Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-11-13 | Page 2 | Youth Thought Crushed in Mob

YOUTH THOUGHT CRUSHED IN MOB Spectator at Football Game Came Dies as Result of Mysterious Mysterious Mys Mys- Hurts PRINCETON N. N J. J Nov 13 P JP- JP County authorities seeking a solution of the strange death of Jay F. F Towner 3rd still held tod today y to the theory the year old youth from Perr Ferryman man Md was fatally injured In the crush of the dense crowd leaving Palmer stadium after the Princeton Dart mouth game Although without tangible clues Inthe in inthe inthe the case and in the face lace of blunt blun skepticism expressed by Towners Towner's family officials have reconstructed the events leading up to Towners Towner's death as follows Crushed by Crowd Croud The youth was leaving Palmer stadium sta stadium d urn after ater the game when the press of the crowd crushed him against i a 1 concrete abutment In an effort to free himself he placed both hands on the abutment and sought to push hi hiway hU his way out but the crush was so great gred that both his wrists were broken and andle andie lie le ie was jammed back against the abutment abutment abut abut- ment suffering the liver and spleen which caused the fatal internal hemorrhages Towner then fell to the ground so the theory runs and lay there until someone noticed noti ed his condition and picked him up apparently to take him to the university infirmary yards ards distant Body Abandoned Officials believe the person who was taking him to the Infirmary discovered dis covered he was dead when half naIf the distance was covered and panic- panic stricken abandoned the body on the campus in the rear of hall hail where It was found by watchmen later Saturday night The family of the dead youth and some ome companions who were separated from him during the football game held the belief that he was the victim of a a run hit auto driver d