Show Conference Hints By Br WILLIAM II BAILEY United Press Sports Sport Writer DENVER Nov 15 Tragedy IS-Tragedy Tragedy which struck at Colorado colle college e Saturday Sat when Ralph McClure the hitting hard Tiger halfback received a broken neck In the football game with Colorado Colorado Colo Cole rado university had led lcd to reports today oday that the C. C C. C C. ines game might be canceled The entire school was stunned Sunday when students learned McClure was In very ery critical con can I lie He hat had been carried ed off the field unconscious during the tho game but it had not been believed that his injuries were ere serious An ray X-ray Sunday revealed the broken broken bro- bro ken cen vertebrae It was said that if il McClure died the game might be canceled canceled canceled can can- this week The halfback was fighting a grim battle for life today but doctors said he hc was barely holding his own The Thc tragedy has taken all the pep out of the Tigers that came with their defeat of Colorado U U. The team went through a light and listless drill yesterday yes yes- erday spending most of their time reading bulletins on on McClures McClure's con con- By a queer quirk of fate McClure stepped into the place left vacant by Aiken Jhc he C. C C. C half hal who died two received in years ears ago after injuries scrimmage One of those who sho will vill be the most disappointed if the thc Tiger Tiger- Mines lInes game is canceled Is McClure Mc Mc- Clure himself Yesterday he asked attendants at the hospital I If the Mines game was to be broadcast t. t If It is maybe I could listen In Inand Inand Inand and be bc a part of the rooting section section sec sec sec- tion even en if I cant can't play he told them And while his injury undoubtedly will brin bring much comment as to the danger of football as a sport McClure blamed himself for his injury It was my own fault he told doc doe tors I tackled led wrong wrong There is a whole conference pulling for the spunky little halfback to make the grade the Personally Personally- we hope they play min mints s game that game that it is broadcast broadcast- and most of all that all that McClure can listen in Note Note McClure McClure is the Ti Tiger er player who returned a Utah kickoff 85 yards for a 3 touchdown when C. C C C. lost to Utah here October 1 |