The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-19
DEVASTATING FEETBALL.
IHIS rs WHAT WE GET EVERY
YEAR BEFORE THE BIG GAME.

Along toward the faR end OF the football
season each year, when tho big college teams
are devotinR every energy to getting into con-
diion for each other, tho most heart.rending
tales OF catastrophes. individual and collective,
are sent out with all the descriptive and inven.
tive genius which these institutions OF learning
can furnish. First, one college starts a wotul
wall, and, to Offset this, tho rival col.
leRe parallels 1t with q melancholy dirge,
and, having once got n good start, they
play back and forth until ono might suppose
that the angel of death had deserted the rost of
the world and was lowering with one wing over
each team. 1t fools nobody. however, except the
offomlnato and mawkish newspapers that are
conducting n crusade against the brutal sport
Of football" Exhibits in the case Of Cinchtown
University VS.. Quail College, with opinions from
the hysterical journals, are appended In col.
lected form:
CINcHTowN. Nov. 3.-Glooms broods over tho
college to-day. Yesterday tho varsity quarter
back. Scaird, while running with the ball, was
90 rudely tackled that he swallowed his whole
lower Get of teeth. Stuffe, the crack tackle, lost
the front stud out Of his collar bone and cannot
keep 1t in place. This. with the all but fatal in.
juries to the rest Of the limo. makes It highly
probable that Cinchtown will not be able to
meet tho Quail team on Nov. 90. The entire col
lege Is much disheartened.
BLUEvILLE, Nov. 1.-THE opinion is gaining
ground that Quail hasn't got q chance against
Cinchtown for the championship. Another seri-
GUS accident, coming close upon the epidemic Of
bunions that has swept like a pestilenco over
all the varsity backs, has utterly destroyed all
confidence In the varsity. Yesterday Bag
walloper, the ma.nstay Of the rush line, was
pounded so far into the mud by the scrub team
piling up on him that q force of Italians are still
digging for him, but It Is doubtful II he Is ex-
cavated In time for the big game. Spiffklns, the
half back, was scalped during the second half Of
the game, and Whizzem, the end rush, 10 said to
be dying in his room. 1t behooves the Quail
team to meet these misfortunes bravely; but
hope 10 almost gone.
From the Neto Fork Erenino lfilksop of Nop.
A.-Again We call upon q public not altogether
brutalized TO put a stop to this infamous game
of football. The Evenin0 Milksop, which prints
tho best and most accurate football news of any
paper in New York. has resolutely set its face
against the crying evil. To-day we print on
our football page, upon which all the most re-
cent news of the game can be found, q list Of
the fearful injuries to tho Quail and Cinchtown
players within the last few days. If we are to
preserve the educated youth Of our country
alive q speedy stop must be put to this horrible
sport, OF which the fullest accounts can be
found on the Erenfn0 Miiksop's sporting page.
w FSon nt re SqTirre!e o. NOT. Eve since little
M Mii nsc Ri Sb,1 te ws out Of an ? q, pie tree and broke IKE
mighty power Of tho Squirrel has been used
against this dreadful game; In another column
limb, or nervous system CAUSED by gi football thus
far this year. To this terrible total must now
members OF the Cincbtown eleven and twelve Of
the Quail teams. The Squirrel pledges itself
Bile free Ice is no longer practicable, to fight this
brutal sport to the bitter end. =.
Quail victory a.nained is now gone. Blnkle,
the only remaining uninjured half back who
h19sS n f Sf. S;Ins from ana a G Gnn,t,o Of ! milk Ill., became
from mortihcation. Within ten minutes after.
Tard PbpSSEle. the right guard had an epileptio
tackled with cholera infantum. The. Board Of
Health viii forbid all three from playing be.
cause OF the fear OF contagion. II there 10 any
it will be on the possibility q Quail's scoring.
moved seTasss, @hoop%eli. 81 Simpson, ,pso1,i and %rs sleed
= from The game because their mental condition
the signals. This Is cine6foSn's doom. ODDS
on Quail should be at least IS to l. Cinchtown
BLvEvIIlE. nov. iiIc.N-eYesterday Mcpunt, tho
fIi back, became inv9lved n q tandem play
Neither he nor Bagwalloper. who was finally
nnesrthed In q precarlous condition, has the
fRiSI'' Wh Sa Z pee PaiSedS e ,o saf Sas es% yes hee
gay and may be out by Christmas. The team.
the tSen su nrs the college: the faculty and tho
poets for the championship game.
&c. cINoaEowE Nov: 12 H.. many men hay
80 thbo oSuooh euob ySobCt
'n n,sids she sI 1nn, Of The SSse T9 r1oiesso1 WE'RE and pa. the be
the weakened and disbeartened Varsity eleven.
PinniFan, the half back; in trying to block a
with bloodhounds were out looking for It all
last night, but in vain. Trainer McSwatters
It. i$y as i L i f neeessary 'e to hold PEI Bis ' taee e TaseNI IN
ppisSsi,. TPS rtmyr th sc team plays against Z e. the he, Brig
~ TO 8 against the university. owing to Its
crippled condition.
parts Of the country show that yesterday 5,47l
persons were fatally injured in the deadly game
VIII b is At present doing its mnrderous work
In our colleges, Cinchtown and Quail alone fur
Write a letter to the Sqnf rel and tell US What
run out OF ideas on the subject ourselves, we
win print al, letters sent to US that are on our
From The, Evening Milksop. Nov. 1s.-Can
nothing be done to put q stop 70 the devastating
sop has always the most vivid and correct ac-
counts. Ev ~ college in the country is adding
in 6inchtown and oaaiI send md us the fhesp %ost ts i
Tifying reports. VIII not the faculties of these
lMniiiiiNa son fos the Mh sac elSass Of f' i'd f sss , hiirS esMs'
take action IN this matter. or won't the Presl.
dent %cnN q the Tn's SSy State! 1s@T iss1e m a proclamation snsan1d On:
mont must not be gathered from the fact tina
The tnso GCinchtown team beat the Briggieville
ute ttI{&S %ly sss.ef This is is so due y To- soSd luck eG and a1,n tho
igmbling. o, tho Briggleyille backs. The evil
day. When the team lined up on the field for
practice 1t was seen that Scaird was on crutches,
Sraekrun In q plaster cast, and Simpkins In an
ambulance. At right end Schpitz was accom-.
p nieG by a trained nurse. The remainder OF
me team are so III from anxiety that they are
being kept on a diet Of beef tea and nerve tonic
hall OF then, live through tho week, 1t will
De more than Trainer McSwatters expects.
BLgEvILLE, Nov. l6.-Although Quail defeated
.Rs sSS SS he c ;airIs s Social Lam and !; Athlete aas u . C H.l
iisSr s yct the students feel little encouraged. a.
Is manifested at once Cinchtown should
nave no difficulty In winning by q mar
Eln 81 DO points. Bagwalloper was on the
side lines to-day, but the doctors say that he Il
hEoly 10 snner a paralytic stroke the moment
NO goes into the game. Blivins had eight ribs
smashed in practice, and Schmidt. who took his
place, lost both of his ears in q %scrimmage
Ellick has housemaid's elbow. Woggleheld II
suffering from grocer's itch, and Crumbs astig
matlsm so bothered him in handling punts yes
terday that he attempted to mako a fair catch
OF the opposing end rusher and is laid up with
corcussion OF the brain. The rest Of the team
arc In a convalescent condition.
CINcHToWE. Nov; l7.-Imme lately upon rom