Aged 22y 2m 16d
Many times a victor in long distance runs on the athletic fields of Michigan and Illinois universities, Edward Akin Leland, 22-year-old son of Jerome A. Leland, lost in his last race when death came at 3:25 o'clock yesterday morning. The young man died at 714 East Cass street, the temporary residence of his father, owner of the Leland Woodside farm, southwest of Springfield. The funeral services will be held at the residence of his aunt, Mrs. James A. Jones. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery. Young Leland leaves his father, Jerome A. Leland, and his sister Louise Leland, who has been attending Smith college in Massachusetts, and his grandfather, Edward Akin of Joliet, formerly attorney general of Illinois.
After attending Springfield High school for two years, the young man graduated from Culver military academy at Culver, Ind. He attended the Lawrence, N. J., preparatory school; entered the university of Michigan; then changed his course and transferred tot he university of Illinois. Last summer he served at the reserve officers training camp at Camp Custer, Mich., expecting to return to the University of Illinois this fall. He was six feet two inches in height and the build of his muscular body was in proportion. He won special distinction in athletics as a two-mile runner. Three years ago he won the marathon race staged in connection with the municipal picnic racing to Riverton and back, a distance of sixteen miles, and out-distancing all completion.
The young man was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends, who greatly deplore his death. Less than a year ago he was distressed by a muscular difficulty in his right forearm, believed to have been caused from a severe bruise. The difficulty attacked his whole system and resulted in death. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 2-20-1923
Many times a victor in long distance runs on the athletic fields of Michigan and Illinois universities, Edward Akin Leland, 22-year-old son of Jerome A. Leland, lost in his last race when death came at 3:25 o'clock yesterday morning. The young man died at 714 East Cass street, the temporary residence of his father, owner of the Leland Woodside farm, southwest of Springfield. The funeral services will be held at the residence of his aunt, Mrs. James A. Jones. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery. Young Leland leaves his father, Jerome A. Leland, and his sister Louise Leland, who has been attending Smith college in Massachusetts, and his grandfather, Edward Akin of Joliet, formerly attorney general of Illinois.
After attending Springfield High school for two years, the young man graduated from Culver military academy at Culver, Ind. He attended the Lawrence, N. J., preparatory school; entered the university of Michigan; then changed his course and transferred tot he university of Illinois. Last summer he served at the reserve officers training camp at Camp Custer, Mich., expecting to return to the University of Illinois this fall. He was six feet two inches in height and the build of his muscular body was in proportion. He won special distinction in athletics as a two-mile runner. Three years ago he won the marathon race staged in connection with the municipal picnic racing to Riverton and back, a distance of sixteen miles, and out-distancing all completion.
The young man was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends, who greatly deplore his death. Less than a year ago he was distressed by a muscular difficulty in his right forearm, believed to have been caused from a severe bruise. The difficulty attacked his whole system and resulted in death. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 2-20-1923
Aged 22y 2m 16d
Many times a victor in long distance runs on the athletic fields of Michigan and Illinois universities, Edward Akin Leland, 22-year-old son of Jerome A. Leland, lost in his last race when death came at 3:25 o'clock yesterday morning. The young man died at 714 East Cass street, the temporary residence of his father, owner of the Leland Woodside farm, southwest of Springfield. The funeral services will be held at the residence of his aunt, Mrs. James A. Jones. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery. Young Leland leaves his father, Jerome A. Leland, and his sister Louise Leland, who has been attending Smith college in Massachusetts, and his grandfather, Edward Akin of Joliet, formerly attorney general of Illinois.
After attending Springfield High school for two years, the young man graduated from Culver military academy at Culver, Ind. He attended the Lawrence, N. J., preparatory school; entered the university of Michigan; then changed his course and transferred tot he university of Illinois. Last summer he served at the reserve officers training camp at Camp Custer, Mich., expecting to return to the University of Illinois this fall. He was six feet two inches in height and the build of his muscular body was in proportion. He won special distinction in athletics as a two-mile runner. Three years ago he won the marathon race staged in connection with the municipal picnic racing to Riverton and back, a distance of sixteen miles, and out-distancing all completion.
The young man was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends, who greatly deplore his death. Less than a year ago he was distressed by a muscular difficulty in his right forearm, believed to have been caused from a severe bruise. The difficulty attacked his whole system and resulted in death. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 2-20-1923
Many times a victor in long distance runs on the athletic fields of Michigan and Illinois universities, Edward Akin Leland, 22-year-old son of Jerome A. Leland, lost in his last race when death came at 3:25 o'clock yesterday morning. The young man died at 714 East Cass street, the temporary residence of his father, owner of the Leland Woodside farm, southwest of Springfield. The funeral services will be held at the residence of his aunt, Mrs. James A. Jones. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery. Young Leland leaves his father, Jerome A. Leland, and his sister Louise Leland, who has been attending Smith college in Massachusetts, and his grandfather, Edward Akin of Joliet, formerly attorney general of Illinois.
After attending Springfield High school for two years, the young man graduated from Culver military academy at Culver, Ind. He attended the Lawrence, N. J., preparatory school; entered the university of Michigan; then changed his course and transferred tot he university of Illinois. Last summer he served at the reserve officers training camp at Camp Custer, Mich., expecting to return to the University of Illinois this fall. He was six feet two inches in height and the build of his muscular body was in proportion. He won special distinction in athletics as a two-mile runner. Three years ago he won the marathon race staged in connection with the municipal picnic racing to Riverton and back, a distance of sixteen miles, and out-distancing all completion.
The young man was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends, who greatly deplore his death. Less than a year ago he was distressed by a muscular difficulty in his right forearm, believed to have been caused from a severe bruise. The difficulty attacked his whole system and resulted in death. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 2-20-1923
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