The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-03
TEN FATALITIES
DURING SEASON
Continued from Page Twelve.

chiefly among players not of the, great
est skill. who drilled in the fine
points OF the game and who have un-
dergone careful physical prepa ration.
diamonds. but there is no lack of dis
tressing accidents to expert players
Swiftly batted balls and thrown balls.
collisions. quick sharp movements. such
as sliding. sudden and vehement out
put OF energy, these are OF considerable
variety but the last season was no
ticeably free from injuries caused by
The subjoned list is by no means a
complete compilation OF the seasons
mishaps. No attempt al record keeping
taoulation OF the accidents that came
under the writer's observation. but suf-
fieient to show that the national game
claims Its victims.
Accidents Started Early.
In r March arc H. in in Kittannng; Pa. Roy Dun
can. a pitcher, Is years old was hit over
the heart by lire drive and dropped
dead. The same month. in Reading. Pa,
James G. Allen. Ii years old was struck
on the head by a fly ball and died a few
hours later On April II Rudolph Ruh-
ling. II years old, of New York, was
struck on The side of the head by a
hours later.
The papers OF the next day also con-
,alned accounts OF two other fatalities.
Frank Burns; student al the Rensselaer,
OF beiGg hit in the temple by q pitched
ball He was 19 years old and proms-
ing student and athlete. There was a.
blood clot William schmitt: IS. Of
Freeburg. H., was killed by being struck
over the heart by Il pitched ball,
frank ,iIK Breitweiser. is. OF New York.
him in the temple, He was dead when
the ambulance arrived. Another New
York boy killed was Harry Becker of the
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game was on and young Becker was hit
in the stomach by liner TIe picked
up the ball. threw the batter out, but
succumbed short time later and died.
Snarles Moran: catcher OF La Porte.
ma was struck by bat and death re-
suited while surgeons were operating on
him Texas furnished victim in Aionzo
Crompton, l6, whose death was brought
about by being hit by foul ball
On July 2s the Philadelphia papers pub
lished. a double play which retired the
opposing side, won the game for his team
and cost the life of Albert Stevenson a
youthful ball player. who lived in Cam
den, He died in the Cooper hospital OF
o!ood poisoning after he had walked to
ing ball hit a pebble, struck his knee
and bruised it. He continued pIayine
for week then went to the hospital.
From Mon,cair, N: J., in July there
has claimed its third victim in Montclair
this year. r. D. Edwards, an officer of
the Mapleside school here is dead as the
result OF an accident which occurred In a
naseball game on Independence day. Ed
wards was standing close 10 the plate
when one OF his teammates knocked OUT
a nome run. As the batter started for
hrst he threw his bal behind and struck
Edwards on the head. Death was due 10
cerebral Inflammation
College Players Injured,
There were several severe accidents
| early in the season. Winters. a Harvard
| freshman sustained "A compound facture
OF the leg sliding 10 first. Captain Phil
! pin OF the Yale varsity nine was badly
! hurt In game against Pennsylvania a,
! Atlantic City. He smashed ankle bones
sliding and did no more playing until
June; although he was hurt in March
ANOTHER player severely hurt sliding was
J Theodore Hasey OF the Hellerstown Pa
team lie sustained a compound fracture
| OF the leg.
April appeared the following from,
| three DAYS have worked havoc with the
| Williams baseball squad j. Guy Prindle
10, Inc most promising candidate for firs;
base, was struck by line drive on Wed
nesday and is still In an unconscious
state. Paul Otis. IL a fielder is suffer.
ing from broken ankle. and r. Law
| renee Oakley. IL a promising candida Il
| for catcher. today suffered a disloca tee
| shoulder,
Stevens and Rutgers were playing a
game on April l6. when Van Ness. a Rut.
ScIs IeIoet. colllued With another player
IN going after fly and broke his collar,
bone In the same game, Meirs. o
stevens. broke his ankle sliding home
An accident OF a. quite different nature
and one happening TO a crack profes.
sionai player occurred late in April whei
| owen Wilson the Pittsburg right fielder
broke a blood vessel in his foot Will,
running: The day following Birdie Cree
oil Inc New York Americans, was knocked
unconscious by pitched ball, and wa.
timid at The bat for several weeks after
| The danger attending sliding was en-.
| phasized when Alonzo Decker seconC
passm1n OF the Syracuse university nine
broke his leg In a game. Channeu III,
young outtelder Of the New York Ameri.
cans broke his leg sliding 10 third on thc
hlnto7 grounds and didn't play the res
OF the season. pitched ball fractured
the skull OF Ben Bowcock. left neder o
the Fall River team OF the New England
league. according to Il dispatch OF Apri
-. catcher simon, OF the Plttsburgs