Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-21

claimed Harry; your duty to the uni
versity and to your father. lie will
never know that Paddy is not you, and
he viii be proud of you. And OH he
added, raising his hand aloft like an
| inspired prophet, II tell you that with
! Paddy in the box. Harvard simply
won't be in it. Think of that, Larry;
think of that!"
CHAPTER "
TIE FIRST TRIUMPH.
The arguments by which Lawrence
Bangs was induced to yield to his
brothers wishes are not essential to
this narrative. 1t is enough that the
reader should know that the famous
young man was in reality one-tenth
himself and nine-tenths Paddy O'Tool.
Neither is it important to explain here
the machinery by which the trick was
played. 1t was very simple. Harry
Bangs rented a house in New Haven.
and Lawrence and Paddy lived there
with him. There was no other occu-
pant except an old woman who acted
as housekeeper. Lawrence was visible
during the earlier hours of the day. At
the close of the recitations he went
home, and ceased to exist. Paddy took
his place. One of them was always in
the house, hidden from mortal view,
while the other played the part of
student or athlete in the college world.
These details may be passed over
with mere mention, but there is one
point which needs a serious considera-
tioE. 1t may be that to the reader
this scheme of dual personality will
appear Objectionable on the ground
taken by Lawrence Bangs at first.
namely, that it is not honest. If such
is his view, he must remember that
this is an isolated case. 1t is absolutely
exceptional, and has no bearing upon
the question of the purity of college
athletics. There is, in reality, no such
question at all If there is anything
in mems later dealings with one an
other which is so honest, pure and
manly as college sport, it has cleverly
eluded the writer's observation. If
there is any tendency to take an I'M
fair advantage, it does not come from
the boys themselves, but from men
who. since leaving college. have ar
rived at business principles" by a
process which is very properly called
coming down. /" And even business
principles and the recognition of the
fla, that a victorious team Of athletes
cessfully withstood thus far by the
native honesty of American youth.
The ease of Lawrence Bangs is an in
stance of instructed enthusiasm which
will sometimes work mischief in the
best regulated societies. 1t is valua BILE
only as an illustration of the relative
popularity of the student and the attn
lete. A recognition of this fact dawned
upon Lawrence very early III the game.
| He resolved to make his name so il
| lustrious by scholastic attachments
! that the work of Paddy O'Toole would
pale in comparison.
| He had several months start Harry
/ Bangs had decided not to allow Paddy
| to be a candidate for the football team.
! Paddy's public appearances during the
first three months were limited to a
few visits to the gymnasium. Harry
accompanied nm on sucn occasions un-
! til he became familiar with the build
/ ing. The deception was perfect. 1t
never occurred to anybody to doubt
the identity of the athlete ard the stu
dent.
Meanwhile Lawrence burned the
midnight oil as he had never done be-
fore He had sworn to make his name
known. and he succeeded. In month
1t was the talk Of the college that the
brother of the famous Harry Bangs was
a long haired grind
This is a term of reproach, and yet it
carries no bitterness. There is no
tther place on earth where the individ-
ual rights of man are SO perfectly rec
ognized as the are in a firStrate Ameri-
can college. One may do as he likes
there And yet it is fact that a
young man who spends fourteen hours
a day IN hard study has not much time
for making friends Fellows who
called upon him at first found him al
ways knee deep IN Greek Or Latin. and
they ceased to come because they dis
liked 10 a. orb him.
Daring this tlIue Paddy was being
subjected to an educational discipline
which was oquallv severe. s..-.s@ -,
cut sn was being
taught TO say few words in a voie,
which would not suggest the Soutl
Cove az unston to anybody whf has
ever visited that locality The natura
tore II his Voice was, happily. quits
similar 10 Lawrence-s but his vocahu
larry was entirely different lie di,
! not say nuct but when he diQ launch 4