The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
SPORTS CLAIM
FIFTY VICTIMS
Baseball and Football Most Pro-
ductive of Fatalities in Sea- ;
son Just Closed.
DEATH LIST

81. baseball 10 !
5............. Boxing ............ |
3............. Jockeys ............ / |
IS. Total ................5o
Death reaped rich harvest in the world of
sport during the year 1905, which is now COM
ing to a close. AS usual, football leads, with |
twenty. one Victims Baseball is second with |
thirteen fatal strikeouts and the running turf
uext with nine fatalities. Boxing recorded seven
deaths which Is only two more than was given |
out as the total for the previous year.
A noticeable fact in connection with the list
Of deaths for the past season is that automobn-
ing, which Is generally regarded as dangerous
sport, has but two fatalities to record for the |
whole year among the men who raced the death
dealing machines. Young Frank Croker and his
machinist, who killed at Ormond Beach,
in Florida, are the only names that can be in
,scribed the grewsome list Of 1905. altho
three Of the most notable men in the profession
al ranks Oldfeld, Kser and Jay, met with seri-
GUS accidents during the various race meets.
Baseball this year was rather pleasant pas
time compared with the appalling results Of 1904.
players met death on the field Only thirteen
were killed the diamond this year, against al
most twice that number In 1904.
Even the most desirable forms of sport claimed
many victims in 1905. For instance, man
was killed playing golf another lost his life at
pool, and one was killed while wrestling. Two
young athletes while practicns IN gymnasms
met their deaths and the same number Of ath-
letic trainers to untimely end while
engaged at their regular calling.
/ Herewith will be found list Of deaths In
! sport during the present year, carefully CON-
! piled from various sources by the sporting editor
OF the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Baseball.
ANDERSON. CHARLES Struck over the heart
BUGHANAN, WALTER-struck on head by
pitched ball and killed at Alida, Ohio, Aug.
HAMILTON. JoHN-Died from the heat while
HRR szns 1E # b ha bastsG ball III
! Ashevllle, N. G.. April T..
HORTON, A. E;-Dropped dead while running
to first base during game at Altoona, Iowa,
!! HUKb, 5oH my on head b. pitched
i MCDONALD, JosEPH-struck on head by batted
! b, ball at Mount Holly, n: J.. Sept: g.
bali at New York city, y Nay Cs'2 MI 0' p''eneo
| PAXTON, EsTBL-struck over heart BY pitched
srRop e. by gtehed ball at De-
n1XToE in minor
sfqsF e bead By bali Sept 49, III.
70 this list should be added the Minneapolis
amateur ate player who Let his life on the eompus
player whose death was reported from South
Dakota.
Jockeys.
WI TN, 1o ~. 70 ~ ueatn ny noise al
r1 4s79zt21 oe Tolls ii b, train at
es ssSat Nse5 K Ii Eo5 shot and killed
HEcToR; ALEC Steeplechase rider, killed at
) fall at Fairgrounds racetrack, New Orleans
pI i5IHsn ,coDY-Jockey. killed at the Fair:
grsqSas trask nsntHm Ohio s 5sy ~ 10,
p5e Hot SRsns 6y Afk FROM M
wo 8 19Ssn9p0s Foo 5ay killed by fall
Montgomery Park, Memphis, Tenn April 2
Boxing.
,9s in p boz Ga RoS
WITH Minor Merrwether at Annapolis, Nov !
: With Kid Grifro at Philadeiphia, March 20:
HILL, JoHN-pisa after boxing sSgs bout will
n6 Oh HS aRoyER~Died after a friendl!
boxing bout with his roommate at Ind1anapo
o,REGAN, CHARLEs-Died after a boxing bou
with Fred Northrup at Montreal, Ont. Oct 80
ROSS PhEDMDed after boxing bout wit IT.
Harness Horsemen.
| BENTON, J. w.-Well-known handler Of harness
| and show horses, kicked to death at St. Loui
nf aSssf sso"' S Gif n s-wcll.tnovn tur
! writer, killed by train at Fresno GAL, Jul
| killed By train at Georgetown, Ky, May p.
Automobile Accidents.
CROKER. FRANK-Died as result Of collisio
with motorcycle at Ormond Beach, Ella.
oroker'a machine at ormond Beach, Fla, Jan
q. %,
Gym Accidents.
/ IND INV oily Prop, hor
zontaI bars at Cornell university, Jan. 8.
TALBOT. HNNRY-FeN from horizontal bar
at Harlem, N. T.. JAM 8.
Polo Player.
turies. received in a game at Anderson. Ind
Athletic Trainers. -
BALTIMORE JOsEPH-Drowned( at Aukwonag
|. NELSON, J6HN-Killed By touching live wire I
Waco, Texas. March IT.
Killed in Golf.
MANN. cHARLEs-Died from blow with go
r. stick at West Newton. Mass. Oct. II.
Football Player Killed on Train.
LANsBERG, JAMES T.-Southern football pla
er. shot and killed on train near Savanna
Ca. Aug. p. r.. ~
Ball Player Drowned. e.
falling from steamer near Chicago, Sept. !
Marks1nan Killed. e. I'LL.
sl KILGOUR, SHIvEs-Expert rife shot, killed
Completion, N. B.. Nov. f. s.-s. ~.
Wrestling.
QUINST, SLYER-Died after wrestling DO
~ with Dan Crawley at Montana, Pa, Feb 8.
The football season of 1906 is over. Twent
+ one players were killed on the gridiron.
Tie list of deaths and injuries has already be
printed In T e j a l and does not ne
repetition. -
WITH THE. BOXERS
- Hugh Kelley is matched to fight Young n
honey at Indianapolis Dec. II. -.
IszF 1T is very likely that of the next b
matches in California will be between JmI
l.. knir Grlliu - = = :