The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-14
FOOTBALL MURDER CHARGE
CORONER ISSI rs WiRRiNT FOR
BETHANY COLLEGE PLAYER.
Makes Accusation That Mccoy. Pia,inE
Under an Assumed Name. w,ifuiiy
KILLED Nunk af tine ". Va. Z University
r~am-raial Bisw Called IneNru. abie

wHEsLISo. W. Va. Nov. i3.-Charging
him with the wilful murder Of Rudolph
Munk. left halfback and captain Of the
West Virginia Univ ersity team, CoroneL
W. W. Rogers to-day issued II warrant
for Thomas Mccoy. alias Gardner. left
end Of the Bethany College team.
The warrant has been placed in rhe
hands OF Constable ". W. wickham and
Mccoy will be arrested in the morning
The warrant was issued because Of the
sworn statement made to-day to Coroner
Rogers by Homer n. Young Of Pittsburg.
former Michigan University player
who was the official referee Of the game.
His statement Is:
Rudolph Munk was running down the
field in advance OF the man with the ball.
West Virginia having the ball about thirty
yards from the Bethany goal. He Was
not close TO the ball On this play he was
met by a man said TO be Gardner. as his
name was given to me by Townsend. the
coach for the Bethany team. On this
particular play this man Gardner ran
toward Munk while both were running
down the field About the time they got
ten yards beyond the scrimmage line
Gardner from behind Munk. 10 the best
Of NV recollection. struck Munk on back
Of Munk's head with his. Gardner's. fist
-Munk fell and Gardner kind of fell
over him. Gardner got on his feet for
an instant. gazed at Munk and started to
walk on the field For this foul put him
out Of the game N. made no reply and
no protest whatever
-Munk was unconscious. Evidently to
territorial
The -vi.i-nc" II Referee Young taken
to-day u part Of the inquest that Is being
held by Coroner Rogers Tomorrow
evening the taking Of the testimony will
be- completed. Mccoy and other men,
beers Of the Bethany team will be ex-
amined by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Fred l. Maury.
Mct oy II the real name IL the player
VINO il charged with striking Mmnk. hut
in this game he was playing under the
nam. Of Gardner After he had been
ordered from the field he passed the
bleach-rs where several hundred West
Virginia RIOTERS were standing. Cries Of
dirty PLAYER and tough came from
IN. crowd and in reply Mcroy said we'll
be was smuggling me all through the game.
Dr stats ran - IN. UNCONSCIOUS
player and placing hun ia An AUTOMOBILE.
took him IL tho city hospital Half u
score ~ physicians - orked over him.
hut 60 No. avail He died shortly after
O'Clock wI'hou' having r"gained con
scloI-n--s The West Virginia 'esm
Jeff for Mnrganruwn to-day
Capt Henley Il Pc'hany - hen asked
concerning the plav said
4, l. IN. ""n"..n-rs among the
R.ihany .,lay"r- hat MINK h'' Met 'Oy
and Ms''ov hri hun hac! None OF the
Bethany players sa~ h" plav nor do |
hlnk The uf.iclals did - all were. watch
.ng the man With ~" hali
Ioacl Tow n-.ud Il R-'hauy sad
SluRging Lad teen going IN all through
~. game In,! INST p:ipi t. he accident
had ASKED H.. u:'tclal- - Hav- u stopped
uu' rh"y pad 10 L''-n'.un - ru-. All
II orlr players .i..srly i"gr-s The affair
and 'u-uurr"v ~" will rtk" up "a popular
subscription {. purchase t'"ral peering
- ~ u measure show tn" h"v'- PARENTS
otIT feeling ~ Ih.. matter
Munk has lonS plsy..i football n
tn. ounellsvill- High school i..- vas
"ap'aIn aud l'Iart.rhark Later IA" at
tended Bickn-ll College Al I.-wIsbGrR
Pa from which place. h" went :" West
Virginia
~. PLAYED quarterback "a III. ,InIv-r-
sItv team LAT year and his wear until
IA" game TODAY ~ hen he went ~ is left
half 81. Mas -hprt-'op On IN" baseball
team last spring An autopsy held over
he rodv - MINK this afternoon revealed
h. ca,i-. - his death II was "a blood
cIot IN ,he brain probably due To blow
On the head.