Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26

FASTENED his death, but did not cause IL.
9. Leonard Entler aged l3, twisted his
bail with his classmates In the school yard
at Harrisburg, Pa. He did not think u
serious and did not have II examined gntl
two weeks later, when he went TO the hos
pltal. Two days later an operation TO re-
move the dead bone, he was taken home
against the advice Of the hospital physt-
Clans. He died Of blood poisoning on NO
vember a.
9-Waiter Evans, aged II, In a practice
game at Panora Iowa High school against
an irresponsible, unorganized pickup team,
attempted 20 tackle a runner going al fuil
speed IN the open field. He was struck
by the runners knee and his backbone
broken. lie died ten days later, ON octo-
Der 8.
10. RAY Graham. aged 20, a former pupil
Of Waterloo QOwa) West High school and
a spectator at the championship game be-
tween the West and the East High school
on November 6, was struck on, the point
OF his chin by a larger boy before. the
game in a fist fight over the school fags.
He was able to 20 to work In the evening
and then to walk home, but he died the
ii. Walter Gruber, aged p, died on No
vember 8 Of tuberculosis. following a
high schools OF Taylorsville and Auburn
IL. Russell Heckel, aged 10, died on oc-
tobcr q at Pittsburg. Pa, from Injuries
received in a school game while playing
against his parents wishes.
One IL Cigarette SmOker.
u. Harry Houston, aged 10, 81 Craw-
louisville, Ind. died Of heart failure due
TO excessive smoking Of cigarettes. He
had frequently been warned toistop smok-
ing Foot ball was In no way responsible
for his sudden death, as he was not a
member OF any team and was not playing
IN a regular game. On the day OF MS
death he had joined q group OF much
younger boys kicking a foot ball about a
vacant lot. This unusual exercise ana
more cigarettes following II caused him TO
drop dead on his way home.
"a HLnwNAa II AANHnA~ fnnInd nnk in
some papers,, aged 81, a colo1ed man, dled
OF appendicitis this year. He had played
at Colorado college, Colorado Springs, Col,
in 1905, but never was injured
10. Clinton b. Nissan. aged Is, q student
of the Mackenzie school, Dobbs Ferry-on-
Hudson, n. Y, died on october 20, and the
newspapers attributed his death to foot
bal. But. although he played for three
seasons, he was never hurt. The rive at
tending physicians at his death report
After a careful study of the case OF Gin
ton Brown Nissan, including a bacterio-
logical examination OF the spinal fluid, we
are Of one mind that he died Of anterior
polylomy6iitis. more familiar.y known as
i~nfantile paralysis, which is a germ disease,
and could not possibly have been caused
by an injury received in foot ball or any
Is. w. X. Ludden, aged o. had played foot
bal at the Woodland, Cal, High school;
but since graduation some years ago had
Der 10, he went to the neighboring town
of Davis TO see a game between the Davis
ONuStlkdb ana inc MlnHtQ V , VI NalACJOs
When he saw the Davis team being de-
feated and many Of their players forced
by injuries 10 leave the game, he yolun-
teered to play. In an open field tackle he
broke his neck and died two days later, on
October 70, after an operation.
II. w. j. Luffsey, jr., aged a. died on
injury to his chest while playing on the
Richmond Grays, first regiment of Vir-
gtnia. against another non-college team.
rs. John Macarthur, died of concussipn OF
the brain from an injury received In a
game with the Wabash Gnd) High school.
Victim of Blood Poisoning.
10. Verne Merrill Of Janesvllle (Wis)
High school died Of blood poisoning on
bruised his arm In gym work at the Young
Mems Christian association and the sore
WAS neglected II became injected and he
late TO save his life. The fact that he
IVES captain OF the foot ball team at the
time he was taken with blood poisoning
I'm the last game he played, was foundation
enough for the press to attribute HIS death
TO foot ball. But our team played out its
schedule just the same, and no one familiar
with the facts for one moment thinks OF
attributing his death to foot ball" is the
report from GAINESVILLE.
%, Robert Millington. aged II, of Potts
Vile Pa.) High school, died on October
from the effects Of o Kick received three
days before in a game with the Shamokir
High school. He was attempting 10 stor
o tackle plunge when injured, The post.
mOftem showed that although his Liver
was crushed. his death was chiefly due &c
appendicitis, from which he had been suf.
fering for several months.
was Kicked in he stomach on Thanks,
non-sehooi teams He Complained later OF
sone pain, but there were no serious ef,
fects for nj least seven weeks. on Januar,
16 he stayed homo from school, and despite
mmsdleal attention. died on January 2l Of
p, John Peters, aged Is, a junior a
Mornlngside college. Sioux CITY, la, dice
Of pneumonia on November %. He wa.
not a regular member OF any team or II
good condition or training, On November
%. for the first time this season, he re
ported for practice and after playing hal
dozen plays with the third team. h'
stood around In a snowstorm watching tn,
practice OF the first team. He caught cold
put was not. confined to his room until TIL
day before his death. He had been seri
ously Ill during the summer. Nobody her,
considers his death due to foot bali. but Il
exposure and constitutional Weakness
%. Clarence Pierce, aged 10, was injured
internally on October 2f, in a. game be
park, Wilmington, Del while Interfering
a., for one OF his teammates who was running
back the kickoff at the beginning Of tn,
second half. Pierce threw himself in from
OF three runners, who fell over him, II
could not get up and lay for some time Of
the ground. Finally, ne was taken home
late that night, when he grew worse. an
was taken 70 the hospital, but he died tn
next uhSs ne nhu never prayed except II
similar games between pickup teams OF
vacant lots.
Foot Ball Not Responsible.
"a. Merrill Ricketts, Of Forrest, ILL.,, die,
nearly a year ago, His death was in n
wise due to foot ball.
Is. Roy Spybuck, aged 10. a member o
the scrub team OF Haskell, Indian ipstitutC
Lawrence, Kan, in a practice game agains
the first team, attempted to make a flynn
open-tield tackle, but missing the runner
he struck heavily on his head and die
OF a broken neck the next day, October 81
20. Charles Stroppell, Cincinnati, o., die
OF Injuries and conclusion OF the bral
while playing at Carthage, o.
q. James Sullivan, aged Is, died at Ut
bana Ill, on October Is. from a disloca
tion OF the spine received two weeks be
fore. probably IN a foot ball scramble O
in playing crack-the-whip in the schoC
yard. No one seems to know whether h
fell over a pile OF cinders or was throw
to the ground.
22. Frank ID. Trimble. Indiana University
died on October 2 Of blood poisoning, HI
death was not traceable In any way {
the game Of foot ball. His foot becam
infected from a blister. This blister wa
not foot hall shoes, but a pair OF citizen
shoes. lie opened the blister with his ow
pen knife, and as a result blood poison
ing set In. The man was never on the fiel
after tho start of his injury, as he inJure
his foot on Sunday and was nver on III
field again,
20. Raymond Thurston, Cambridge, Mass
'died OF infantle paralysis, sustained dul
ipp a game al Phillips Exeter academy