The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-31
INJURY TO CADET
ENDS ARMY GAME
Acting Capt6in Byrne Para
lyzed and Aay Die.
HALT COMES IN SECOND HALF
with Score Against West Point
TO o, and harvard PIunginE
Toward Goal LIBe, Army Player
Misses Hard Tackle and Ia Thrown.
Becomes Unconscious.


West Point. n. Y, Oct So.-Eugene A
Byrne, left tackle OF the Army eleven.
was severely. if not Sltally. injured here
this afternoon in the football game with
the team from Harvard
Byrne. whose father saw the accident,
was acting captain OF the West Pointers
for the day, playing hard and effectively
throughout Il was in the second half
that he was hurt. and after the serious
ness OF the injury became fully known,
the game was stopped and tho teams
hurried to their dressing rooms. The
score was 10 0 in favor Of Harvard
About half Of the second half had been
played when Bryne was hurt. It was
I feared that his neck was broken when
/ he was carried from the field on q
stretcher Harvard was in the thick OF
a ripping attack, when the play took
/ place IN which the accident occurred
A forward pass had gained 10 yards
carrying the ball into West Point terri
tory, and rushing tactics were taken up.
Directed at Eyrne.
/ There came a sharp m s. plunge on the
( lr.r sac OF svest 1i- nne. ia whicl
( Nilno,, ihe Harvard n back. carried thg
I hail TIE play cl.- AT Byrne, and hc
I dove 10 s1op il. From accounts given By
4 those who were close enough 10 the
tanEle OF men while the scrimmage was
on. Byrne missed the tackle. and immedl-
ately afterward met with tie blow OF
! collision which struck him down.
/ When the scrimmage. ceased. Byrne was
stretched out on the ground. He could
not rise when his feuow-players went
/ to his assistance, and DR.. Hanna, Of
/ the Army. went out On the field 10 hell
! him.
/ I can't move" murmuTed the PROSTATE
player. That was ali he said for I'm an
/ other moment he had sunk into uncon-
/ sciousness. Other army doctors hurried
out 10 aid in reviving the injured man. as
well as DR.. Nichols. Of Harvard. who
has had much experience with football
| injuries.
/ Byrne was found 20 be wholly paralyZed
/ The doctors set about 10 restore resp'ra-
/ ton. as ii was seen that the player
/ was just breathing and little more. Dr
/ Hanna worked the players arms back
and forth. but with no encouraging re-
/ sponse The spectators in the stands
could see that something serious had hap
pened. for Byrne's face became as gray
! as ashes.
Every Means Used.
/ The doctors worked over him for about
/ fifteen minutes on the field. using all the
means at their command to bring min
around. once he appeared to be regain
ing consciousness. That was just before
/ he was put on a stretCher. but he be-
/ came unconscious again.
/ The length Of time spent in working OF
/ the player on the field convinced the
/ spectators that the accident was serious
The father Of the injured cadet haC
climbed over the wire fence separating
the grldiron from the field while the
doctors were at work He walked VI
close TO the group. bent over. took a look
at his son. and then stood quietly back
/ until the patient was removed from the
field
! A moment after Byrne had been car
ried OF the field. wrapped in blankets
the players OF both teams started for
their quarters, and it was evident that
/ the contest had been stopped. The spec
tators fled slowly out Of the stands anC
down 10 the station.
! Byrne is a veteran member of the foot
/ ball squad. and one evidence OF his stand.
! ing is the fact that he was acting cap
/ tain to-day in place Of Pullen, who has
an injured knee. This Is Byrne's fourth
/ year at the Academy and on the foot
! ball team