The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-16
"would Rave KiIled Him >,

According to the Boston Traveller
this is what the Yale boys would have
done to tho negro student that pre-
sumed to play foot ball with them on
the Harvard team had he stayed In
the game. It seems that when Har.
ward and Yale played their annual
match game Of foot ball recently the
former institution put q negro boy
forward as one Of Its players. Selected
by his Alma Mater as fitting repre-
sentative of her sporting interests, he
dared to meet on terms OF foot ball
equality the white youth OF New EnR-
land. They did not do as young geE-
tlemen OF other sections of the coun-
try might have done, refuse to 20 on
with the game. Outwardly they &C.
cepted the darky as q proper and
worthy opponent, but secretly they
made up their minds to MAIN or kill
him.
Here Is the heart-rending account OF
the incident Sc we find it recorded In
the Boston Traveller: There Is not
the slightest question but that Yale's
players tried to disable Matthews.
They hammered and slugged him so
hard that he was knocked out and had
to retire from the game. There is but
little doubt that they would have
killed MIN II ne mad sJayed in. One
player grabbed the negro around the
ok and twisted 1t 80 hard that Mat
thews's life was in danger. Yale took
1t as an Insult because Harvard offer
ed en- alleged affront by Insisting on
playing negro" The Traveller goes
on to say that "Princ.ton took the
same attitude against Dartmouth a
year ago and slugged aud kicked the
negro Dartmouth player go hard that
they fractured his ribs within five
minutes and forced him out. Princeton
and Yale's positions are that they are
white mems colleges and that Harvard
can find plenty Of good white men to
play without Insulting them by play
ing negroes"
In other Words" says The News
and Courier, we are told that the
students of Yale went to work to
lynch a student of Harvard In the
presence of $4,000 spectators and in
one of the most civilized, intelligent
and law abiding communities of New
England. The crime committed by
the negro was merely one OF pre- ump-
tion." That is true, but, as The News
and Courier goes on to say, "ail In all
the incident Is a most instructive and
edifyipg one, and we recommend 1t to
the thoughtful attention of our ne
grophile neighbors. It is unfortunate.
ly true that certain people In the
South maze up their minds to lynch
negroes on occasion, but they never
go about 1t In the undermined and
peculiarly reprehensible way employed
by the students Of Yale. When In the
hands Of Southern mob there is
never any doubt in the mind of a ne.
gro culprit as to what to expect, but
this little Harvard darky It would ap-
pear, did not get what President
Roosevelt might term square deal. t"
He thought he was goirg to partici-
pate in foot ball contest, while in re-
ality he offered himself vicarlously
for the star part in lynching bee."
Lived Cheap d ed Rioh.
There Is sl59 900 In special public
heqnests In the will of Charles e
French, retired drug merchant,
whose death occurred In Boston within
week. There Is also a gift Of the
residue Of his estate, after satisfying
those beauests and several personal
bequests, to the Boston Proyident
Association and the Associated Chari.
ties, the income to ba used for indivId-
uals worthy Of charity. The city OF
Boston ia to get s98, 900 all told, the
purpose being to promote good echo
larship in the public schools and to
take care OF the Colonial Burial
Grounds, the old state house and the
oldest and largest trees on the Com.
mon. The testator's home was In
Commonwealth avenue. but he was
found dead In All ofa,e building he
owned in Boylston street. Mr.. French
E cted as snitor and elevator man be-
sides scEubbing the floors. He boasted
of living on 81 cents day.
Use to Them.
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