I JOHN C. CADDELL Coach John Caddell Dies · In Wake Fore Funeral of Veteran Athletes To As Pallbearers Forest Baseball Coach Will At Funeral Of Famed Base- Be Held Today John Calhoun Caddell, for 15 years varsity baseball coach at Wake Forest Wake Forest, July 5.- (Special) until his resignation last Spring, died -Wake Forest athletes will act -as this morning at 2 o'clock at hia home pallbearers tomorrow at the fu- near Wake Forest at the age of 59. I neral of Coach John Calhoun Ca- Mr. Caddell sufferec! a stroke of dell, 59, who died thia morning paralysis a year ago the latter part at his home here of a stroke of of July. He suffered a second stroke paralysis which he suffered a year some time ago. ago. Funeral rites will take place at "Coach John" resigned hia posi- the home Saturday afternoon at 3:30, tion as baseball coach at the col- with Dr. J. B. Cullom omdating, as- lege last Spring. He had been the sisted by Rev. C. L. Dowell, for- mentor of Wake Forest baseball ' mer pastor of the Forestville Baptist teams for the past 15 years. Church, and the Rev. L. R. Jordan The funeral ,services will be held of Wake Forest. Burial will be in at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the Wake Forest Cemetery. from the home with the Rev. Dr. "Coach John," as he was affection- J. B. Cullom officiating. Burial will ately known by most of his friends be in the Wa ke Forest Cemetery. and former diamond pupils, was the , Active pallbearers will be John 'son of the late Mary Brooks Caddell Polanski, Tomniy Byrne Bob Reid, land J. C. Caddell of Wake Forest. Jack Williams, Dick Hoyle and He ia survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Dave Fuller. Gill Caddell, and two sisters, Mrs. I B. F. Keith, Jr., of Wilmington and Caddell piloted Deacons to Mrs. R. H. Griftin of Florence, S. C. several State titles during his ca- Active pallbearers will be John reer and saw lOme of his students Polanski, David Fuller, Tommy make good in profeuional baseball. Byrne. Bob Reid, Jack Williams, and Tommy Byrne, left-handed pitch er I Sichard Hoyle. Honorary pallbear- who was coached by Caddell in 1939, . ers will be J. H. Weaver, A. A. Dow- recently siilled a with the tin, T. T. Rogers, D. C. Walker, P. New York Yankees and will re- M. Utley, Walter Holton, E. R. Wal- port to their Newark club. Other ker, Murray Greason, Dr. George boys whom the coach saw make Mackie, Dr. T. D. Kitchin, Professor FUNERAL TODAY _ good in professional baseball are Vic Sorrell, Junie Barnes. John Royall, Wait Brewer, Dr. John Pow- Wake Forest College athletic Gaddy and Buddy Lewis. ers, Dr. Tolbert Wilkinson, Dr. Wat- staff who died yesterday. Hon orary pallbearers will be J, son Wilkinson, W. W. Holding, T. E. . _ _ - H. Weaver, A. A. Dowtin, T. T. J. G. Carroll, Dr. A. C. Reid, Wm. John" Caddell, veteran of the Holding, Ray Branson, W. M. Fup,er, " Roger s, D. C. Walker, P. M. Utley, Dr. O. C. Bradbury, Dr. D. B. Bryan, Walter Holton, E. R. Walker, Mur- Satterwhite, R. B. White, L. H. ray Gre ason, Dr. George Mackie, Macon, and R. H. Garner, all of Dr. T. D. Kitchin, Prof. J. G Car- Wake Forest; George Pennell of roll, Dr. A. C. Reid, William Royall, Asheville, Albert Fleming, Dr. R. H. Wait Brewer, Dr. John Powers, Dr. Freeman, Dr. John S. Rhodes, C. G. Tol bert Wilkinson, Dr. Watson Wil- Doak of Raleigh, Bunn Hearn of kinson, W. W. Holding, T. E. Hold- Chapel Hill, John S. Coombs of ing, Ray Branson, W. M. Fuller, Durham, Dr. G. W. Paschal and Dr. O. C. Bradbury, D .r D. B . . Dr. L. O. Rea, both of Wake Forest. Bryan, Willia Satterwhite, R. B. Mr. Caddell attended Wake Forest White, L. H. Warren, H. L. Macon College from 1904 to 1906. It was and R. H. Garner, all of Wake For- in 1922 that he returned to his alma est; George Pennell of Asheville, mater as coach. He tutored the fresh- Alb ert Fleming, Dr. R. H. Freeman, man teams that year and in 1925 and Dr. John S. Rhodel, C. G. Doak of 1927. With exception of these three Raleigh; Bunn Hearn of Chapel seasons, he was varsity baseball Hill and John S. Coombs of Dur- coach at Wake Forest until his resig- ham. nation last Winter. During his 18 A son of the late Mary Brooks years of continuous service to the Caddell and J. C. Caddell, the coach Baptist institution, three of his base- • was born in Wake Forest in 1 881. ball teams of 1926, 1932, and 1936, In 1912 he was married to Miss Ella were North Carolina State cham- I Gill, also of Wake Forest. He at- pions. tended Wake Fore.t College from At the time of his death, Mr. Cad- 19M to 1906. He returned ' to his dell was a member of the Wake alma mat er in 1922 as the coach of Forest City School Board. He was a fre shman baseball. He coached the member of the Forestville Baptist freshman team again in 1925 ' and Church and chairman of the board 1 927. For the remainder of the time of deacons. . , to last year he was the pilot of the Coach Caddell aent several promi- varsity nines. nent baseball players to the maior Besides his wife, the deceased is leagues from his college teams, out survived by two sisters, Mrs. B. F. : standing of whom was Vic Sorrell, Keither, Jr. , of Wilmington and former Detroit pitcher. Others have Mrs. R. H. Griffin of Florence, S. been Junie Barnes, John Gaddy, and C. A son, John, r., was killed in Buddy Lewis. Tommy Byrne, one 1931 in a train accident in Wake of Coach Caddell's latest finds, has Forest at the age of 18. just signed a contract with the New iYork Yankees. Mr. Caddell was born in Wake Forest on March 29, 1891. He was married August 17, 1912, to Miss Ell \<jill, also of Wake One son, John, Jr., was born .to this. unioI?-' He was killed in 1931 10 a tram acCl- t at Wake Forest at the age of 18. JOHN CALHOUN CADDELL "Coach