The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-27

fore he was old enough to enlist. He was pre-
pared for college at Wesleyan Academy.
While in the preparatory school he was so
light that he was not eligible for membership
on the football team. but by the time he en-
tered Cornell. in the fall of 1888. he was a we'll.
developed athlete. He soon became a star
football player. oarsman. bicy clist, tennis
player. and all round gymnast.
1t was in 1888 that Cornell scored n touch
down against Yale in a game at New Haven.
That was the first that had been made on
those grounds by an opposing team for some
time. usgood made It. He was playing right
ued to hold on the teams of SO. 90, 81, and
'o2. One year George Witherbee played left
half back. and then the Ithacans used to soc
some good work. Witherbee was celebrated
for his line plunge. Now both men sleep in
heroes graves, for Immediately after being
graduated. In 1893, Witherbee was drowned in
Lake Champlain while trying to save the lives
Of those more helpless than he.
Besides distinguishing himself in football
at Cornell, UsGood rowed the bow oar in the
varsity boat. He won the single-shell cham
pionship. He held the Cornell bicycle record.
He won the boxing and wrestling champion
ships of Cornell. and he carried Off the medal
as the best all-round athlete.
He entered the civil engineering course at
tho University OF Pennsylvania in the fall of
1892. In the football season Of 1S94-95 he
played half back for tho red and blae. He
scored touchdowns against Yale. Harvard,
Pennsylvania. and Princeton. That stamped
him as equal to any half back that ever played
the game.
HE told me- said a Cornell man, that he
never hit a man in q game except once. That
lie most remarkable considering the fact that
the opposing team always laid for him. and that
Ozzy had a quick temper. That one game
was in q practice game in Ithaca. The fellow
had hit him twice and had tried It a third
lime. Osgood lodged him then. but after :the
scramble was over he walked UP to him,
charged him with what he had done, and de-
nborately gave him a blow
Osgood established tho following American
collegiate two-niile bicycle records: On May
10. 1S03.'b:2s; on juno g. 1894, sos; on
June 4. 1895. 1853. and on June 4. also. 4:40.
He won tho second Llace In the inter collegiate
bicycle race of 1898. Then at Pittsburgh.
in tho spring Of 1894, he won the middle and
heavy weight wrestling championships He
also 'carried off the heavy weight boxing cham
pionsh!p. For each victory he received a regu-
lar American championship medal. In the
boxing he overcame eight men. and the ninth
man was frightened out of tho contest.
Osgood's brilliant success was largely due
10 tho head work he put into his efforts, what
ever the task might be. He was the idol OF
tho spectators at a football match because of
the unexpected thing he did. He disregarded
signals. but no Comedian ever dared find much
fault with him for star playing. for his disre-
gard was always followed by ono OF his long
and brilliant runs. in which. with head bent
forward and tho ball Rugged in his arms, he
dashed across the field. lodging all who tried 10
stop him. and distancing every one OF the pack
she grand stand stood on their seats and IL Yelled d
he wasa fellow OF immense patience In
acquiring skill In any branch of athletics"
ed brilliant playing until he got control of
himself. When he started TO master tennis,
and wire windines to break the wrists OF any
or tho rest of MS. THEN he practised a few
simn.sa strokes ,hos nT whoI he got them jast as he
ally exclaimed: 'ozzy. why tho dickens do
ways se ans Vo ered Una. .N ScI eEe y titne mind H"t I'll he AL al,
that after a time
He was about s feet 8 inches tall. and
head and such a powerful chest and such
mighty a,Ehty arms that he made the impression OF
t psrag Tatn n snort f1r his weight. But a pic
him to have had almost perfect physical de.
yelopment. While at Cornell he allowed his
study. But he had a good mind. lie was
younger than most of his fellows, and was in
no hurry 10 get tn rough college. Al The Tai
yersitY OF Pennsylvania he took the degree, OF
C.. Z. and NJ, $. and stood high in li4 class.
His piety was OF such n simple, wholesome,
unassuminE kind that mon honored him for H.
He was n church member and an entItIsiastic
worker IN to y. II. g. A. Despite his tTeInen-
dous physical strength, he had an almost fpmi-
pine Renlleness ,ald bash fulEess. When speak
Ing on his feet before any gathering. he was
in his speech. This difidense did moi k.en him
from expressing his opinion, however.
being done always brought him to his feet In
fraternity meetings. II provoked him so that
In short explosive phrases lie mnde IL Known
that lie wanted the right thing DONE
One man tells OF OsRood's uorrow over
saying damn" on an occasion when he Ind
every right to pc eI"spsIated. There was a
used TO play football. He had bsen busted on" QUIZ
OF his CLASSES several timss. and had left tho
Gam. but one aay ne came down to watch the
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