“Wild Bill” Donovan dies in a train crash in Forsyth, New York
On December 9, 1923, former major league pitcher and manager “Wild Bill” Donovan dies while traveling on the 20th Century Limited train to Chicago for Major League meetings, Donovan was the New Haven manager, in Forsyth, New York. Another well-known baseball passenger, Hall of Fame executive George Weiss, had swapped berths with Donovan…