Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-02
THIS is
CALLED
SPORT
Deaths Head GrinS inGhOnI.
iSh Glee Over the Deadly
GridirOn

tuture years VIII De observed by ~
least four families as a period Of
mourning for bercavements caused by
indulgence in a game rapidly becoming
too brutal to be called sport The
deathroll may be enlarged BY several
more accidents that occurred during
the holiday games.
Bull batting is a sport beside foot.
ball az played by college students,
though bull fighting Is abhorred by
Americans. They are now, after long
chapter Of fatalities and deaths, awak-
ening to tho fact that football, as
played this season, is q far more brut.
al sport than bull batting The move.
ment for the abolition Of the 20 called
sport is fast gaining strength through
the publication Of the enormous mum.
Der Of accidents directly due 10 the
game.
Public sentiment viii demand more
open play and less slugging, which
even in the Thanksgiving game in this
city seemed 10 be the most important
part Of tho play. just what amend.
ments will be made TO the football
rules Of tho present season remains 10
be seen. That they will DO changed
and altered materially there is now no
doubt Several colleges, notably Co
iumbia Of New York, have abolished
the gamo untii somo means are devised
20 render e Ices brutal and deadly.
OF tho Thanksgiving day accidents
tho following are fatali
During mass play az a game Of
football between two local teams a.
Bridgeport Conn, Loo McNamy, aged
-, had bis spine fractured.
Right half back Williams of the
owcnsville, Ind, athletic club, sustain.
Cd a fracture Of tho skull.
Arthur n whitney, right halfback
Of tho Clyde football team Of Chica.
60 sustained conclusion Of tho brain
aud other internal injuries
George Prior, tackle Of the football
team of tho Social athletic club OF Re.
oria, H., was seriously injured In the
groin In a football game played bs,
tween tho local team and Lombard
college Tho injury viii neeessitate
an operation, which win probably dis
able the player.
Tho following 10 an offeial list OF
deaths during tho present season Of
less than two months There arc 2l,
not including the Thanksgiving day
fatalities a number moro than the
combined deaths due In the last ten
years 20 prize hghting aud bull batting.
This Is tho records
Brown, Robert, 10 years old, South
east school team, sedalia, No; tackled
and thrown in school game, November
s5, with summit Ilill school, injuries
resulting in complete paralysis. He died
November 2s, without having reeov
cred consciousness.
Bryant, james Edward. 10 years old,
member Canyon City, Colo, team;
struck in stomach In game with Flor
enee, Colo, high school, October 10,
dying almost instantly
Gii Among the Victims
Decker, Miss BernaFdette, rs years
old, member OF girls' football team
injured IN game at EekhaFdt Nd, Oc,
tobeT 2s, and died November 2, OF ma.
lady resembling malignant peritonitis.
DonderO, John O., "a years old, mem
Der Willamantie, Conn, football team;
injuries in game At Jewett City, Conn,
October 22, resulted In cerebral ham-
Orrhage and died within an hour.
Feken @. c., fuIlbaek on junior
team Of Southern Atlantic club; struck
on head in serimmage in game with
Queen and Crescent in New Orleans,
November 20, and died without regain
ing consciousness.
Grimm, q. w. member Of LeOmiuster,
Mas, high school team, inflammation
resulted from kicks over kidneys in !
game and died November 2s.
Kelley, William j., IS years old stu,
dent at Masten Park high school, Pitts.
burg but too light for the school
teami internal injuries received in
scrub game November ], developed ser
iously two or three days later and he
died November i.
LingGs Pour Days.
knight, HOratio T., Is years old, Of
Springfield, Mas. member Of freshman
team Phillips Exeter academy, Exeter,
n. H. injuries in inter class game No
vembsr s; resulted In meningitis; died
Novembor Q.
Aeehan, John, Is years old, son Of
Quartermastsr Sergeant Meehan OF the
Fifth United state Infantry, srdus