St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-09
Cornell Gamers.

II. {. Troy No 81 is the foxy one of the
Cornell crowd. He halls from Ithca, n. Y,
the seat of the university. The coach says
he is pretty swift even for him, and that he
cannot keep tab on him very well. Troy
kills good deal of time at cottage very
near the crews quarters, from which the
Cornell cOlors have been flying almost ever
since the arrival Of the boys.
just after the arrival of Courtney, Shape
and Robbins. the two society men of the
crew, showed a great deal Of anxiety to make
him acquainted with the mayor of that
hOuTlshlng little hamlet known as Excelsior
He had come over with party for the Lur-
line christening. Courtney submitted TO the
demand OF his boys, who were very anxious
that ne should pay considerable attention TO
his worship. The object of all this diplo-
macy became very evident later in
the evening when Courtney went up
10 the hotel to hunt his men
to take them TO their cottage for the night.
Shape and Robbins could not be found for
some time, ana finally the sharp coach es-
pied them seated in q quiet corner of the
veranda conversing with two young ladies
who were all decKed out i'll red and white,
and who turned out 10 be two young lady
friends Of the mayor OF Excelsior.
Tom Hall, the hungry man. ana stroke in
the Cornell crew, halls from Washington,
Ont. little town about ninety miles from
Toronto He is Il % man. and as brilliant q
scholar as ever was graduated from the old
university. There are some other 93 men in
the crew that did some very good work
during the recent examinations, but when
Tom made 100 per cent on his Thesis, why, it
was decided that he was the student of the
class. However he Is as much at home
III some other things as he is with
books, and besides being Courtney's right
bower he Is a football player from away back.
He IS usually very quiet, but he nevertheless
tells pretty good story on the coach. Short
iy after Courtney arrived, in writing to some
friends of Halls. he remarked that he
thought he had arrived none too soon on the
scene of action, particularly as far as Hall
was concerned, and that he (HalD would
need watching. Now Tom being such
steady going, conscious boy, his friends
treated the thing as IA huge joke, and when
they wrote TO Hall they suggested that per
haps as Courtney was so suspicious he might
be worth watching himself. The boys think
this IS q perfectly immense one to get on the
coach, as on general principles he carries
himself very straight so that he can preach
and enforce the necessary discipline.
Shape, of Milwaukee. whose sister, brother
and mother arrived at Lake Park on Friday
for the race; Rob.iuS, OF Chicago, and Capt.
Barr, are the ladies' men Of the crew. Troy,
VINO by the way, IS the oldest member of
the crew, is quite a faYOrte but says that he
has had very little show at all OF late at the
cottage on the corner, because Barr does not
give any other fellow chance.
There IS a breezy little yarn being told
around, in which 4 newspaper man, with
Shape and Robbins, took quite prominent
part. II seems mat just after the bows took
up their abode at the Lake Park two rather
gay young things from Minneapolis came
ont and engaged as Mattresses in the hotel
dining room. The newspaper man, of
course had nothing TO fear in the way of re-
suits. and III the most open way played with
the pretty Mattresses when they were off
duty. the Cornell boys, however. fearing
that being seen with them would affect the
number Of attentions they might receive
from the cOttagers, met them i'll the even
ings. There came day when Coach Court
nev arrived on the scene Of action, and not
bit too soon. it appeared 10 him. The boys
were taken TO task pretty severely, and the
following evening the pretty children's papa
came out from the city and marched them
home.
Willie Lester, little three-year-old who is
at the hotel for the summer. is the mascot
for the Cornell crew. ON Thursday night
they dres, e / him out in the college colors.
He presented a very picturesque appearance
at the race, holding flag, with u complete
suit Of red and white, even TO his cap.
Hager. of Buffalo. and Gibson, from the
Nutmeg state, are the quiet pair of the crew.
Courtney generally knows where 10 find
them; and he seldom goes 10 look for them
OH the upper Yerandas of the hotel.
Courtney was taking things easy one even
ing shortly after his arrival at The cottage
when he heard female voices calling, Mr.
Cauins" Mr.. Cauiins," lis Mr. Caulins in
there: Who can the girls lie who are so
smitten on Mr.. Collins?
Freebow. the bow oar, is supposed to be q
very bashful young man. However, that he is
rather impTessionable where girls are con-
cerned was proven the other night. He and
Gibson went for a stroll they met a pretty
girl on the path and right under The electric