Obituary for John Gaughan (1920)

• Title	Obituary for John Gaughan (1920)
  Short Title	Obituary for John Gaughan
  Publisher	Carbondale, Pennsylvania: Carbondale Daily News, 28 February 1920, Page 1
  Source ID	S2237
  Text	>Well Known Ball Player Dies John Gaughan who held down first base for the Archbald base ball club ,111 the days when they were Carbon' dale's leading rival for base ball supremacy in the upper valley died at !his home on Laurel street Archbald after a few days illness of pneumonia. Gaughan was 35 years of, age and was one of the popular men In Archbald borough. Several times the residents of Archbald proved the esteem in which they held him by electing him to office and at the time of his death he was borough councilman having won the Republican and Democratic nominations last September. He is survived by his wife and one child, also three brothers Michael of Archbald, William of Atlantic City and Patrick of Kingston. Carbondale fans who were followers of the gabe prior to 1916 will best remember Big John as the man who use to pole out the long ones for the Archbald club. He was field captain and was always there with the Arch-bald fighting spirit. Gaughans heaving hitting ability winning many games for the down valley club. Gaughan is the second member of the club to die within the last year, Wee Willie Dougher. who won many a been killed in an accident.
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