The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30

ARE we less bi utal than the anc ehts
We sometimes think 50 when we contrast
our laws against dueling with the gl,ditOrial
sights Of the Romans and our laws fer the
preveution Of cruelty 10 animals with the
bull fights and bear baitings Of the middle
ages. The friends of the brute creation
have certainly accomplished . great work
Without relaxing our energies in favor Of
the lower animals it is time for US 10 legis-
late on mans inhumanity to man. Slug
ging matches or prize fights have become SO
| common as to occupy their place in the
papers rs part of the regular weekly news,
and SO popular that the railroads run regu-
lar excursions for the accommodation of
the sports, sLd cities sometimes pay large
sums to havo the match come off
within their limits. These fights are so
brutal that almost every time one or the
other of the fighters is terribly bruised and
battered up and sometimes seriously injured
Prize fighter, Fitzsimons, actually killed a
man in the arena one day last week. The
case was investigated, but what did it
amount to? The mans!ayer is still at large
and having perfected himself in The art of
fighting he may legally 60 forth in some of
our States, and batter up and kill for pay
whoever is willing to oppose him.
Football, our national winter game which
is grown into so great popularity in the last
few years, has gotten to be perhaps worse
as brutal and is participated in by more
people and by better class of the COM
munity. Last Saturday was great foot
ball day. The report of the game between
Harvard aud Yale teams says, "The great
feature of the game was what may fairly be
called its brutality" and that 1.-THE trouble
was evidently caused by bad feeling between
the two elevens.' Six men had TO be taken
off Of the fell on account Of injuries. One
of the players was found lying on the field
unconscious, struck. it is said, by an oppo
nent who gave him a tremendous undercut
on the chin. lie was carried off the field
on stretcher. lie is said to have lain un-
conscious seven minutes. One mans collar
bone was broken, and several received inju
ries. 1t is estimated that $4,000 people
witnessed this inhuman performance.
The report of the game played at Atlanta
on the same day says that it was remarka
bic for "fumbles. for foul tackles holding in
the lines and vicious tackling." No seri-
Gus injuries are reported.
Something more serious resulted from
the game at Toledo, Ohio, ON the same day,
last Saturday. In that game young man
named Blackburn received injuries from
which he died. During the game Black
burn was thrown to the ground and five
or six players fell on him, when he was
extrica'ed he was paraiyzed from his neck
down and surgical operation disclosed the
fact that his spinal column had been frac
tured.
10 man at College some athletic sport is
almost necessary to health but in the game
OF football, as it is now played one develops
his muscles at the risk of his limbs or even
life Some of our colleges have taken de.
sec why others hesitate The legislatures
ought to Jase HE matter in hand if the COL
tefts iiaG to, or Csc the players, when an
assault, is committed ought to be arrested
by the police as it, ether cases of assault. If
you send your boy to Il college that allows
its students to go,on these foot bal tours
or to play foreign games, do not allow him
to play football.