Edward Clarence Littig 1878-1906

LITTIG

Posted By: Joe Conroy (email)
Date: 3/14/2010 at 11:03:45

The Cedar Rapids Weekly Gazette
7 Nov 1906
Page 2

Tragedy Follows a Footbal Game

Davenport Boy Dragged from Car to Death

Contest Between Davenport and Rock Island High Schools Leads to Death of Ed Littig.

Davenport, Iowa. Nov. 5 -- Ed Littig, a student of the Davenport high school, died yesterday morning as the result of injuries received Saturday night in a fight following a football game between Rock Island and this city. Boys in a buggy in passing Littig on a street car whirled the whip at him, which he caught. A moment later he was dragged from the car and his foot caught in the wheel of the buggy, pulling the member off. He died several hours later.

Rooters Start Trouble.

The trouble which resulted in Littig's death began during the game which was played at Rock Island. There was intense rivalry between the teams and several times the contesting factions came to blows. On the return home a running fight was indulged in and the trouble came to a climax when several of the Rock Island rooters in a buggy began cracking their whip at some of the Davenport boys on a car. The terrible accident followed. Littig was a graduate of Harvard university and a brother of Victor Littig, also of Harvard, coach of the Davenport football team.