Show 16 11 taken 01 BE ath I 1 WALTER CAMP FOUNDER OP OF PRESENT GAME OF FOOT BALL IS FOUND DEAD was in new york to attend session of rules committee was friend to all kinds of manly sports new york walter camp founder of modern intercollegiate football died ded while sleeping Ble in hla his room in tile the hotel belmont he was in his big sixty sixth year com coming ng to now new york on march to attend tile the conference of the intercollegiate intoci collegiate football rules rulea commit tee of blich lie he was secretary ahe former yale player coach and ci critt itic succumbed to 0 o angina peccola pec tola which ovet overtook took him in his bed after he had returned from the committees first session at the hotel pennsylvania tile hie was found by william W roper Prince tons s head gridiron coach and W S langford of trinity who vw were sent to the belmont by tho committee after mr mi camp had tailed failed to for the meeting getting Gett liiK no i spouse response to repeated repealed knockings knot knock kings ings at alo room loom door they summoned hotel officials who forced an entrance trance ii mr air camp in fit his pa ila jamas was in bed apparently asleep an examination ho however eel shoved allowed that lie wits was drad dead the body wits was taken to mr camps home at new haven conn the seat of tile the university lie ho served so illus triou sly for many years walter waller camp jr ji 0 of f N new ew york the gr grout 01 it biily only I 1 son bon and himself once a yale halfback and mr mi roter accod pan palled led the bod body members of the rules committee said that mr mi camp was in the best of health and spirits at fridays friday 8 sess session ton at midnight the meeting ad journea until 9 30 0 clock saturday Satu iday and mr mi camp went to his hotel when tile the time arrived for session which was to approve changes in fit the intercollegiate playing placing regulations the secretary was not in fit his place after a brief delay th tin meeting open ed without him an houi bom later E K hall dartmouth chairman ha irman of tile the committee decided to investigate and after a telephone call to the belmont brought the depoi report t mr camp s room does not answer and mr langford were sent bent in search or of the secretary getting no response from mr mi camps room roper and langbord Lang tord fortl hurried to the office of J 11 dark assistant manager of the hotel to gether the three men forced the door and found the body on the bed dr J R A lang house physician said mr camp had died in his sleep of a heart attack this was confirmed later by dr thomas A gonzales as distant medical examiner mrs camp was noti notified fled by tele phone at new haven but it was de bided that slie she would not attempt the journey to now new york then ifer her son a now new york business man together with roper and other mer members ibers of A the rules committee took look charge of the arrangements when the news ie achel me coach es co in ili session at the pennsylvania the meeting was immediately adjourned ard members of the committee of their services to assist in the funeral preparations |