Eddie's final out . . .

Army Chaplain Writes of Eddie

Grant's Last Charge; Buried in

Cemetery Prepared by Germans

New York, January 2.—Manager John J. McGraw of the Giants has received a letter from Chaplain Henry D. Wacker, U.S.A., who officiated at the funeral services of Captain Eddie Grant when the former player of the Giants lost his life in the Argonne Forest. The letter follows:

“This letter comes to you from one who is a total stranger to you. The reason I am writing it is because I am sure you would like to know about the death of one who was associated with you as a member of the Giants, namely, Captain Eddie Grant, 307th Infantry. It was my sad duty to bury the remains near the spot where he paid the supreme sacrifice for the great cause for which he came over here to France.

“He lost his life in leading an attack against the Boches, who had surrounded several companies of the 308th Infantry, trying to break through an impassible barrier of machine guns and artillery fire. Although tired and worn out by a campaign of heavy fighting, he nevertheless gladly accepted the command to accomplish what several others had failed to so. As he led his command to attack, he fell the victim of machine gun fire, heroically giving his life that his comrades in arms in the 154th Brigade might be rescued. After a short while we were able to approach the spot where he fell and secure his body. We buried him in a place where several of his fellow officers lie buried, which had been prepared by the Germans in the Argonne Forest as a small cemetery for their dead.

“Captain Grant was the most popular man in the 307th Infantry, well beloved by his men, who would follow him wherever he led the way. He had no fear of death, going where duty and honor called him. Now he lies near the sport where he poured out his life’s blood that liberty and justice may prevail.

“This letter comes to you from one who has been an admirer of the New York Giants in their several fights for the pennant. I wish you a successful season and hope that we can have baseball on the same plane as before the war.”

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, January 4, 1919.