than 60 pounds at the end, but his mind was nimble. He'd drift between fantasy and fact. ... But before you could feel pangs of sadness at his deterioration, he'd pull you close to the bed and whisper: 'I think it's great the Lions got Munson from the Rams. They couldn't win with Plum and Munson has the poise to be a good quarterback. Pour me a drink' Batch went out the way he would have wanted, with his lifelong friend and companion, Jack Daniels, at his side. He couldn't eat at the end, and water repulsed him, so they let him sip his favorite liquid." Batchelor was married to Frida Isabella Stirling in 1913. Their son, E.A. Batchelor, Jr., was a sportswriter in Detroit from the 1950s to the 1960s. Selected articles by Batchelor Fair Treatment of Deposed Player-Manager: Manager Connie Mack, of the Athletics, Believes That in Suit Cases the Player's Value Is So Impaired as to Be Sold or Traded (Connie Mack), Sporting Life, July 18, 1914, page 25 A Mutual Contract: A Suggestion By a Detroit Lawyer Which Would Entail a Secret Understanding Instead of the Indispensable Reserve Rule, of the National Agreement, However, Sporting Life, January 23, 1915, page 11 Major Leagues Alibi Spring Batting Slumps, Sporting Life, April 8, 1916, page 11 Lochmoor Club's New Golf Course Close Approach to Ideal in Links, The American Golfer, September 1919 References 1883 births 1968 deaths Baseball writers Detroit Free Press people The Detroit News people Writers from Providence, Rhode Island Writers from New Rochelle, New York The Providence Journal people Sportswriters from Michigan 20th-century American newspaper editors Journalists from New York (state) Sportswriters from New York (state)