The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-04
NO REFOOTBALL
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Sport Is Barred Following
Death of Charles
Benson.
FAcULTY's ACTION APPROVED
Immense Throng Attends Fune.
raj of Thanksgiving Day
Victim.
FACULTY's ACTION APPROVED
Ispeciarto The Times-Dispatch. !

tSpeclal TO The T1meS-Dispatcll.1
Newport News. Va, December Am
i immense throng this afternoon at
tended the funeral of Charles Benson,
the 5eventeen-year-old left halfback
OF the Newport News High School
football team, who died Friday night
at Fredericksburg from q broken mock
sustained in the game Thanksgiving
Day between the high school eleven
and the Fredericksburg College team
The services were held at St. Paurs
Episcopal Church, conducted by the
! rector, Rev. Thomas c. Daret. assisted
by DIR. W. G. Starr and Dr. L. T. Well
ford.
Hundreds who had gathered for tho
services were unable to secure adj
mission to the church. The student
body and faculty OF the high school
400 stronS-gathered at the high
school at o'clock and marched TO
the church In body
Among the honorary pail bearers
we're Stewart Williams and ~. II.
Andler players of the Fredericksburg
team They accompanied the body here
No More Football
Principal D. A. Dutrow announced
to- day that there will be no more foot
ball at the Newport News High School
as. long rs he is at the head of the
institution. The action of the faculty
In putting the ban on the sport is
approved by the entire student body,
and particularly BY the players OF this
years eleven.
Elks' Memorial.
Newport News Lodge, No. Sl5, b. P.
0. Ellss. held it's annual memorial SER
vices at the Academy of Music this
afternoon. Attorney s Otis Bland, of
this lodge. delivered the annual ad-
dress, Music was furnished by the
Hampton Roads Glee Club and sew
eral OF the leading rocalists Of the
city.
Injuries May BE Fatal.
Sergeant Robert w. Strange. right
halfback of the Thirty first Company's
football eleven, received injuries in a
game at Fort Monroe yesterday after
noon that may result In his death. 1t
was reported last night that the play
cr's neck had been broken. but to-day
1t was learned that he has concussion
of the brain. HIS condition Is critical.
Strange was skirting the end OF the
one hundred and SiNty-cighth Com
pan!'s team and was tackled In an
open field. He fell heavily, landing
on the back of his head. He was
Knocked unconscious, and was hurried
to the Fort Monroe Hospital
DeMott-Knox.
Miss Marguerite Knox, the only
daughter of Governor Thomas r. Knox.
OF the National Soldiers Home, and
Midshipman Max Burke DeMott, u, $
y, VINO is attached TO the battleship
south Carolina, were married yester-
day evening at the governors mansion
at the home, the ceremony being per-
FORMED by Rev. ]. Martyr Seifert,
chaplain of the home. Miss Knox was
attended b. Miss Stella Dunn, of New
York, as maid of honor. and Ensign
Ragat, of the hattleship Nebraska
was the best man. After the ceremony
the couple left for New York, where
Midshipman DeAiott's ship is stationed.
Lively bout on Steamer.
AS the result OF lively bout On
board the British steamer Searense nj
chesapeake am Ohio coal pier No. u
!ast night, q report OF murder was
circulated in the city, but SO far as
can be learned. no one was killed in
the melee. However. the mate OF the
steamer whose name is unknown, was
badly beaten up and kicked down a
companionway. The ship sailed imme-
dlately after the fight, and the extent
OF the mates injuries is not known.
j. NJ. Smith, saloonkeeper who ac-
companicd the mate to the ship also was
SSet upon, ana. after being Knocked down
three times. was picked up and pitch
cd from the deck of the steamer m
the dock below. The ealoonkceper was
BADLY bruised up. but no bones were
broken.