Coalville Times | 1910-11-18 | Page 2 | Death on Gridiron Murder

DEATH ON GRIDIRON MURDER. Collage Player Charged With Capital Crime aa Rsault of Fatal Blow. Wheeling. W. Va A warrant charging Thomas McCoy, right end of tha Ilethany college football team, with murder, In connection with the death of Captuln Kudotph Munk of the West Virginia team, waa laaued here Haturtlny'by Magistrate It. (I. Ilobbs. The action folowed a partial lmjurat by Coroner W. W. Rogers. Munk sustained Injuries In the game between the two teams Huturdny from Which he died five houra luter with-aul with-aul regaining consciousness. The testimony was furnished prln-cKiully prln-cKiully by Homer N. Young, a Pitts burg attorney, who umpired Iho game. Yoing testlllcd thut Munk wus making mak-ing Interfcrcnro and wna a few yards In flout of tho acrltntnuge line when McCoy came up to tho West Virginia cuptuti, striking him In tho head. Munk fell to tho ground unconscious uncon-scious und Young ordered McCoy from tl.o gaino.