The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-28

buttal the facts that 25.O00 players have par
ticipated in games during the season, which
PLACES the death percentage at l in 5000
while the serious injuries were 1 in 74S.
This percentage, they claim, is less than
shown by yachting swimming, cycling.
hunting and other sports In many cases OF
accidents, such as broken ribs and thumbs,
the injuries are not recorded. The number
of deaths this year is unusually large but
football is on the increase, and this will ac-
count for the larger percentage of deaths.
A peculiar incident is noticeable in the list
of serious injuries, the number comprising
many different kinds Of mishaps. The list
is as follows:
Collar bones broken. 5; legs broken, 4; ribs
broken, 4; skulls fractured, 8; torn llgaments
of leg, 3; shoulder bones broken, 2. Nose
broken, conclusion of the brain, ruptured
kidney, wrist broken, collar bone dislocated,
ankle sprained, leg dislocated. elbow socket
broken, dislocated knee, cartilage of ribs
torn, ankle broken, thumb broken and dis
located knee make up the other accidents.
The following is a fairly complete list of
deaths and serious injuries:
Deaths
Oct 1-Boston College game-R. Coveny.
paralysis of the spine.
Oct 2-Practice game at Omaha, Neb.-
W. Howell, injured spine.
Oct 1-Game at Camden. N. J.--E. Shoe
maker, crushed fingers. from which lockJaw
resulted. f4H
Oct 22-wyoming VS. Dickinson-M. p.
Anderson, injured internally
Nov 5-Game at Chicago-J. Morrison, In
jured internally.
Nov 2l-Game at Chicago-James Morrow,
Serious Injuries
Sept. A-Yale VS.. Trnity-Townsend nose
sept. 27-Dartmouth practi6e-Emerson.
wrist broken.
Sept. 29-Universty of Pennsylvania prac-
Decentralization, ligaments of leg torn.
Oct. University of Pennsylvania vs.. State
Coilege-Schoffstall collar bone broken.
Oct S-Practice game at Brown College
Captain Murphy. dislocated collar bone.
Oct S-Princeton VS. Franklin and Mar
II ankle niGi0pAf
Oct. S-Game at Philadephia-E Raulston,
leg dislocated
torn hgaments Of the leg
Oct 15-Butte VS.. Observation-Disclosures,
conclusion of the BRAIN.
Oct 15-Miami VS.. University Of Clncin-
nati-Captain of Miami team, shoulder bro
ken.
Oct 17-Yale practice-Coach Sanford, ell
Oct 22-AIinnesota VS.. Ames-Cole, skull
fractured.
Oct. N-WeSleyan practice-BaldWln, leg
oct. 26-Naval Academy practce-C. Sim
mers, collar bone broken.
Oct. 27-Harvard practice game-Whitney,
Oct 2S-Cheltenham VS.. Pennsylvania
Charter-R. Zane ankle broken.
Oct. 29-Game at Scranton, Pal. Glib
bons. kidneys ruptured.
Oct 29-Corneli VS.. Oberlin-Whiting, ribs
oct 2s-Pennsylvania State Normal VS..
Scranton Athletics-F. Cannon, rib broken.
NOV. l--GGIIHdnlOWi DIdIltSS--AN. Nl4dP~
man, thumb broken.
Nov 2-Practice at Yale-Sargeant, leg
broken.
broken.
Nov 4-Penn Charter VS.. Delaney
Rhoades, collar bone broken.
Nov 4-Germantown vs.. Chetenham-W.
Newhan, ligaments torn in leg.
Nov. Baltimore Medical College VS.. Bal
timore A. &C. Dulane. skull fractured.
Nov. 5-Game at Philadelphia. Bell leg
broken.
Nov. 9-Game at Stroudburg, Pan.
Rhodes, collar bone broken.
Nov 11-Delancey VS.. Germantown Acad-
emy-Mller, collar bone broken.
Nov. 17-Practice at Phoenixyille, Pa.-H.
Eddinger, leg broken.
Nov. 19-Harvard vs.. Yale-Ely rib bro
ken and shoulder blade fractured
Nov 19-Practice at Camden, N. il.
Van Hart, leg broken.
Nov 19-P r. r. Y. M. c. A. VS. Riverton
A A.-Hillebrand, rib broken.
Nov 19-High School VS. Berkeley, at CHI
cago-A. Moorhouse, skull fractured.