Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1917 — TO INSURE HOCKEY PLAYERS [ARTICLE]

TO INSURE HOCKEY PLAYERS

Most Unique Idea Ever Evolved In Sport Successfully Tried Out on Pacific Coast. Probably the most unique idea ever evolved in sport • has been tried out successfully in California by soccer football officials. This is the establishment of a mutual protective insurance company for the league players. The California Football association, which has suffered at various times through these runs of injuries, finally has decided to insure its own athletes. They devise a plan whereby a-player injured in a scheduled league game may receive compensation up to S3O for any injury he may sustain. The plan is simple and the experience of last season has shown that it is sound. Every club that sends a soccer tqam into the field must contribute ten cents a game for each player who competes. To this fund is to be added money received from the sale of programs, the annual smoker and the yearly five-a-side game. The contributions each- week '~wtll~ amount to sll or more. This will bring the amount for the season to $275, while the sums from other sources should swell this to $1,000;