The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-22
The FATAL GRIDIRON AGAIN.
Charles BlaylOck Dies From Injuries
In a Football Game.
HIS SPINAL COLUMN BADLY HURT.
Was Knocked Down and Kicked in the
Back-Ho suffered Intensely For
Three DAYS Before Death
Relieved Him.

IL do earnestly trust you Will DO every
thing i'm your power TO 'rcak up the
brutal game" said Mrs. James l.. Biay-
lock. the borcaycd mother, with tears
in her eyes. when 1 saw her yesterday
afternoon az her residence, 10. lsla Wal
lace street I4cr husband Was p'e''.''
at the time. and with grief at lhe oei'H
OF his son plainly written on ms Ae"'u 80
he added. III hy siNins You inc ,"''9
about the death OF ny SON you ca" Aeip
10 stop this dangerous and bru'"4 4oo'-
ball. 1 shall bee s.td 10 "la you III '''
way ga any power
with tb.s le man whose son was
hurried YESTERDAY. having died on Monday
after nearly three days OF intense suiiet-
snc from spinal injuries received III
rough.and-umble football game lasI
Thursday Afternoon, came near predhI"s
down 300 sons.
N i.asad case The eldest son, who was
5ust entering manhood. was cut on bl
am uutimcly death. and gloom thrown
ever the family. consisting o4 ms lalutI'
mother. YOUNGER brother and sister. Mrs.
Biavio.k WHO il0lzcd her son. took his
death tofl hard. Tho youths father seemed
bowed down with grief when ] saw him
Yesterday afternoon. and the sister, who
js some sixteen or seventeen years Of age
could hardly speak of her brothers un-
timely death without giving vent TO her
emotion.
FOOTBALL THE CAUSE.
There is not % shadow of doubt that
young Charles Blayiock's death. which
occurred last Monday night was the re-
srIt Of serious injuries received in a. foot
Ran game on Thursday afternoon last
luun- Iaaglo.k was just nineteen years
e. aec He had been playing football
from time 10 time in a. vacant hcld at
tho corner of Taylor and Meadow streets.
out iu nenrico county several squares
beyond tie Wcst-End Park. This field
g u0. llr from The place where the track
of tle Richmond Railway and Electric
Company turns into Main street coming
from thc lake. Young Biaylock had been
asked hy DIS parents not to play foot
ball. Indeed. they had pleaded with him
mot 20 play lest Dee should Doe seriously
injured. Tie was fond of the game. how
over and now and then be would go
over 10 the place referred TO and take
part in the game lie took care TO keep
A secret from ils parents. as ho oid
not wish 20 make them uneasy about him.
Whenever he played football he made
no reference of the fact 10 his parents
and they were entirely ignorant OF the
fact that DE irduiccl i'm the game at AL
TOOK PART IN THE GAME.
on last Tlur day afternoon number
81 bo,.. and ,orur men had "a game OF
football ln fhe neld referred 90. Some
~ Tho players were not more than fifteen
Nears OF a-c while others were grown.
Among The leading players. ] was told,
was youu- man named Junius Norman.
J could NOT learn the names Of the
other players. Young biayiock was pres
Ont and took part BOO the game with con-
fio'idn.e ent"d7 M me co"'e.' pro-
sI'Ss.l N'i 'h''H DO an" .''i' wee"
..uiD,. -. M o'
& ,,t'. {.l ..'... ..i'...'1 fo',.-i'sli -,
.r.+ 3D.. .a-... ...or.i.r- ~ tl,. rrssant
,.iies and regulations. fs necessarily rourh
and at Times becomes exceedingly danger
Gus
After the young mon bad been playing
perhaps an hour last Thursday. heavy
mass play was made hr the side op-
posed 20 the one on which young blay-
Jock was playing. Two on three OF his
opponents ui-d Nun quite "a distance INTO
the alf inen thI'N him violently To-
ihe ground ana Irh upon MN. several
players were piled on i.e young man,
and he was Kicked in the back heavily.
lie screamed to ile young men TO get
un saying They wore hurting him. and
that hfs hnck was injured hy the weight
ana -ne hi'i-. DID mo 'A.ii.ilta1 an"
l'r VICIOUS a..'.t. LOT '"' ''i' l"' D"-
fortunate you" ei-'a were eilnei uA-
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oi '"' o'.ti i-.- CTS ''i. ''."'" u" li'e oi
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t-''. Atalt we -.Nl upon |ih pN'h.