Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1908 — IS THE GAME WORTH THE PRICE [ARTICLE]

IS THE GAME WORTH THE PRICE

A young man over at Goodland la slowly dying as the result of In-j juries received in a football game a few years ago,' and almost every paper one picks up tells of deaths, broken limbs or cracked skulls resulting from this deadly sport (?) Here are three clippings from one daily paper of Nov. 11 that is a fair sample of how football is building up (?) brawn and brain in our schools and colleges: Brookhaven, Miss., Nov. 11.- 1 Bowen Vardaman, 17, was probably fatally injured today in a football game, internal injuries being received. He was closely related to former Governor Vardaman of Mississippi. ' Danville, 111., Nov. 11— Howard Smith, fifteen years old, living at Yonkville, has lockjaw as a result of an injury received in g football game last Saturday, and the attending physician, has pronounced his case fatal. Smith when tackled during the game Was cutjm the kneecap. Tetanus followed. Evansville, Ind., Nov. 11—Owing to the death of Albert Daugherty, of this city, today, as a result of injuries received in a football game at Henderson, Ry., last Saturday, the local Y. M. C. A. football team will play no more football this season and has canceled all games. The local high school will also probably taboo the game.