Evening star., 1896-10-22
Foot Ball 0coapying the Attention Of
the Athletes.
PRINCETON SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Matches Played by the High School
Teams.
CHESS TOURNAMENT ENDED

A Richmond special to the Baltimore
American. dated yesterday, says:
As the result of injuries received In
foot ball game last Friday, Charles Blay
lock. nineteen years Of age. died yesterday,
after great suffering. He had been severely
reprimanded by his parents for playing
foot ball, and he tried to keep his injuries
a secret. In the game, which was played
between two local teams, he was knocked
down. and half dozen players fell heavily
upon him. He was then kicked in the back
and his spinal column injured. DR.. L. w.
Station and DR.. r. e. Franklin were sum-
moned. and they found that several verte-
brae had been broken. The youth soon be-
came unconscious, and suffered intensely
for two days. DR.. Station said today his
death was the result of the injuries re-
ceived in the game.
No investigation has yet been made but
the authorities may inquire into the affair
tomorrow Blayloek was buried today.
Pennn., II, Amherst, 0.
Pennsylvania beat Amherst IA to yes
terday at Philadelphia. and in doing it
gave the poorest exhibition Of foot ball of
any Quaker team In years.
Fumbling off-side playing and general in
difference and listlessness marked Pennsyl-
vania's play. and it was only toward the
close Of the second half that the team put
any life into it's game. Amherst Is posi-
bly, one of the weakest teams PENNSYLVANIA
has met this season. yet in the first half
Amherst kept the ball in Pennsylvania
territory nearly all the time. and once or
twice had 1t dangerously near the Quakers'
goal.
1t was not Amherst's strong play that en-
abled 1t to make such a good showing, but
the rank fumbling and persistent off-side
play OF their opponents. Pennsylvania
play was so bad that 1t gave rise to the
suspicion that the Indifferent work was
purposely acted so as not to give a line
upon the team to some Lafayette men who
were present studying the Quakers' game.
For the first time in a month Boyle.
Pennsylvania's star end. played. Just be-
fore the call Of time his injured leg was
again hurt, and he had to be carried from
the field.
Princeton, IS; Virginia, o.
The Princeton foot ball team Yesterday,
at Princeton, defeated the University Of
Virginia eleven by the score of 4S to O.
Two halves, Of twenty-five minutes each,
were played. During the first half of the
game the visitors put up fair resistance,
but In the second half the Tigers had
things quite their own way. Princeton's
goal line was never menaced during the
entire game. While Virginia was weak in
the line, few long gains were made, owing
10 the splendid tackling of Cooke and Dab
ney. The work of Quarterback HoXton
was also of a high order.
The entire Princeton team worked tcgeth-
er as one man. Smiths running was phe-
nomenal and his passing accurate. The
star PLAYER of the day, however, was Baird.
VINO kicked two goals from the field, beside
giving fine exhibition of punting under
dlhiculties. Brokaw at end, played even a
better game than Cochran, tackHng hard
and sure. and getting down the field quick
~ on punts- About 1000 persons witnessed
the game.