Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1909 — PARALYZED ON THE GRIDIRON [ARTICLE]

PARALYZED ON THE GRIDIRON

Annapolis Midshipman, Hurt In Football Game, Has Spinal Tumor. Annapolis, Oct. 19. —It is stated at the naval academy hospital that the condition of Earl D. Wilson, the midshipman injured In a football game, was serious. The man is paralyzed from his neck down. By the X-ray it was found that Wilson’s spinal cord was bruised, causing a blood tumor. Recovery depends upon whether the tumor enlarges or disappears.