Show o FOOTBAll ClAIMS fiVE VICTIMS New and Open Style Cuts I Fatalities in Half Mostly Mostly Mostly Most Most- ly H. H S. S Players x Nov 29 Football Football claimed I C five victims during during- the 1919 season which closed with Thanksgiving day games according to reports to the Associated Press today The number of or deaths the deaths the lowest in years years was was five less I than in 1915 and seven under the toll of ot two years ago There were eighteen i lives lost during the 1916 season Mason and six six- sixteen sixteen teen in 1915 Development of the open style of ot play to supplant the dangerous smashing game Is mainly responsible s for the deAll do do- creasing fn n number g. g of fatalities rm or All victims of the 1919 season with ono one exception were high school players without without with with- out expert physical training The list of victims follows Paul Johnson 19 Wayzata Minn died r November 27 from concussion of or tho the brain after being I tackled in a high 8 school game f W Lewis Moulton o fA dJ Neodesha o e Nan Kan member mem mem- member ber bel of a high school team died tiled November Novem Novem- ber her 5 6 as the result of a broken back re received received received re- re In a practice game I Calvin 17 17 Urbana 0 O. died September 29 from cerebral Injuries sustained sustained sus sus- sus- sus tamed In a high school game Gardner Dow New ew Haven Conn member member mem mem- ber bet of ot the Connecticut Agricultural colI college col eel lege eleven v died d September m 27 from concussion concussion con con- f ju Y g I of t the b brain injured playing a against New Hampshire college Joseph Blan ke 16 Moline Ill III died October 30 10 of ot blood poisoning which developed developed developed de de- deI de- I from flom an injury sustained In a I neighborhood same game |