The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14
IT'LL END
1|oIRE DAME
I|vEN M0URNS
aGlcf3sa Fatal to An
- Chsics -Faudly and
4uennstes Gather.

Dspd, Ind, Dec. H.
.' Prsss.)-George Gpp,
fnmss greatest football
~ hailed by coaches and
"a one Of the best haifhacks
~ sentry. lost a game three
- against losing odds
S1 =, Ged here early today.
v - "a years old and. in adj
4 hing . star halfback. was
s;12a vith being the cleverest
7SS p,aycr in the history Of
fans. He was sought by
i11gIs managers and was ex-
r sign with the Chicago
r. a outfied position on
W 5ups team.
f1l q death ended a hard battle.
~ Notfe Dame star succumbed
s af,er q desperate struggle.
1870 we're summoned to the
I11Iln 70 be sent away happy as
- VIII the aid of physicians
~ bis way through crisis after
4 Game Until End.
e 1lA wont quit" the doctors said.
I'm nj d remarkable. You would
~ he vas on the football field
nilS
NJ snd came at 1923 a. m. today.
n addition to his mother, sister and
EDehe, Who came here from Laur-
r.. Mich. two weeks ago, Coach
E1eeine and members Of the Cath
w eleven we're at the bedside
[y1la he star died.
Gipp died from pneumonia. The
/ onal cause given was declared to
he been streptococcic throat
|uuubh, following an attack Of ton
dniiA Gipp was first attacked by
i1ndlittS following the Notre Dame
xsdhwotern game at Evanston,
n, Nov. 20, after he had gone into
~ game during the last quarter
lpinSt the Doctors orders, while
uD9ins from q broken shoulder
isesivd in the game with Indiana
) wsek before.
Khyed At Own Request.
Il ms Gipp's last appearance
vkl Notre Dame. This was his
IT yAf Of college football and il
~ \ bis own request that he was
tnsved to play.
Returning to South Pend, he at
tDdM . banquet given the Notre
m team by the University club
NJ was forced to leave the ban
~ hall BY q sudden attack OF
ta1gas trouble. He went to the hos
III - Nov. "a. =
- never played football until
= ame to Notre Dame. He had
. baseball player and was am
~ to make the college nine.
1iils football practice one day
u appeared on the tridiron and
u - oval rolled his way he
dM \ up and drop kicked from
= W-yard lire for a perfect goal
= ~ asked to try again and re-
DaiN
Was Great Passer.
IL had liltlo difficulty making thu
eTh His ability 81 the forward
sm VA one Of the middle VESTS
aaaa!l sensations. G:pp hurled thu
aoall almost with the accurac,
g eass with which he threw q
hisball
vipps longest drop-kick was in
~ whom he booted the ball d:
niua Tor q score while playing with
freshman eleven against Kala.
usoo, Mich, Normal. This was
~ 70 the longest drop-kicx on rec.
y. = inc record being held by Payne
Z Dalota Wesleyan, who kicked s;
!slds In 1915.
An arrangements for the funeral
, s1en will probably be held al
ssarum. will be made today.
Football Cleared.
south Bend. Ind, Dec. 14.-JJnit.
- - rress1-Football will not be
s@sd Tor the death of George
, According to Coach Rockne and
= ~ Of Gipp, his participation
49, scotoall was neither directly no.
'iy responsible for his death
Ffaised BY ROckne,
val men have to be PHYSICAL,
1871 before they are allowed tc
~ tne Notre Dame mentor std
10y and all the gridiror
N. IN the world is not worth the
a.. ~ . o. one splendid fellow like
~ seorse's tonsils have bothered
No.. ~ lor years." said his brothel
.aew. He should have had
n,,,,u asen out long ago but KEEP,
H. Aas It on. Coach Rockne told
~ ". uOt long ago it would increase
n paying ability so per cent h
'u0 have them removed"
NJ. Picked by Camp.
NV York. Dec. 1l.-(Unitet
.sssss. ~ Gipp's career end.
.sst when his name and fame
n,n mOst simultaneously with thu
NJ ouncement OF his death came
Ims- 1,ucuncement Of Walter Camp
a. Ss.s football authority, tina,
= x Dame star was the great.
'aiioack Of the year.
~ SPI,1TTnNc uADn