The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-30
FOOTBALL CASUALTIES.

A comparison of the record of cas-
ualties in football during the season
Of 1906 with that OF 1876 win innu-
ence many patrons of the game in
making zip their decisions as to whe-
Their or not the new rules are a sue
cess large proportion Of the peo.
pie who attend football games are at.
tracted BY the college spirit mani
Tested They themselves have been
collegians and the enthusiasm. rivalry
and loyalty TO their alma matters
shown by the students. and the sym.
pathy aroused by the respective
friends of the two institutions repre-
scented revive the old love for ones
alma mater and one lives over ones
college days for little while.
Then there are many who attend
the games to see who is there and to
note what the female contingent has
on" other, who bet on the game
still others who understand the
various plays and enjoy seeing them,
and not few who are attracted by
large crowd on all occasions. Some
nine-tenths of the people who witness
the average football game know moth
ing about 1t, and for that reason, TO
gether with the fact that they can
not see half the plays, the get little
pleasure out of ii. 80
10
find pleasure in the brutality of the
game, and they attend with more or
les hope that the scrimmages will
be unusually rough. and that some Of
the players will get hurt bad enough
TO be subjects for the ambulance No
doubt these will incline to the opin-
ion that the new rules which have
partially eliminated the danger of
death or injury aia not success
There arc many. however. who enjoy
f, the headwork. gcncralship and the
science displayed ratha- than The
brutality and Danger who will APP
prove Of the change Of the rules.
The new rules have shown far
that the game is less dangerous. This
season closed yesterday aud only
few more games viii be played Up to
this time eleven players have heou
killed and l04 have been seriously in.
jured in the United States During
the -eason Ct 1905 eighteen players
were killed aad il9 seriously Injured.
These records were compiled by the
Tsaff
speciality Of statistics. and that paper
observes that the deaths and Injuries
were largely among the lighter foot
ball players. such as high school
pupil. OF the eighteen players woo
were killed during the season Of 1905.
eleven were Of This class. and also
nearly onchalf of the injured. IN the
scaun just come 20 close seven
of the killed aud iweaty ESQ uf tho
Injured were uf the s1me class. This
year ih re wa not death RESULTING
from game among tho large Ameri
can college
The truth is comparatively fcw
deaths or ser'uHs injuries result from
football in the big institutions where
the players are properly trained
They are physically qualified TO play
withaat st.rious dIlsser Of fatality.
and they play with more science as .
rule taan the high school player
who are far more liable 10 injury.
When men are physically eapaciiaied
10 get on the big teams a1d are well
trained for fray they are seldom
seriously hurt. Under the new rules
they are in far less danger than under
the Old ones. and whether or not the
game retains all # is popularity il
s. Hnaue fieHahiF superior as nov
plssed and vii deuhties undergo
sren further changes II the eiimina.
fisa Ct rs dangers