Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-29
ACCIDENT STOPS
FOOTBALL GAME
Indian Player Sus-
tains Broken
Leg
M|SHAP IN FIRST HALF
Superintendent Cra ndall
May Place Football Un.
der Ban Hereafter.

The Thanksgiving football game
between elevens Of the Santa Fe
High School and the U. s. Indian
School OF this city which had been
looked forward to with keen interest
by local enthusiasts. ended abruptly
yesterday when one of the players met
with an accident which resulted In a
broken leg. The mishap occurred with.
in a few minutes after the initial kick
off and before the teams had chance
to get fairly warmed up for the fray
or the comparative strength of the
combating teams could be gauged
Few of the spectators along the
sidelines or in the grandstand saw the
accident or knew anybody was hurt
until one Of the players was discerned
lying prone on the ground after
scrimmage. Jose Martinez, Papigo
Indian, who was playing half back on
the Indian eleven, was the unfortun.
ate youth. In falling to the ground he
twisted his left leg in such way that
it was fractured. 1t was a clean break
between the ankle and the knee and
the bottom part hung only by the
flesh and skin.
DR.. David Knapp who was witness
ing the game from the side lines was
summoned ON the gridiron when it
was realized that the Indian boy was
seriously injured and he pronounced
the limb as broken when he ex-
amined 1t. The unfortunate lad was
placed in carriage and conveyed to
the Indian School hospital, where the
fractured limb was set later by DR.. w.
S. Harroun, the regular physician and
surgeon Of the institution.
Stopped the Game.
Superintendent Clinton J. Crandall
of the U. S. Indian School, who was
among the first to reach the side OF
the victim, when he saw how badly the
boy was hurt ordered the game
stopped for fear of another accident.
Mr. Crandall stated -oday that he was
thinking seriously of having football
tabooed at the institution in the fu.
ture as it is such dangerous sport.
Six hundred people turned out to
witness yesterdays game which
promised to be an exciting contest a.
both teams were apparently evenly
matched. Few cared to see the con.
test proceed, however, after the ac-
cident happened. Instead of returning
the money paid for admission as was
at first announced It was suggested
that the gate receipts amounting to
about s25, be turned over to the Wo-
mans Board Of Trade. to which all
acquiesced willingly.
EIevens Evenly Matched.
The Indians started the game by
kicking off, having elected to defend
the east goal The ball was sent spin.
ming far Gown the field but 1t alighted
in the arms of high school player
who plunged forward the instant he
clutched the pigskin and darted In
the opposite direction. He returned
the oval over thirty yards before he
was downed. Then followed a few
scrimmages in which the ball chang
ed hands several times on downs OF
fouls, and when the mishap occurred
that brought the game to sudden
termination the two teams were in the
center of the gridiron.
A similar but not as serious an acct
dent happened a few days ago in a
scrimmage practice on the campus at
st. Michaels college. One Of the play
ers in being tackled sustained the frac-
ture of one of the small bones OF the
foot, but the injury did not prevent
him from being on hand to witness
yesterdays game between the high
school and Indian school teams.