The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-01

| The above dispatch was received by
the Eagle last night and will be read
with surprise by many today.
Two dispatches were received in this
city Friday evening stating that Jesse
Jenne was dead. having died from In
juries received during the game Of foot
ball played in that city on Thanksgfv-
ing. One dispatch was received by the
Eagle and one by the Lewis academy
football club and in accord with the
telegram received the club met and
passed the following preamble and res
olutions were passed:
1t is with great sorrow that we, the
football eleven of Lewis academy, have
heard of the fatal results of the acct
dent that occurred in the game at Eu-
reka on Thanksgiving day. Therefore
we hereby express to the family of
Jesse JENNIE our heartfelt sorrow over
his death and regret that the accident
occurred.
We also desire to express our condem-
nation of the rough and dangerous fea-
lures Of the game. We intend in the fu-
ture TO use our endeavors in every way
to have the game entirely set aside or
its dangerous features eliminated.
We instruct our secretary to forward
a copy Of these resolutions to the fam
lily of Mr. JENNIE and also to furnish a
copy to the Eagle of this city.
By order of Lewis academy team.
II. A. REED, Captain.
The Lewis academy football team dis
bands Nov. 20. 1895, without losing a
game.
Thus IL will be seen that the Eagle
acted in good faith in publishing the
news of the death of young Jenne, which
it now takes pleasure in stating was
not correct, and that there are hopes Of
the young mans recovery.
By following the accident through and
noticing the actions of the young man
after he was hurt, there is food for sci
entific Thought as to the case. When
he was first hurt he became unconsci-
GUS and was carried off the field. In
a few minutes he regained conscious
ness, and although his neck was stiff
safd he would be able to play the second
half of the game, but in few minutes
paralysis set in and he was taken to
the office Of physician. The young
men knew nothing of the seriousness of
the injuries, so they now allege, and
went on and finished the game IT is
now learned that the boy had several
sinking spells. and 1T is probate that
during one of these that the report of
the death was given.
In Wnohnta yesterday the fatality was
the theme Of conversation on all sides,
and the game of football was severely
criticized by all, and the members of
the school board and the city council
were asked TO take action with refer
ence to the game.
THE exec1rtivo ho.a ~ ~ av-is ,o,5.
my, H. W. Lewis, G. E. Lehman and W. |
Little held meeting yesterday |
and after finding out all they
could about the death of Jesse Jenne |
they gave Ut as their opinion that it was |
purely an accident and that under the !
rules OF the game none Of the Wichita |
boys ought to be centured but were |
of the opinion that the 4
game did not belong to the college |
sports and ought to be prohibited. and |
an Order to that effect was issued to |
Professor Naylor and hereafter there |
VIII be no more Lewis academy foot
ball teams.
The young ladies of Lewis academy
lad made arrangements for giving the
7ictors of the game a banquet on Fri /
lay evening. The banquet was held
1ut 1t was anything but joyful occa-
don Little else was talked of during
he evening and the young ladies sent
coincidence to the family
Notwithstanding the fact that the Ea-
RE had received the dispatch last night
announcing that Jesse Jenne was still
live. the condemnation felt for a game
which would cause such suffering was
It'll held to be one that should be pro-
lfbIted by law, and it is not believed
hat the Lewis academy football club
viii reorganize during the present year.