New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

Harold Moore right halfbac6 on the Union
College football team. which played New otA
University yesterday afternoon. died in folu-
ham Hospital at $40 last night from injuries
received in the game. The cause OF death ""S
given as cerebral hemorrhage, His 'father' WHO
was at the game. accompanied him TO the nus
pital and was at his bedside when he dleo
The accident occurred in the first halt OIL 'he
game Moore was the star player on the Union
team and had been doing splendid work III every
play The game was close. Scarcely anything
but mass plays were used by either team Moore
dived into one Of these 10 break it up, and when
the referees whistle blew he was under both
teams, unconscious.
DR.. Chester F. Whitney. who looks after the
physical condition of the New-Iork team, and
DR. John P. Num- a spectator of the game,
rushed onto the field and tried TO restore Moore
to consciousness Seeing that his condition was
serious DR.. Whitney ordered an ambulance r.
s. Darling offered his automobile TO the phySi-
Clans and Moore was put in il and carried 20
Fordharn Hospital without regard for the speed
regulations TIE doctors there did eTersGhine in
thfSr power to save the young mans HE, but
aH their efforts were In vain, and he died with
out regaining consciousness.
Moore's head was injured In the game between
wesleyan and Union month ago. 1t was
thought he had completely recovered
CHANCELLOR MACCRACKEN ACTS
Chancellor MacCracken, of New-York Unfver-
eity, was informed of the tragedy last night by
6 Tribune reporter, while visiting his son-in-laW,
F E. stockweIl, in Beverly, N J. The Chan
celor Immediately sent the following telegram
to President Eliot of Harvard University
President Charles w. Eliot Harvard Univer-
1ty Cambridge, Mass,
May I not request, in view of the tragedy on
T-;oJ5 Sow hat NUi a
ing Of university and college presidents to UNI
dertahe the reform of abolition OF fQotPaHG ]
HENRY NJ. MACGRAGREN-
The Chancellor said:
am inexpressbly panied and shocked to hear
of MI. Moore's death, 1 will say that | have
within the last thirty days, said to members or
the university faculty that L have only waited
for some of the older and larger unlVerSltes 10
lead 10 favor either the abolition or the COM
plete reform of football repeated TINS a.
the last meeting of the faculty. l have nol IelC
it to be the duty of New-York University 10
take the lead in this matter we nave aus
couraged any attempt to play football on
great scale here, and have never allowed the
desire to win e affect our requirement OF hlou-
GRAFTON.
Following the custom, the Alumni Association
of Union College entertained the football team
at a dinner in the Cafe Boulevard last night
The New-York University game has been the
last one of the season the Union College
schedule for several years and the players nave
broken training. and had general good Inie
on the night following the last Eamsr
Instead OF the usual harity which attends
the affair ii Was a gloomy and solemn occasion
The men talked in subdued tones, and as soon
as they had gone through the formalty OF eat
ing the company disbanded.
COMPANIONS EXPRESS SADNESS
G. A vedder manager of the Union College
team, was seen at the Cafe Boulevard last night.
He said
The fellows feel so deeply over the death OF
poor Moore that they can't say Il wore, Il ls
such a blow to us that we cannot reaiize t tndt
he is dead | was standing on the sloe ILlIeo
when the play that proved the death OF ~ nsonne tt
was started He ran at the man Hho hAd ING
han and tackled him very high AT the saile ne
instant Union man tackled the runner from tIie
rear with the result that both the New ioIA IN
University man and the Union man zen OH
Inore We knew as soon as the play was stopped
that Moore Was badly hurt for his head hlI 'ile ne
f-To,,nd with q great deal OF force II was az
entirely accidental play, and no one was "
blame,
G. Shutter. the fulback on the Union tealii'