The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-03-01
DID BOWLING
KILL DOCTOR?
Coroner's PLY stefan
Said So; Friends
Dispute It.
SAY DANCE WAS FATAL.
Morgenstern Was Prize Win
ner at the Club Of Which
He Was a Member.

The death OF DR.. Leo c. MorGcns;ern
OF No 1914 Myrtle avenue. williamsburg
yesterday. after an evening OF bowling
VA. attributed by Coroner's Physician
Charles wucs, in his report TO the VIC
lent exercise OF bowling. But friends
~ the dead physician dispute this.
They are more inclined 20 the belle!
that tho dancing INDUCED In by DR.
Morscnstcrn. after his bowling games. /.
responsible.
Or. MorScnstern was member o: tn.
Physicians Bowling Club. which me-
every Wednesday night at Ri,t!nS',
Hail. Floyd street. near Sumner avenue
There we're twenty-five members OF IN,
club. all OF whom were either physicians
or pharmacists.
Or. MorScnStcrn was the champion
and rho week before his death had wof
the first prize. a cu,-siass dccanter
lis score was I'D Wednesday was Ia
dies night. and tho wives OF the mem.
bcrs wero present. DR.. Morgenst.rr
BOWED three games. and then. with the
other members. danced until , O'Clock
IN tho morning.
Upon returning to his home he CON-
VITO sent for DR.. r. VI. Schanner. OF
No. Is: Vernon avenue. Who had been
with hcr husband a, the club. but when
Or. Schaffner arrived he found his friend
dead.
In speaking OF DR.. Morgenstcrn's
death this morning. DR.. Schaffncr said:
Bowling did not cause his death. |
was present at tho autopsy, which de-
vcloped tho fact that he had an abnor-
:na!ly large heart. The dancing had
much more 20 do with his death than
tho bowling. Sui. ! must say that
bowling Is very dangerous exercise
for any one with an organic trouble
To the healthy 1t Is mos, beneficial: It
Is as splendid an exercise as can he
we'll conceived: but all persons con
,en.pla,inE INDUCING in It should 'irs,
have their hearts examined
Dr. Joseph Meyers. also n member Of
tho Physicians Bowling Club. and who
lives At No. rs Vernon avenue. said:
Tho dancing Is what caused DR.. Mo-.
Scnsterns death. not bowling. sun the
autopsy revealed tho fact that he should
never have taken any violent exercise
His heart was enlarged. and 20 persons
suffering from any organic trouble Mi
strenuous exercise Is dangerous. ! am
convinced that bowling Is to the healthy
most hcaithful.''
would you have every person con
complaining bowling first examined by a
physician. as pus!iists are examined be.
fore entering tn. ring?' he was asked
1T wouldn't be n bad plan" no an
swered.
coroner's Physician wuest said:
II found the heart OF DR.. Morgcn.
stern very much enlarged and think
death was caused ~ the strain OF
bowling. Tho enlargement may have
been due to hereditary causes. While
will not say that bowling actually
caused death. It Is certain that no per.
ron 50 constituted should have m
dulged In such exercise. II certainly
strained the heart. To on. suffering
from any organic trouble il h dc:r!.
mental and dangerous. To all o,hcre 1t
IL beneficial.
The funeral OF DR.. Morgcns,ern VII
be held tomorrow morning. after wh!ch
the body will be shipped to Hcidclttf-.
Germany. at the university OF which c.ty
his father Is a professor.