Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1903 — GRIDIRON NEWS. [ARTICLE]

GRIDIRON NEWS.

Another Chapter of Accident* In the Football Field. From the Fowler Leader’s re. port of the Oxford*Boswell high school game: On the last play in the half Parker, OxfordT halfback, had his leg broken jnst above the ankle, and Lawson was substituted. t t In the Remington-Lafayette football game at the latter place on Thursday of last week, three of the the Lafayette players were quite badly hurt, Mike Linehan’s leg being broken midway between the ankle and knee so badly that one piece of bone almost bursting through the flesh. Another player g6t a bacHy wrenched shoulder, while still another had the muscles of one leg badly bruised and strained. t t Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 14 In the DePauw-Indiana football game here to-day, Nysewander of the DePanw team had his collar bone broken. t t Columbus, 0., Nov. 16.—Earl Neff, sixteen, of Kingston, 0., was brpught to the State Hospital for Insane Sunday as the result of a kick on the head received while playing football a month ago at Frankfort. He is believed to be incurably insane. t t Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 13. In a football game here this afternoon between of the University of Tennessee medical department and University of Nashville, McFernn, right half back for the latter, had his right leg broken. Score: University of Nashville, 26; University of Tennessee, 0. t t Shelbyville, Ind., Nov 14. — The local high school football team played the Carthage team at Carthage to-day, resulting in a score 72 to 0 in favor of Carthage. James Smith, of the former team, had three ribs broken and was injured internally. t t Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 14. Indiana played DePauw here today. Notwithstanding Indiana has proved to be stronger than for recent years, DePauw entered the game confident of victory. Five hundred rooters accompanied them. Indiana was in good condition. Smith, right-tackle, is out of the game for good this season on account of injuries. ft Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 14. —Ray Booth, a resident of this city, was badly injured in a game of football between two local teams here today. He was taken from the bottom of a pile of players and removed to a hospital. The lower part of his body is completely paralyzed. ■ t t Bloomington, 111., Nov.—Robert Sinclair, a student of the normal school, was probably fatally injured in a football game at Pontiac and the state normal university. His spine was injured. At midnight he had not regained consciousness and the attending physicians anticipated a fatal termination. t t Danville, Ind., 14 v - Parental objections is playing havoc with the Brownsburg football team and it is likely that the team will be compelled to disband because of lack of material. It was necessary to abandon two games that have been scheduled because enough men could not be found to fill the places. t t Princeton, N. J., Nov. 16. Most of the Tiger football warriors have returned to Princeton. With the exception of Kafer, who has a badly wrenched Bhoulder, all of the players are in good shape after their hard game. t t Chicago, Nov. 16.—After what every member of the team says was the hardest game the Purple has played this season. The Northwestern University football men remained in their rooms in an effort to recover from the bruises they sustained in the contest. Every man who went into the game was injured in some way, and some of them will be kept out of practice for several days, and may not be able to go into the Wisconsin game next Saturday. Captain Fleager is perhaps in the worst condition. He was struck in the head near the beginning of the second half and took the time limit to recover. He went into the game again and in a short time before the end reoeived a second blow which compelled him to retire. He was confined to his room yesterday. Cotton is also badly bruised and

has a strained tendon ka-lawanklw which may keep him brow ofS th»» field for a week. Blair is another whose' -oiida-•> tion is causing Nor»4ww»tem\ rooters some uneasiness. - t f New Haven, oonn.„ SSV.' Iu the Yale-Princetbnc fSrotbalL game, Rockwell of the ''Site teams was kicked in tbe- bead ead£ inthe second half. ShevlinjmceiVetf a severe muscle bruisw thw side and Bloomer?® - asaiiiav* TMto sprained. . t t r Indianapolis, Nov. same old hard luck tbaWifas followed the Manual Training; High) School team thus far tbrwugb- the>< season has not deserted titan* yet. Last night Captain Sandentenr re-.-ceived a sprained ankle Cullen, whose ankle was at North Salem, was on* foes the> first time last night, and i«s playing a straight back som- felL? on his ankle and it watn ikraed* again so that it is very probable* tbat he will be out for the nest oft. the season.

Indianapolis, Ind., Nov: 19. The entire back field! oi tit© Sh ortridge High School team is laid’up v by numerous injuries. McKinney, quarter-back, and the beet' kicker S. H. S. has, is out with a broken, toe and in all probability will nofc: be able to play in the M. TC EL S. contest. Full-back Allerdioe issuffering from a severe blbw on the head and finds it impose ibleto hear signals. ClarkV bead is . in a critical condition. He can hardly see out of one eye and his ear is swollen to abnormal proportion. His doctor has ordered him to quit the game as- there is danger of blood poisoning. Shocn, the hardest line-bitter, did not turnout for practice Wednesday and despite the weakened condition of the team, it is possible that Coach Brewer will not allow him to play. Gipe and Shank are still! nursing injuries received in. the - Tuscola game and Doudlcan is » having trouble with his- knee,, which he injured while playings against the Louisville M. Y. H. 8a last year. So many are the cripA ples that it is impossible to havescrimmage, and it is with* the* greatest difficulty that a teem cam be got together that can mark any kind of a showing.