New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-29
CORNELL INDIGNANT
AT SCHURMAN'S ACTION
Football Acquitted, but Not Be-
fore Game with Williams
Is Cancelled.
AUTOPSY TELLS THE FACTS
Lauran B. Paine's Death Due to
Natural Causes, and Not to
an Injury Received on
Gridiron.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Ithaca y. Y, Oct 2S.-FoOtball was
acquitted Of the death OF Lauran B
Paine. of Duluth. MINI. here to-day.
but not before the hasty action OF Presi-
dent Schurman had brought about the
cancellation Of the Williams
game tomorrow.
Through an autopsy performed on the
body of young Paine. member of the
freshman class, who died at the Cornell
Infirmary on Thursday evening. by Dr.
Charles A Bentz, Of the department OF
pathology OF the University of Buffalo.
who was summoned by President Schur-
man at the request Of the boys father.
Franklin Paine it was ascertained that
his untfmely death was in no way due
TO his activity on the freshman football
team. DR.. Bentz. reporting on the case.
said:
1T is my opinion that the patient died
Of an unavoidable acute dilatatiOn Of the
heart. associated with an arterial dis
ease and a CASTRO entro cOlitis- There
was no evidence of rupture. hernia or
anything else due 10 a football injury
The CASTRO entro coIitis was the most
important cause of the dilatatiOn."
In addition the council Of physicians
present at the autopsy expressed them
selves as Of the opinion that young
Paine could not possibly have lived
more than two years. on account Of his
Affections. even under the most favor
able conditions
Paine entered the university this fall
ha wing finished his preparation at And
over. where he was actively engaged in
athletics. During his last year the Yale
Cup was awarded TO him as tribute to
his athletic and scholastic ability. Com
ing 10 Ithaca this fall armed with letters
of permission to play football from his
family physician. as we'll as his parents.
Paine joined the freshman football squad
and at once won a place at right end.
He was acting captain Of the team when
he died.
About ten days ago after the first
'varsity-freshman practice game he com
planned OF pains in his side similar TO
distress he had suffered while at And
over. and under the direction of the uni
versity physician he was placed in the
Cornell Infirmary- The following morn
ing. appearing entirely recovered. he left
the infirmary against the physicians
orders. Several days after he again
went to the infirmary. but showed no
signs OF the seriousness Of his trouble
within two hours of his death.
The cause of his death was at once
ascrfbed to football by the authorities
OF the university. and under directions
from President Schurman. the athletic
management cancelled the game with
Williams. scheduled for tomorrow. de-
spite the fact that the football coaches
as we'll as those intimately connected
with Paine questioned the possibility
of his death being due TO injuries re-
ceived on the football field.
Indignation of the strongest kind was
felt in all quarters that such hasty &C
ton should have been taken. in view OF
the evidence to the contrary The foot
ball coaches. knowing the conditions OF
the last scrimmage in which Paine en-
gagged we're firm In their convictions as
10 the impOssibility Of the boy sustain
ing any serious injury, and on account
OF the Importance OF tomorrow game
with Williams a plea was made 10 at
least await the report OF the physicians
who were 10 conduct the autopsy this
afternoon.
The authorities refused TO walt how
ever and the Williams team. which was
AT Auburn, was advised that the game
must be cancelled The Cornell team -
in first class condition. as was shown by
it's work on the field this afternoon. and
with the Harvard game only a week on
the contest with Williams was looked
upOn as an opportunity for the Red and
White team 10 get a thorough test
The report current this evening that
President Schurman. in view OF later
deveIOpments had signified his consent
10 reschedule the Williams game II Jos
sible leaves a hope that IL may be
plsved. owing to the lateness of the
reconsideration. however. II Is scarcely
POSSIBLE that the management can reach
the Williams team. which left Auburn
for WiIliamstown this afternoon