Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-06
THE FOOTBALL SEASON.

Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton,
Columbia, the Order-Casualtics of the
Game.
The curtain was rung down on fnot-
ball on Saturday night for this year,
and the question of the standing of the
different teams will occupy the atten-
tIon Of the followers OF the game for
several weeks. In the foremost place,
Of course, comes victorious Eli, with a,
record OF not single defeat and only
one touchdown scored against her, She
has total of 336 points earned, as
against 10 by her opponents Of these
10, 5 came through the long run Of
Harold Wtekes of Colombia, in the
Yale Columbia game, and the remain
ing through the field goal made by
Princeton in her game with the Blue.
To Harvard comes second place, with
record of 20i points, against her
opponents Al. For third place, Penn
sylvania can unquestionably claim the
honor, with Princeton filing fourth
ard Columbia fifth.
Prospects for next years Pennsyl-
vania Varsity team are very bright
says the Evening Telegraph. With
Wallace as captain, surely six, and
probably seven, of this year, Varsity
back in college, Penn has every rea on
to look forward to successful season
in 1901
The loss of Hare and McCracken will
be u seve.e Q one. as they are undoubt-
edly the two best men on this year 8
team, and their places will he b srd to
fiji. Penn also loses McCloskey, Homer,
Zimmerman, Woodley and l.. Smith.
by graduation, and Gilmore is ruled
out by the four.year eligibility rule.
1t is quite likely, however, that Mo
Closkey and Homer will return for
post graduate work. The men who will
return are Wallace W. Gardiner,
j. Gardiner, Teas, Davidson, Baird
Bennett, Potter and Graves. Butler,
Corley, Brenon, Townsend and
be valuable men, and no doubt
several Glayers will be developed in the
class games which are now on. Deems,
the University Of Iowa half back, and
Sloan of Northwestern, will be eligible.
FOOTBALLS GRuEsoME TnATi.
The football season of 1900 left such a
tiaIl of deal and wounded men that for
rough play and casualties it stands
alone in the annals of football history.
-Four men were killed outright, foui
more were injured 50 seriously thai
they may die, ard l29 others we're taker
from the field and nursed back tt
health In hospitals. ....
As is u5ual in the case of casualties
on the gridiron or in the prize ring
those men who were killed or seriousi,
injured we're unfit, either en- accoun
OF their size or some physical weak
ness, for the work they tried TO do.
r. ,1, ,yh h.>. ,lo, oI hul
on teams that employed coaches AM
trainers not cne was seriously hurt
Surained ankles, broken noses an,
muscle bruises we're the limit fo
J PLAYERS who understood the game, 10
: the simple reason that unit they wer
able to Withstand hard knocks the
were not allowed by the coaches an
= trainers to receive any.
Q 1t was in the smaller towns and littl
. colleges that the rough element of foot
. ball found its victims in players VIII
Q had either not beon taught to fall prot
Q erly or whose bodies had not bee
Z hardened for strenuous exertion.
q OF the large number that Ietovere
y in hospitals from slight injuries th
: big Eastern universities furnished thei
It quota, for hardly man on any VA
t sity team went through the seaso
without an injury OF soine sort.
y The dead, crippled and MANNED maA
gruesome list as the cost OF tW
n months of athletic fur.
J, THE DEAD.
u j. L. Piarson, Lake Forest Unive
u sity. Died September 2Sth, 1900.
= i. H. Townsend, Saco, Me. Die
\. October 14th, 1900.
~ L. O. Duff. Stanford University, Ia
4 Died November 18th, 1900.
y Charles Hanarby, AndoveI, Mas
- - Died in October, 1900.
m THOSE WHO MAY DIE.
N A. Scott, Ogensburg, N. Y. Injurt
November 9th.
a r. Atkinson, Newhuryr ort, Mas
q. Injured October 10th.
" @. Schmidt, Nazareth School. L
lr jured November 1sr.
j. Williams. Hartford City, In
Injured November 14ta.
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