The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-14
Warrant Issued Charging Thomas
Mccoy Of Canton, Ohio, With
Death Of Rudolph Munk
Of West Virginia.
STRUCK HIM WITH FIST
Munk Was Running Interference When
Mccoy Is Alleged to Have Struck
Him and Then Walked
OF the Field.

WHEELING, w. Va. Nov. IA
warrant charging Thomas McCoy of
Canton, Ohio, with murder was is
sued by Coroner Rogers follow
ing partial inquest on the death
of Half Back Rudolph Munk, of the
West Virginia University football
team, who was fatally injured Satur.
day in the state championship game.
The warrant was issued in the name
of Mccoy, alias Garner after the
statements of the physicians who
performed the autopsy OH Munks
body and the testimony OF Attorney
Homer W. Young of Pittsburg, a for
mer Michigan player, who acted as
pire.
Mccoy left Bethany College two
weeks ago, but was placed in the
game and frequently called Garner.
Garner did not play. The faculty of
the college was unaware that Mccoy
was to play.
The body of Munk was sent to his
home, Connellsville, Pa, Sunday
right. The physicians testified that
death was due to blood clot on the
brain and could not have been due to
any former injury. Umpire Young
testified that Yves. Virginia had pos
session Oh the ball en- bethany's 80
yard line when Munk was injured;
that Munh started straight down the
field for the purpose Of interference,
but was not near the player who car
ried the ball; that he was met by a
man who Coach Townsend of Beth
any told the witness was Garner;
that Garner ran toward Munk while
both were running down the field,
10 yards behind the scrimmage line,
Munk in front and both approaching
the same point; that Garner struck
Munk with his fist upon the back OF
his head; that Munk ell and Garner
fell forward also, but quickly regain
ed his feet looking at Munk and
started to walk off the field. Witness
told Garner that he was out of the
game, to which Garner offered no
protest. Umpire Young said that the
blow which felled Munk was clearly
Intentional. No other witnesses were
examined
The testimony of several West Vir
ginia players was secured yesterday
Capt. Henley, Coach Townsend and
Players Budy and Bowers of the
Bethany team have been subpoenaed
to testify this evening.
BETHANY, w. Va, Nov. 14-Presi
dent Crambiett of Bethany College
upon his arrival from Wheeling sale
the faculty would meet today te
consider the tragedy of Saturdays
football game.
President Camblett, who saw the
game said. The game was rougl
one, and several times our coaches
asked the officials to stop the rougt
s.ugging. The Morgantown players
We're the chief offenders, and the
opinion is that Mr.. Mccoy took {
chance to get even"
MoRGANTOWN, w. Va, Nov. IA
President Purrinton of West vir
einia University was not in Morgan
town last night, but Prof H. S. Greer
chairman of the Athletic Commission
said
The settlement of questions arts
Ing from this football fatality vii
have to come after all of us have
had chance to think clearly.
meeting of the Athletic COMMITTEES
Will be held soon and the bearing o
Munk's death upon the football situa
ton will be discussed.
Any recommendations of thu
Athletic Committee will have to b,
acted upon finally by the universit,
council. have not arrived at al
opinion as to where the fault lay
and until more evidence is in hant
cannot make an official statement