A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . nd others. Von got away with themost prizes. That was in 1896 andthe summer of 1897. On August 24,1897, Von was due to have raced withthe amateurs in Atlanta, but hurt hisleg in practice and was unable to com-pete. R. D. Jackson won. In the pro-fessional class, Bobby Walthour, laternational champion, defeated Anderson,and M. A. Elliott won the mile han- dicap in 2:07 1-5. The Rome Tribuneof Friday, Oct. 1, 1897, reported: Gammon left yeste
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . nd others. Von got away with themost prizes. That was in 1896 andthe summer of 1897. On August 24,1897, Von was due to have raced withthe amateurs in Atlanta, but hurt hisleg in practice and was unable to com-pete. R. D. Jackson won. In the pro-fessional class, Bobby Walthour, laternational champion, defeated Anderson,and M. A. Elliott won the mile han- dicap in 2:07 1-5. The Rome Tribuneof Friday, Oct. 1, 1897, reported: Gammon left yesterday afternoonto enter the University. He will gointo training for the football team andwill add great strength to it. The year before, in the fall of 1896,Von had entered the freshman class atthe University of Georgia, Athens, andhad made the football team as quar-terback. He was regarded as one ofthe Universitys most promising ath-letes. In the autumn of 1897, W. Rey-nolds Tichenor, who had played quar-terback at Auburn the year before,entered Georgia. Tick was so smallhe could play quarter only, and Vonsdriving power was needed at fullback,. VON ALBADE GAMMON, who died Sunday,Oct. 31, 1897, from injuries received in a Georgia-Virginia football game inAtlanta. 346 A History of Rome and Floyd County so this change was made, and theywere playing those positions when Vonmet his death. Tick, now an attor-ney in Atlanta, and for many years afootball referee, states that Virginiahad scored 11 points and Georgia 4when the accident happened. Virginiahad the ball, and sent a mass playover Georgias left tackle. Von wasplaying behind the line, and he wentunder the play like he had been thrownfrom a catapult. When the playershad been disentagled. Von was uncon-scious, and a substitute slipped uponhim Ticks Auburn sweater. MissMary Connally, now Mrs. John Spald-ing, sent him a carriage blanket. Hewas taken from the field to the GradyHospital, where he lingered 11 hours,and died at
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