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It is generally agreed that the low ofeven one life in football is a most dellotable occurrence and ono to bguarded against by every device in thediscretion of those on whom falls theresponsibility of making the rulesof thesame Thorc is no no d to oxsgggorato

perils of tho game howover batsuch exaggeration thore has been allunwittingly it te probable this season

When it saW a was the case atho meeting of the New York board of

Mention which voted for the abollinn of the game that the sport had

twentysix lives this year a mis-statement of the fact was maderiTvlinK to the New York Tribune andi pointed out in The Times when thastatistics were first published Yet thisstatement was based on figuresed and tabulated with great care by theItiicago Tribune That newspaper isnot to blame Its figuresup at the end of the season before de-tailed invoatigaUoR was possible andtor the errors In them local correspond

must responsible Thesei nrrespondente have a habit of attributi-ng to football any death connected nomatter bow remotely with

v Misleading FiguresThe tabulated statement Indicates that

fontball cost twentysix lives this yearNow ac a matter of fact careful exam-ination bj the Tribune of every casementioned allows that fire of thesewrntyljc deaths were from causes in-n way Connected with the genie andIat six others alleged to have died

football injuries were victims ofMoident in previous seasons Moreover-

in only two of these six cases can uiy-nection he traced between football

iTd death exrept that the men conio ned had one Utae or another play-ed he game

Tims Jittrvu deaths remain to be studi-ed ae having possibly been due to foot-le II as played this year Of these four

frr of boys engaged in gangs playedby towns one victim bertg only eleven years old Such players

sridom follow JUlY of tho rules of theframe Their form of the sport is a-roiirh and tumble engagement rAIledfootball only bercuuw a ball is used insriMif fashion It is manifestly unfair

o nidge the college same by occttr-m 8 in such a travesty

Two Collegians KilledTwo college players were fatally hurt

A Byrne of West Point play-ing against Harvard sustained a brok-en neck and filed within twentyfour1iiuij A her Chrtvtlan halfback on

u lam f the ITnivcnrtty of VirginiaMS fatally hurt in a gun with Qeorge

died within s few hoursII BP the tragic ac l deplorable

of the e soa that have maderul makers aHl think Tlipt-

ec m to have been unavoidableiK s them none the ton deplorable

eniiogc tJtenhave beeninjurd Xin IMJTS af school

ii mjc r regular school tenm withjinn or l r raniuU1oB fmisftfe adtf-

if th atli roll of these casesin iiiftitutionc which e tftKnreas ordinnn colleges St Mary College

f pnfa ai l the Medicc ChlrurRicaJ-ollfare of Philadelphia Both of these

ri iituti n claim good schobistk ra-ii in atlleiics they are barely on

i par with schools like p id Aodi n ar arc properly rated with theschools latter than with the

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These facts are set forth calmly andwithout any desire to attack the views

to be ofservice to those interested in a real revision In order that the subjecti e approached in a reasonable spiritand without hysteria The fact isthe total authenticated death roll of fifteen upon th r figure of TheChicago Tribune as revised com-pares not with the recordof thirteen teethe In 1807 and fourteenin IMS recorded by the same authorityTo into the causes of thefatalities admittedly due to theto to list even smallersome of the deaths are bhown to beto a plain of rules and precautions wholly inexcusable

Character of Accidentsof the acbodl deaths was due to

an injury to the neck received in aDopen field tactile Afibther was kickedin the abdomen unintentialty although-of necessity in a manner strictly forbidden by the rules and practically imnoMfble of occurrence in a game between trained and skillful

player received cerebral injuriesresulting in paralysis This was Raymon Thurstjn a stjideht at PhilipsExeter and his injuries although probably received In a game did not fluentfeet themselves until some days afterthe game An reverted a con

apparently due to a blow whichmight been sustained in football-or in some other way It is of courseimpossible in view of the belated dis-covery of the affection to determinewhat sort of play was responsible

Eugene the Point euietreceived his Injuries in the course of asplit tackle by Harvard His neckwas twisted in some manner and thefatal resulted Pictures of playsprevious to the fatal one but of similarcharacter showed Byrne going into thePlay with his head up In a dangerous not usually assumes bytackles Statements of this accidentfull correct and In considerable detaU obtained wile publicity at the timeof its occurrence

Archer Christian was fatally hurt Inan open field play and not as was saidat the time in a mass play

