THE KENTUCKY
GRIFFITH IS KILLED

(Continued from Page 1)
Motorman Orlo Jacobs, No. 229, was
According to the
seen approaching.
stories of the accident told by those
who witnessed It when about 20 or
30 feet from the cable which was being carried across the track, Motor-maJacobs throw on the power and
not allowing any time for the students to get out of tho way or to drop
the cable, crashed Into It. The students on North Broadway dropped the
cable when they saw that the car was
not slowing up and leaped out of Us
way, shouting a warning to the remainder of tho claa swho were seme
distance down Third Street and were
not aware of the approach of the car.
When the cable was struck It hung In
tho front truck of the car and was
jerked out of the hands of the parad-era- ,
throwing a number of them to
the ground by the strong abrupt pull.
On the end of the cable was a heavy
chain, the end of which just about
reached to the gate into Transvlvania
College campus and the pull on the
opposite end caused this to swing
across the Btreet where it wrapped Itself around a tree. Without
stopping, the car continued down
Broadway at a rapid rate of speed,
and the violent pull on the cable
caused the chain to rapidly unwind itself from the tree and being freed, it
swung out across the street as if released from a giant spring. A num
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ber saw It coming and saved themselves by leaping over It, but Griffith
whose back was to it did not see it
coming and could not avoid It. The
chain struck him just below the waist
raising him from the ground and causing him to fall on the back of his
head. His neck was broken and he
never moved after hitting the ground.
Eyewitnesses say that Motorman
Jacobs, No. 229, continued on down
Broadway, ithe cable stretched out
300 feet behind him
and swinging
from one side to side a menace to all
pedestrians and vehicles. At Main
Street the students who had pursued
the car were able to catch up with it
and Btopped It by pulling the trolley
polo from the wire, after which they
were able to recover their cable.
Meanwhile, Griffith had been picked
upf and rushed to the hospital, where
impossible was done for him, but to
no avail.
.Feeling against Motorman Jacobs,
No. 229, ran high at first until It was
eallzed how seriously Griffith was
which bo shocked and stunned
the students that all thoughts of revenge left their minds, and only a
The
deep personal grief remained.
entire city expressed regret at the
tragedy
and many expressions of
sympathy for the parents were heard
among the townspeople as well as
among the students. No one seemed
to feel that the students were to
blame for the accident as they were

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plainly within their rights In crossing
tho track. Mayor .1. K. Cassltly,
whoso son was ono of the defeated
Sophomores and who witnessed tho
tug of war made tho following statement to one of the local papers:
"It is Impossible for mo to put Into
words how deeply I regret the unfortunate affair. I saw tho University
and on their
boys In their
down-towmarch celebrating their
victory over the upper classmen. I
never Baw a more orderly,
let of youngsters and so far as I could
see they wero doing nothing more
than Indulging In an Innocent frolic.
That It could liavo resulted so tragi
cally will be a source of sorrow to all.
I know nothing personally of the facts
connected with tho young man's
death. I am sorry the motorman of
the. car did not stop it and wait until
tho frolicsome Freshmen had passed."
The coroner's Jury which held its
Inquest Monday morning, returned a
verdict, and Motorman
Tacobs was' released from a charge of
involuntary manslaugster at his examining trial held before County
Judge F. A. Bullock, Tuesday morning, on the grounds that the accident
was unavoidable.

MISSISSIPPI 12; STATE 0
(Continued from Pago 1)
ling of Nobles, from behind, in
after the latter had intercepted
a Wildcat pass near tho Agglo goal

mid-fiel- d

Nobles holds qulto a record In
he S .1. A. A. as a sprinter.

line.

Tho work of Grabfelder, who made
two spectacular runs, netting soventy
yards, was noteworthy.
Klnne put up one of the best de
fensive games at end that has ever
been done by a Wildcat.
All of the linemen played well, par
ticularly Brittaln, whoso nose was
smashed, and Crutcher.
up
At tho start the game
and down the field, then Mississippi
started a march down the field and
s
scored a touchdown after eleven
of play. State held them scoreless in the second quarter. At the beginning of each quarter, State outplayed the Mississippi boys, but were
weakened and worn down by the excessive heat, which allowed Mississby substitutes, to play
ippi,
better at the ends of the quarters.
Haydon was overcome by the heat
and had to be taken out of the game
after a long run.

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years since the inauguration of the
annual contest.
The members of the two classes,
dressed in all manner of comical and
ancient clothing, arrived at the pond
about 2:45 o'clock and Immediately
took their places, .the Freshles occupy.
Ing the west side and the Sophs the
east bank.
For several minutes after the sl&
nal was given the big cable swayed a
few feet first in one and then in the
other direction, until it finally began
to move steadily towards the Freshman goal and the erstwhile arrogant
Sophs were struggling in the water.
The contest lasted about five minutes
The rules by which the pullfest was
governed are as follows:
The Sophomores are to have the
east side of the pond, but not to go
ibeyond crest of the hill. The Fresh
men are to have the west side of the
pond. There shall be no pulling on
the cable before the signal is given,
the signal being a pistol shot by
Lieutenant Underwood.
It is agreed between the two presidents that for the number of Sophomore men maning the trip to Mississippi an equal number of the Fresh
man football team be barred from
participating in the contest
The contest is to be conducted on a
high sportsmanlike plane, 'With all
tricks barred. There Is to be no iwrap-pinor taping of the cable, or tying
it to any tree or other object. The
students are to pull on the cable with
their naked hands, and the side which
is the weaker agrees to go through
the pond with the cable. Each side
is to choose an inspector who shall
observe the opposite side to detect
ilunsportsmanlike.
anything;
The
names of the inspectors are to be
given by the class presidents at or
before 3 o'clock this afternoon. The
referee is to be Lieutenant Underwood who is to decide all questions
.
under dispute.

The third and fourth periods were
a repetition of the first and second.
The nearest the Blue and White
come to scoring was in the second
quarter, when Rodes attempted a
drop kick from the thirty-yarline.
The ball missed It's mark bya few feet
only.
d

Jackson, Nobles, Jones and Boho,
Mississippi's backfleld, played excellently. Shaw and Gaddy at ends, put
up a great defensive game and were
large factors in tSate's defeat.
The summary:
Kentucky.
A. & M.
Position.
Gaddy
L. E
Crutcher
Scott
Spurlock
Server, Simpson. L. T
L. G
Brunson
Brittaln
Clayton
Blount
Dempsey .... Center .. ..McArthur
R. G
Simpson
Patten
Heick
Banks
R. E
Kinney
Shaw
Hamilton
Q
Nobles
Rodes
L. H.
Grabfelder
Jones
Stewart
R. H
Haydon
Boho
Gumbert
Schwill
Schrader ... Fullback
Jackson
Shaw
Jackson 1, Boho 1,
Touchdowns:
Time of quarters 15 and 12 minutes.
Officials Carter (Virginia), referee;
Kerr (Tennessee), umpire. Strand
(Louisiana), field judge. Robins (Van- derbilt), linesman.
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