Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-11-29 | Page 10 | Five Deaths on Grid during 1919 Season

Five Deaths on Grid During 1919 Season CHICAGO, Nov. 21) Football, the roughest of American outdoor sports, ; claimed five victims during the 1919 .ason, which closed with Tbanksgiv -J ing da game;, according to repor's to the Associated Tress today. The i number of deaths the lowe.-t in' years was five less ihan in 1018, seven sev-en under ihe toll r iwo in Chicago.: There were eighteen lives lost during l'llfi season and sixteen in 1916 Development of ihe open style or play to supplant the danperous smashing smash-ing game, is mainly responsible for! the decreasing number of fatalities. All victims Of the l&lfi season, with: one exception, were high srhool plav ers without expert physical training. The list of victims; Paul Johnson, 19, Wayzatta, Minn;1 died November 21 from concussion of the brnin after being tackled in a high SChOOl gain. Lewla Moultoni Neodesba, Kan., member of a high school team, died ' November 3, as ihe result of a broken neck received In a practice game. Calvin Libisher. 17. I rbana, O., died September 29 from cerebral Injuries sustained in a high school game. Gardner Dow New Haven, Conn , member of the Connecticut Agricultural Agricultur-al college eleven, died September 27' from concussion of the brain; injured) playing against New Hampshire col- lege. Joseph niancke, 16, Moline, 111 , died October 3" of blood poison which do-! eloped from an injury sustained in a neighborhood game