Show Grid star D De es Gipp Victim of Game me 1 fl OUTIL OUlU BEND Ind md D Dec c. c 14 14 1 I S George Gipp famous Notre Noire Dame Damel l halfback dl died d early here today toda following a three weeks' weeks illness He lie had been suffering from monia George Gipp Notre Dame Dames greatest football player and hailed b by conches and experts as one of ot the beat best halfbacks halfbacks half hal backs In the country lost a Ki game Kame me three weeks' weeks fight agAInst losing odds when he died here hert Ho lIe was 21 24 years ears old and in tn addition to being belnie a 1 star atar I halfback halfback- was credited with being the cleverest t baseball player in the hl history tor of or Notre Dame lie Ho was sought Bought by major league managers manager anti and was ex expected expected ex- ex to sign Ign with the Chicago Cubs for tor an outfield position on next years year's team LOSES HARD BATTLE GIpp's GIpps death ended a hard battle lie He wont won't quit the tho doctors said You would think h ha- ha was on the football foot foot- ball bail field again I i The came caine at 3 23 a. a m. m today in addition to his huis mother sister and brother who came here hero from tram Mich two weeks ago Coach Rockne and members of or the Catholic eleven elven were at tho bedside when the tho star stor died died from pneumonia The official official of or- cause causa given was declared to have hac been throat trouble following following fol fol- ol- ol lowing an attack of Gipp was first attacked b by following fol fol- lowing the Notre Northwest Dame em ern game at Evanston Ill November 20 20 after he had gone Into the game during the last quarter against the I doctors doctor's or orders rs lie was then suffering suffering suffer suffer- ing from froma a broken shoulder received I I I I I Ithe Indiana a week be be- be with in the game tore fore ore LAST LAST GAME FATAL with last appearance It was GIpp's GIpps Notre Dame This was as his last year tar of or college toot football ball and It was at his ma allowed to 10 toto was cas own mn request that he pIa PlaY to South Bend he lie at attended attended at- at tended a banquet given cn the theotre Notre D flame DAme me team b by the University club and was forced to leave O the banquet throat thront attack of or hall ball h by a sudden trouble lIe He went ent to th Lii on the tho never played football until he to Notre Noire Dame He lie had been beena came football During a CL bast baseball ball player Gipp appeared on practice one ant day flay oval rolled and when an nn the gridiron and drop it his hia way he picked up yard sixty line no for a u. kicked from th the perfect goal and then had little dif dlf- difficulty difficulty dif dif- In making the team MADE RECORDS Ills His ab ability III t at the forward pass pas was one of tho the Middle West's Vests football zen sen Gipp hurled the football al almost almost almost al- al most with th the accuracy and speed with which he threw a n baseball GIpps GIpp's longest drop kick was In 1916 1016 w en he booted the ball sixty sixty- two yards ards for a a. score Ho lie was playIng playing play- play Ing In- with the freshman eleven against Kalamazoo Mich Normal This was next to the lon longest est drop kick on record record rec rec- ord the record being held b by Payne Pane of Dakota Wesleyan who kicked three sixty yards in 1913 1915 Arrangements for tor or the funeral which will probably be held at Laurium will willbe be hI made macl tod I II I |