Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-14
FOOTBALL RIGHT END
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Struck Captain of Opposing Team on
the Head.

Wheeling. w. Va NOV IA war
rant formally charging Thomas Mccoy,
right end Of the Bethany college foot
ball team, with murder concerning the
death of Capt. Rudolph Munk of the
West Virginia university team was is
sued here today by Magistrate r. G..
Hobbs. The action followed partial
completion of the inquest by Coroner
w. w. Rogers. Munk sustained in
JureS in the game between the two
teams here Saturday from which he
died within five hours without regain
ing consciousness. The testimony upon
which the warrant was issued was fur
nished principally by Homer n. Young,
a Pittsburg attorney, who unpired the
game.
Young testified that Munk was MAX
ing interference and was a few yards
in front of the scrimnage line when
Mccoy came up to the West Virginia
captain striking him on the head Munk
fell to the ground unconscious and
Young ordered Mccoy from the game.
The autopsy held at the coroner's
office disclosed the fact that Munk's s
death was caused by g blood clot at the
base of the brain and could not have
been the result of a former injury.
The dead athletes body was removed
today to his home at Connellsviile. Pa
Mccoy who is charged with causing
the players death, lives at Canton O.
The warrant for his arrest will be
served tomorrow
A Slugging Game.
Bethany, W. Va, Nov. 13.-President
7. e. Cramblett of Bethany college to-
night, upon his arrival from Wheeling,
Sa id that the faculty would meet to-
morrow, when the tragedy of yester-
days game would be given considera-
ton. President Cramblett was at the
game and said: The game was a
rough one and several times our coach
es asked the officials to stop the slug
ging. The Morgantown players were
the chief offenders and the opinion is
that Mccoy took a chance to get even"
Canton, o., Nov. 13.-Tllomas A. Nc
Coy, charged with murder owing to the
death of Rudolph Munk, during the
football game at Wheeling yesterday,
reached his home here this morning
To his father. John E. Mccoy, a prom
inent business man, he told his story
of the part he played in the football
fatality, and Attorney Luther Day was
retained as counsel for the boy
On advice of his counsel. Mccoy
would make no statement, but, accom-
panied by his father and council, will
return TO Wheeling tomorrow Mr..
Day communicated with the authorities
at Wheeling, and upon learning of the
warrant, gave assurances that the
young man would appear at the in
quest Mr.. Day said no effort TO fight
extradition would be made. if McCoy's
presence is demanded at Wheeling at
amy time.
MrCoy and his parents are distress
ed over yesterdays occurrence Mrs.
Mccoy said; TT is terrible thing for
Young man like Tom to be charged
With any crime. ] am sure he was i'll
10 way to blame. It was an accident
i'll the game Tom is heart broken and
said to me / would rather ten thou
said times it had been I that was kill
of hr,A f,-f,~ Il H.
playing football, but it was no use. He
had been devoted to the game since he
was 3 little boy. and his father liked
to see him play"
Mccoy is u years old. He was cap
taL last year Of the Canton High
school football team, and was known
as one Of the best players the school
ever turned out. His reputation here
was that of being a clean player on the
field.