F T SANNER BUYSAPARTMENT SITE

C S Glover Sells Property at Pand Twentyfirst Streets Through

Moore HillCharles C Glover has

Moore Inc to Franklin T Sanner the vacant lot on the soxih sideof P street adjoining the corner ofTwentyftm street upon which MrSonnet expects to have a fvurstorvapartment house erected Plans for thebuilding are now being prepared

The lot has a frontage of sixty feetand a depth of 110 feet The buildingwill be of Spanish design and will con-tain twentyfour apartments of onetwo three four five rooms eachIt will be furnished in hardwoodthroughout

Moore Hill has sold for Z i pBrothers premises at 966 Quincy sheetPetworth sad for H A Kite premises169 Florida avenue The latter prop-erty was acquired as an investment y

Aubrey Cowan

SALES OF REALTYAMOUNT TO 48500

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For person A Vempi 17S5 Churehstreet northwest six rooms and bathCorinne H Retinas sad X T Redman-to Arthur A Thomas 14 Q streetnorthwest eight rooms and bath MaryA and R Ker to Bunn FTray 42 I street northwest eight roomsalai bath

For James A Cahill nd David JDuni Hii to George E BulTum 3517 Newavenue northwest six room

anti bath for John A Massif to KdithII Gotswnld lots M 35 and 3 on Stouben street northwest For Harry Evanto Wlllbun R Miller J275 Morse street

A ist ix rooms and bath F iHarry Evans to William R Miller HTfiV street northeast For Fred A

and Martin I Gottwala to tf Herb rt W7 Fifth street northeast eightrooms and bath

Willett A Reinecke Co report an ac-tive demand for moderatepriced houses

CHARLES B YOUNGGIVEN GOLD WATCH

B Young who In eighty yenold and who for three years morethan half century has been presidentof Kmernon Institute today in receiv-ing congratulatIons from his friends andpuptl on being presented with ahnndftome gold at the banquettendered him last night at the Shoreham Motel

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Begin Work Soon on EightStory Structure

work of constructing the newbuilding for District National Bank-at MM G street northwest will beginearly ia Announcementmade to this effect tools when it wasalso that after draftysubmitted by eight competing architectsof Washington the firm of MilburnHolster ft Co had been chosen to drawplans

The building will be 38 feet 3 Incheswide by To feet deep and eight stviifihigh The first story will b i of stomaconstruction and the balance of lightbrick with brick and terra cotta irirumings

The entire first floor will be set apartfor banking purposes the public lobbyto be eighteen feet wide and aboutforty feet deep Immediately to thefront of the banking room and to theright of the entrance will be PresidentHarpers office and located in a corresponding position to the left will bea room reserved for ladies

The safe deposit vaults thirtyfourfeet long by ten toot wide will a Inthe basement the vaults to bo 1ttedwith all sizes of safe deposit bfocesThis department will be elaborated withmarble wainscoting and mosaic floorswith Turkish rugs There will be ameczanine tier immediately over thepresidents room where the directors ofthe bank will bo afforded space to meet

Kach of the seven floors above thebunk will have twelve office rooms ofconvenient she but all en suite

WANT TO BE COLLECTORNEWPORT NEWS Va Dec 19

With three strong local politiciansfor appointment as reflector of

customs at his port the fight is gettingmore Wan interesting Capt J B BStuart appointee wants theoffice again He is by John BLocke and former Postmaster FrankRead The latte is supported y theparty orgstutration here

Humphreys SeventySevenFamous Remedy for Grip

sick spnt only is reached bySeventyseven tor bind

CoWs the lest of the system hnot disturbed

This will appeal to those wlv estomach bowels and head hivbeen upset by taking Cough anlCold mixtures

Seventyseven breaks up hardstubborn Colds that bang onGrip

Handy carry fits the vestpocket All Drug Stores Sic

Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co CorIIM stnets New York

Our large aid direct imJand purchases off

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The Claflin Optical CoflXiORIORATKD

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Meyers Military Shop1231 Pa Ave N W

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REGAL 30 jnostoeftdUy recommends itself to the most critical automo-bile man More real value for the money than pity other ear on the market Theperfect workmanship that stands hack of every the attractiveness of de-

sign and the smooth and easy running qualities of every Bogal car shouldattractive to all prospective purchasers Everything desirable in

any car of modiuin price you will find it in a REGALREGAL 30 is ideal car for because of its mini-

mum cost of upkeep a beautiful traveler on hills and rough ro ds EachREGAL car is the substantiation of every claim we make for it

4 cycle 4 cylinder 30 horsepower 107lncli wheelbase high tension mag-neto gas lamps and generator oil lamps horn complete tool equipment tirerepair kit

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