Show Awaits Result of 1931 Grid Fatalities NEW YORK Dec 3 While t-While P While Fordham university paid its last tribute trib ute today to Cornelius Murphy Jr 21 j 21 year old old ear football star who died yesterday esterday o of injuries suffered in his teams team's closing game same with Bucknell 10 da days s 's ago the sport loving public wondered what would be the thc result of or the thc unusual number of or gridiron fatalities during the thc 1931 season Murphys Murphy's death was the thc thirty- thirty first recorded this s season ason In many quarters it was believed imp important steps would be taken to check the tolL tolLof of oC football Coaches officials players ex and others connected with football rallied to o thc the support of their game and pointed out that few players had been killed tilled or even seriously injured in major college games Of OC thc the 31 21 deaths recorded so far tar only four have occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc at major colleges one at a small college and one at a normal school Others were at high schools or in sandlot games where players often otten went into the thc game without proper protective garments or proper training raining and supervision COLLEGE DEATHS FEW The Thc exceptions arc Murphy Murph Cadet Richard B. B Sheridan Jr Army end who died October 26 of a broken neck suffered in a game against Yale C. C V. V Smith Millsaps college tackle who suffered a fatal neck injury playing ing against Stetson November 11 11 and James Nichols Alabama freshman center who died November 17 from injuries in in a scrimmage with the thc varsity Fordham's farewell to Murphy one oneo o of the thc leading candidates for the football football football foot foot- ball c captaincy in 1932 took look place early today when high gh requiem mass was vas held in inthe the university chapel Later today the body accompanied by the thc youths youth's father ather two sisters and anda a brother was was was' to be taken back home to o Greenfield Mass where the burial will be held p probably Saturday I |