Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-25
Lincsman-G. u. Pratt. Amherst, 1893
SLUGCING EXTRAORDINARY.

The great feature Of the game was what
may be fairly called It's brutality. In all.
six men, evenly divided between the two
sides. were taken OF the field injured
Fortunately, however. none of the injured
was very seriously hurt Much of this
trouble was evidently caused by bad feel
ing between the two elevens, which start
ed with oUarrels in the line.
1t Is said that Murphy. Yale's right
tackle. struck Mackie and Murphy was
later found lying on the field unconscious
after scrimmage. because struck. 1t Is
said. by Maclle who gaze him tire
mcndous undcr-cut on the chin. The blow
weakened Murphy 50 that he afterwards
left the game. ana was carried OFT the
field on a stretcher lie win probably
recover soon. There was a wild rumor
at first that Murphy was dead. but this
was soon proved untrue
Later on n fight between Hayes and
Armstrong disqualified both men. The
other two Yale players injured were But
terworth and Jerrems, both Of whom
had badly-strained legs and were gen
orally battered UP. Butterworth's right
arm was badly scratched. and moi
known how soon he can play again, as h
has had much trouble with his eyes.
The worst injured man was Wrightng-
ton. IIarvard's half-back. whose collar
bone was broken by being tackled Will
running with the ball. Il being said that
he was jumped on after he was down.
Charley Brewer. OF Harvard, also had
his lame leg wrenched. and liallowell had
his nose broken.
There was something pathetic in the
fact that I'm the last minute Of the game
when Harvard. after n struggle thar
which contending armies make no graver
kicked the ball from the field over Yale's
eoal-post. but failed of the credit because
the whistle which ended the game sound
"a almost while the ball was in It's flight
and had not yet passed over the Hne
which gave it weight for points.
Brewer kicked a goal from the field,
which was not allowed. IS time had been
called.
A FATAL INTERFERENCE"
TOLEDO. O., November 24-At Shreve'
o., this afternoon Walter Blackburn,
aged 10. received injuries in q. football
game which caused his death. While
Interfering" with another player, Black
burn was thrown heavily 10 tho ground
and five or six players fell on him. When
he was extricate1 he was paralyZed
from the neck down. and surgical ope-
ration disclosed the fact that the spinal
column had been fractured.
Other Games.
DETROIT. November 2l-Unversity of
Michigan, y; Cornell, L.
BETHLEHEM. PA. November A.-Le-
high, 81; Lafayette, s.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS. November "a
Brown. -: Dartmouth. 4. Captain Hop
kine. Of Brown. broke his collar-bone.
WASHINGTON. November 2.-Colum-
bia Athletic Club. l6; Carlisle Indian
School. O.
Great Southern Game.
ATLANTA, GA. November 2i-Not less
than 1900 people, showing their pref
trence by the colors they wore, watched
Auburn go down to-day before the VIC
torious red and black Of the University
Of Georgia by a score of 10 10 5. I'm
uuestionably IT was the greatest game
of football ever played in the South
IL was q game that was remarkable Tor
fumbles. for foul tackles. holding in the
line. and vicious tacklng. 1t was scrappy
from start to finish and Auburn lost
as much by her own failures TO accept
chances. and by the oVer-ardent spirit
manifested by some OF her best men al
critical moments as she did from the
quick. snappy playing Of the Athens
boys.