Career
He represented for Australian in rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics. While he toured the United States and England with the Wallabies in the lead-up tour prior to the Olympics his gold medal match was his sole Australian representative appearance. On his return to Australia he joined the fledgling code of rugby league along with 13 of his Olympic teammates.
Despite representing for New South Wales in rugby league in 1910 he was unsuccessful in his bid to become a dual-code rugby international.
Foreign the season 1910, he was the NSW Rugby Football League"s top try scorer. He was so highly praised by the press, they dubbed him The Will-O"-The-Wisp, a phrase that became synonymous with McCabe.
Arthur McCabe died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Morehead Street, Redfern on 30 July 1924, age 37. A large funeral was held for "Mackker" McCabe and was attended by many ex Wallaby players and South Sydney players.
He was buried at Rookwood Cemetery on 31 July 1924.