The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
YORK, BIG YALE
 GUARD, IS DEAD
SOPHOMORE WHO WON PLACE IN WEST POINT GAME SUC- CUdBS TO DOUBLE PNEU- NEONIA-PARENTS AT DEATH BED.
GAME WITH COLGATE FOR SAT- TTCE INDEFINITELY STOPPED.

Theodore Woodbury York, Yafe
 varsity football guard and a promf-
 nent member of the academic soph-
 omore class. who has been confined
 Eo the Infirmary for the past two weeks suffering, presumably from an injured shoulder, died there last eve- nlng at 9:8O o'clock. His death was due to double pneumonia, according to official statern ent Of the attending physicians, Drs. Verdi, Arnold and B1umer. York WAS unconscious the the desperate efforts of the doctors to stay the inevitable hour by the use of oxygen and anti-toxins he sue of his death MT. and Mrs. Edward II. York, his parents, were at his bed side, having been summoned from of the precarious condition of their
 Yorkis eazth is g hard blow to Yale Sear yazre1Sa was Considered by far the best that has been displayed by any of the candidates for guard, and before his illness the football experts were complications he would be chosen as an AII-American sel9etion Tor tne es guard position. At the Hotel Tais football coaches there was a notice able silence and hush. The death of York touched the feelings of every one of the men who have come back to assist Yale to success and who have met the dead student in the closest of relationship. The news of his coaches coach by Elmer McDevitt. of last friend of York. 1GeDevitt had been but a short time and he visited the Infirmary last evening, being present when York passed away.
 Coaches Much Affected.
 He at once went to the Yale room and trainers had assembled to hear of the players condition. When McDe- witt entered the chatting coaches read in the pallor of McDevitt's face the fact that York had lost the great nFhf and several burst into tears dead Particularly affected was Johnnie Mack, for years the trainer of Yale athletes. Tears welled up in the news of the death of the boy with whom he had been so closely connect ed during the present college year.
 Head Coach Arthur Howe. Manager HaroId A. ScraEg and Captain Jesse spaldfng. after brief conference to- gether postroned the practice of the team indefinitely and grew VII up 2 e nign. e,,. footbaIl auth critics at Colgate uniyer- sfty which is scheduled to play Yale H1fs nSXC SaLuEQAJss HI tAAo lSILSE@ gram they announced the death of the player and requested the Colgate to cancel the game on this account.
 Career At Anaover.
 York was 20 years old, having been born in Portland, Me, May IT, 1892. He entered Andovef academy in 1909 having graduated from a minor school in Maine. While in Andover he was one of the most popular stu dents there and was a member of many committees. He was the star guard of the Andover team in 1909 and shifted to tackle in 1910 where he also played a stellar game.
 He gained distinction by being the chairman of the committee which se- cured the large swimming pool for Andover the year he graduated. He was also a member of the Kappa Omega Kappa fraternity at AndoVer, captain of the class hockey team, a member of the student council, senior reception committee and the class day committee
 He entered Yale last year and was q member of the freshman football team, alternating between guard and tackle