsburg end was commissioned a first lieutenant. He was then detailed to Camp Upton and soon went overseas. Captain Grant was a native of Franklin, Mass., where he was born in 1883. His first experience In baseball was at Harvard university, where he proved to be an excellent player. After graduation in 1905 he played ylth an independent club at Lynn, Mass., and the following year went to Jersey City of the old Eastern league. His work attracted the attention of major league scouts and In 1967 he was signed by the Philadelphia National league club, for which he played third base till 191 L Then he was traded to Cincinnati for McQuillan, Paskert, Beebe and Rowan. He remained with the Reds till 1913, when he was purchased by New York. Grant finished the seasons of 1914 and 1915 with the Giants and then retired in order to devote himself to his law work in Boston. As soon as the war broke out he joined the colors. Grant was a clever third sacker and a fair hitter, his best major league batting record being .269 in 1909, when with the Quakers. He hit J 22 when with Jersey City to 1906.