Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1905 — ONLY THREE KILLED THIS WEEK. [ARTICLE]

ONLY THREE KILLED THIS WEEK.

Football Scores a Few More Fatal “Touchdowns.” South Bend, Ind., November 13. —Fred Thomas, a member of the Culver Academy football team, is dead from injuries from the game at Bremen. Council 1 Bluffs, lowa, November 10.—Herman Norgaard, a member of a local high school football team, died to-day from an abscess of the brain, brought on by injuries received in a game at Harlan, lowa, two weeks ago. Pacific Grove, Cal., Nov., 11.— The popular cry against football will be farther aagmented as a result of another fatality resulting from the sport here to-day. Young John Meehan, of Monterey, died this morning of a broken back, which can be attributed to a college game. Last Saturday Meehan played tackle on the team representing the Fifteenth United States Infantry, in a game with the Stanford University eleven. After one of the scrimmages the lad was carried to the side lines and later to the home of his parents, where he died this morning. Indianapolis, Ind. November 11. —The board of control of the Shortridge High School Association will defray the expenses caused by the illness of Edward Schoen/ little half-back of the football team, who was so injured in the game at Rensselaer early this season. Schoen is recovering rapidly and expects to be out of doors in time to see the Thanksgiving day game. Taylorville, 111., Nov. 14. —On the ground that foot ball was demoralizing the township high school, the board of education yesterday ordered the pupils to desist from further indulgence in the game. The school has achieved considerable fame in foot ball having for several seasons bad a team which was a formidable contestant among the high schools of the State for championship honors. The team met after school last night and disbanded. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 16.—The students of the Nebraska Central College, a prominent educational institution in this State, have decided by a unanimous vote to eliminate football from the list of college sports.