New-York tribune., 1910-11-14
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN
ACCUSED OF MURDER
for Bethany Player
Charged with Hitting Man
Who Died.
ACTION FOLLOWS INQUEST
Umpire Says He Put Player Out
of Game After He Struck
Blow-All West Virginia
Games Cancelled.


end of the Bethany College football
team. with murder in connection with
the death Of Captain Rudolph Munk. OF
the west Virginia University team. was
issued here to-day by Magistrate r O.
Hobbs The action followed the COM
pIetion in part of the inquest by Coroner
W. w. Rogers Munk sustained injuries
I'm the game between the two teams here
Saturday from which he died within fvs
hours without regaining consciousness
The testimony on which the warrant
was issued was furnished principally BY
Homer N Young, Pfttsburg attorney
Who umpired the game Young testified
that Munk was making interference and
was few yards in front Of the .crir,-
mage line. when Mccoy came up TO the
West Virginia. captain. striking him o.
the head. Munk fell TO the ground un-
conscious and Young ordered Mccoy
from the game
The autopsy held at the coroner's ot-
fee disclosed the fact that Munk's death
was caused by blood clio. a. the base
Of his brain and could not have bee,
the result of former injury The dead
athletes body was removed to-day to
his home at ConneIlsvil1e. Penn.
Mccoy Put Out Of Game.
In giving the details Of the nnar-er
in which Munk was injured Mr. Young
said that the ball was on Bethany's so
yard line when Munk started down the
field for interferences.
He was not near the player with the
ball" Mr.. Young said. "Munk vas met
by Mccoy. who ran toward Munk as
they both We're running down the field
Ten yards behind the scrimrase line,
when Munk was in front. Mccoy struck
him in the back Of the head with his
fist Munk fell and Mccoy fell also.
but quickly regained his feet. looked at
Munk and started of the field
Young said that as the blow appeared
to him as clearly intentional he in,rne-
diately put Mccoy out of the game
Nc other witnesses were heard to-day,
but a number Of the players have been
summoned for tomorrow night. when
the inquest will be held The warrant
for McCoy's arrest has been placed in
| the hands of an officer. who will arrest
Mccoy Mccoy was reported tonight TO
have gone 70 his home in Canton. Ohio
Mccoy left college this fall without i,-
forming the faculty and had not played
on the team for two weeks President
cramblett Of Bethany said tonight tina.
he vas unaware that Mccoy was TO play
in Saturdays game
Brother Takes Chsrq. of Body.
Lawrence 1funk brother Of the dead
PLAYER. arrived tonight from, his par
ents' home in Connellsville to take
charge OF the body
1t was announced tonight that ali
the remaining games scheduled with
West Virginia University will be can
celled. including the Thanksgiving date
with Washington and Jefferson. which
has heretofore been one of the biggest
games in this section
Canton. Ohio. Nov. 13-Thorlas A
Mccoy, charged with murder in connec-
ton with the death of Rudolph Nunk
during the football game at Wheel1nS
Yesterday, arrived at his nome here TINS
morning To his father. John Z Mo-
Coy. a prominent business man, he told
his story of the part he played in the
football fatality. and Luther Day vas
retained as counsel for the bov.
Under the advice of his counsel Nc
Gov would make no statement but. ac-
COMMANDED by his father and counsel. he
will return 10 Wheeling tomorrow. Mr.
Dav communicated with the authorities
at Wheeling and on learning of the
warrant gave assurances that the young
man would appear az the inquest. Mr.
Dav said no effort to fight extraditiOr
would be made if McCoy's presence is
demanded in Wheeling at any time
UcCoy and his parents are distressed
over Yesterdays occurrence. Mrs. Nc
Gov said;
1T is terrible thing for a young
man like Tom to be charged with any
crime. I am sure he was in no way to
blame. 1t was an accident in the gane
Tom is heartbroken and said to me: Z
would rather ten thousand times IL had
been I that was killed I often had
tried to keep him from playing football.
hrt il was of no use He had been de-
voted to the game since he was little
boy. and his father liked TO see him
play"
Mccoy is twenty-one years old He
was captain 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 vas that Of being a clean player on
the field.
Bethany. ". Va. Nov. 13.-Presidsnt
T E. Cramblett of Bethany College to-
night on his arrival from Wheeling said
that the faculty would meet tomorrow.
when the tragedy of yesterdays game