Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-01-02
Death LIST RECORDED
AGAINST two LEADING
NATIONAL SPORT GAMES
COMPARATIVE LIST.

II has been proved beyond question
in the last three years that the most
death dealing of all sports is football.
For some time the grim reaper's har-
vest On the gridiron was much greater
than In any other sport. but baseball
Is coming fast. and before long may
take the place OF football as the leader
in this gruesomc race. From careful
records covering the last three years.
Il has been found that only two more
persons were killed in football than in
baseball in that length of time. This
year fifteen were killed either playing
" watching baseball games. while the
total number killed at football was
twelve. In 1905 twcnty-one were killed
in football while only eleven met
death Onthc ball field. In 1904 twenty.
one players met with fatal accidents
playing baseball and only sixteen foot
ball players fell victims to fatal foot
bail injuries. while tor the same per-
iOd forty-seven were killed In base
ball. No noted football stars have
been killed playing the game within
the last three years, and the same is
true of baseball, yet this year, for the
first time In many years, two minor
league players were called out at home
plate by death.
Lightning killed as many people al
baseball games as nearly all other
kinds ol accidents. Five yersons wcro
struck and killed and many injured by
a bolt of lightning near Mobile. AlP.
May %. and two months later. at Man.
itowac, Mich, on July %, five people
were killed and two injured In the
same manner. II Is peculiar coincidence
that both of these accidents happened
on Sunday.
Several amateur and semi-prOfcs
sional players were overtaken by dealt
IN violent form outside of the ball yard
JacKgon, Tenn. last February, an,
William Peterson was crushed in tn,
same manner at Springfield, Ohio, thu
same month. Both were minor leagu,
players. William Thomas, wei
known eastern league player, fell from
steamer and was drowned while com
ing down the Hudson from Providence
to Jersey City. Two college pitchers
were accidentally killed during tn,
year Herbert Farr of Beloit, wa
crushed in a California mine accident
and Ross Frazer met death by the ac
cidental discharge of room-mate's re
volvcr Frazer was Wisconsin Uni
versity pitcher. Two of the most hor
riblc baseball fatalities of the year oc
/ CURED In the west. Patrick CosgrovC
nm aged spectator at a game In the vi!
| lage oi Valley Junction. ILL.,, wa
| knocked down by base runner ant
killed, one of the players spikes pen
etrating the brain. Another acciden
OF the same kind occurred at Rolla, Mo
| During an amateur game James Mckee
was knocked down by his fellow-play
er, and the latter's teeth sank into Nc
KEGS skull. killing him almost In
! stantly.
One OF the saddest accidents of thu
/ year occurred at Columbia. Tenn,
/ where Walter Geers son of that fam
Gus reinsman, ED Geers, was killed b.
being hit on the back of the head by
pitched ball. Neither the National no
! American league has one fatality 4
record, and II there ever was playe
killed on the big league circuits nom
Of the up-to-date players can remem
Der such an accident. Below will b
found the list of baseball fatalities 70
the season of 1906.
| Charles Arnod-Dropped dead Will
running to Base in game at Chicago
| August 9,
I Claude Camp-Struck over the hear
by pitched ball at Mlskogee, Ind. T
! June ..
Patrick Cosgrove-Aged spectator
/ spiked In the head and killed durin
game at Valley Junction, H., June q
Edward Dillon-Struck on temple b
pitched ball at Leetsdale, Penn, Jun
%.
Walter Geers--Son of Edward Geeu
well known horseman. hit on back {
head during college game at Columbi
Tenn, MAY ..
James McKco-lnstantly killed dul
ing game near Rolla, Mo-, Octo.
Player ran into him, sinking teeth I'M
skull.
: Howard Newton-Struck over he;
by batted ball at Kansas City, Nc
May 26,
Harry Paschall--Died from excite
ment during game at st. Louis, Apr
II.
Arthur Peterson-Struck Ov6- hea
by foul tip at Newcastle. Penn. Jun
II.
Roy Treman-Dicd Mt st. Louis fro
: blood poisoning resulting from injuD
= received while sliding to base.
!. Edward Wagncr-Dicd from III"
: over head with bat a. ST Lop5 NJ,
, May "A,
Frank Weber-Died from eXciteme