Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-11-17
AND THIS IS SPORT
Another Football Fatality
Fills Loving Hearts with
Sorrow.
Virginia May Abolish FOOtball-Fa-
ther, Mother and Brothers Ac-
company the Body to
Richmond.

R1CnmOnUs
Washington, D. c., Nov. 15-AccoIf:'
ranied by his heart-broken 1atner'
mother and brother, Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Christian and Andrew Chrlstlan'
third. the body of Archer Chrlstlan'
the feet halfback of the University OF
Virginia football team, who died early
Yesterday morning from injuries re
ceived in the annual grid1ron contest
between Georgetown and Virginia, was
taken to Richmond yesterday after
noon for burial.
At $40 o'clock yesterday mornlnS
the Virginia player whose heroic light
in the shadow of death gave his, deVo-
ted family right to hope against nope
breathed his last, and so sorrow
stricken are the members OF the lam
lily and his Immediate friends that no
definite arrangements have been made
for the funeral.
In addition a movement is afoot to-
night among the parents of students
in the high schools of the District OF
columbia to have football proh1blteC
in the schools, if not barred entirely
i'm the National Capital. The death OF
Cadet Byrne, of West Point, and the
nearly fatal injuries Of M1dsh1pman
Wilson in the game at the Naval Acad-
emy, are put forward as reasons why
the game should be abolished, at least
las it now is played.
The injury of Christian and his re-
moval from the game were dramatic
in the extreme: Christian was tower
of strength for the Virginia team and
more than half the time he was given
the ball to carry. So desperate were
his plunges and his bucking OF the
line that Virginia won the game by
score of Fl to 0. The player who con-
tributed most to the victory, however
was unconscious when the cheering
rooters for the Old Dominion team be-
gan their paean of victory when the
referee blew his final whistle.
The accident that put Christian out
of the game came in the latter part OF
the last half. Christian was sent
through the line on an off tackle buck.
Aiding him in bucking the Georgetown
line were Captain Yancy, halfback of
the Virginia, and Stanton, right half
back.
The three plunged through the
GEORGETOWN line, but the Georgetown
backs closed in, one Of them throwing
Staunton and another plunging for
ward to tackle Yancey. The latter
tripped and threw his weight on Chris
tian, who half turned and fell back
ward over the PROSTATE form of the
Virginia player, striking heavily Oh
the back of his head. When the pile
was separated, it was discovered thai
Christian was unable to rise. He ap
peared to be in faint, and the ref
cree called for number OF substl
tutes to remove the stricken player
He was lifted up and taken to the s1d'
lines. where a doctor made hurrie:
examination and asked some Of th'
by-standers for the use of an automo
bile to take the stricken man to th'
hospital. On more careful examina
ton, however, the physicians discov
cred that the players injuries Wer
such that he could be removed wit
safety only in an ambulance. Accord
ingly, one was ordered.
In the meantime Andrew Christian
a brother of the stricken man, and
substitute on the Virginia team, wa
beside the quiet form. Once or twiC
the injured player stirred, and ono
he murmured, almost inartlculatel,
GsIJouu oooc tho oamn2o
He relapsed into unconsciousnes
almost Immediately and before /
could be told that victory was with b
teammates.
Mrs. Christian, the mother or tf
football player, was one the point
taking a train for home when tel
phone message caught her at the raj
road station. She hurried back to h
son and Immediately took up her pla
by his bedside She gave orders tn
the most expert surgeons from Bali
more be at once sent for, but on a
rival they agreed that all was beil
done for tie injured that was know
to medical science.
Young Christian was eighteen yea
old. and one of the best players t
University of Virginia has had
wears. The celebration of his COLES
mates over the victory has Civ
way to general mourning and me-
bers of both universities Joined IN
pressing their sorrow over the &C
dent.