The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-09
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lie man who Is not q golfer, gun
/ ~ s1eT. h.cyclast or sportsman OF
MN any kind Is something 81 nov
W. city nowadays. Consequently Il
II not strang4 that In the liz. o.
military and naval hero OF The
| zee wa the names Of many men noted
= he rnletic and sporting xprld are TO
= so.xi. II IS NOT necessary either 20
s,ax i,,he names ~ men VINO may tech
.saslja,e termed afn.et.c fighters becaus<.
ssx M az g. ne time welded a gun. oar,
,xrkg' bat or driver.
IA lgaa a. the top. Admiral Dewey can
<,esstalyn rank 81 the glorious company
= strtsment and athletes, for he liz a
sa.f hofsegnan and hunter OF no mean
- Ills splendid nerve and cooiress
sss{the trying Situations tina, q 1re lately
80 him are no doubt in a measure due
Re fact shat he - an s.i-round ash-
uutral Sampson rs recognized in Wash
| s>n as an eHcee1!ngiy nne tennis play
lind he mas certainly shown that he
~ no@ 20 smash the ba.l'' into the
sgny's territory win great skill in ''fsiac-
II VIII n e va i5l@ serve"
tut Richmond + 10 con, me hero 81
1 4 Merimsc. il as.o1her alt-r93nd ath-
= 10 wf4rYn fe - = ff3-ded the 0ufafsr-
1 aSty 10 prove ts n1ettl re Is note az
Nv mmer hoi setback rider and 1a7sylan
=
III and IS regarded a one ~ the best
tiders Of the hrax!e and driver ia that
kanization
| Probably pc regiment contained 50 many
"a vel known ia the athletic world as
Y First eo.unte fT Hltes! STATS cavalry
| Er.moniy kn0&n as the RouGa Riders
hrs OF the finest Experts ia ali ;he VIII
Xgar spogls fufn.d ont IN recent year.
4 the large college, and universities %
X country joined that famous BODY Of
L.
The reg mcnt "a himself o thorough
iorssman. Gradutted frcm Harvard ne
h. noted AZ athlete in his college
DIS. bui MS greatest ftine In this line
T. won A. hunter Of big game IN the
Rck.es. lie books oR the subj 81 of his
skentures there dEe wei! known to all
.4ers If such sport.
kmong ,ae famous college athletes who
efis,eG as Rouga Riders were Bob Wrenn.
fho twice saved America from the
iumasat.on of having the chef trophy
/ the tennis word captured by an Eng
t!shman. and Larned. who is the second
best player o. the game In this country:
Gost.eh. the captain OF Harvard's crew
Of ". and Bull, who also rowed in that
boat Dudley Dean. the best quarterback
eat ever donned the crimson. was also
. private IN the regiment. He played on
the victorious team of 80 and was captain
o. the eleven or 81. Another well known
nan from tie Cambridge university was
Gay Murchic, a noted coach. Lieut..
Woodbury. Kane also played football on
Karyard's varsity team, and was one of
.Ae finest specimens Of young manhood
,hst ever graduated there. Another son
Il the famous institution was Stanley
Hoillstef. who was wounded IN the charge
~ San Juan hill. He was sent back TO
shs country. but died on August Is at the
hazpItal AT Fort Monroe. HOLSTER was a
nan OF almost perfect physical develop
nent He was a noted runner and rowed
On the varsity crew OF IS.
Yale sent some famous athletes to Join
lhe ranks Of Col. Ro0seveit's regiment
here were Greenway. the best end that
ser wore the light blue on her football
teams Waller. who is one OF the finest
ssh jumpers OF the day: T.. T.. Marbury,
he best shet-putter in the university;
Herbert Weston, great man al the long
imp. Frank Chappeii. fast sprinter and
Ronaids. a member OF the victorious foot
bail team of Sc
Princet0n's representatives were by no
means unlmp0rtant in the athletic arena
There were Lieut.. Horace Devereux for
fsur years on her footbali eleven and one
81 the famous team Of SO that beat Yale
4 10 o. Hewitt. 81, son of exMayor Alb
Eam S. Hewitt OF New York a fine horse
man and fencer. and Charming and Church,
10Th revered in football annals at Old
Nassau.
Conspicuous among the athletes from
Columbia was young Ham Fish sergeant
Of Troop l., who WAS the first Rough Rider
killed in Cuba He was captain OF fha
VARSITY boat crew OF 90
Several well-known young New Workers.
.ani0us In the athletic world. joined the
Rough RidcrH. There were young Willie
Tiffany wcl-kuown golf expert and polo
payer. who died soon after his return
kDm Cuba from lack Of proper nourish-
nent. and stephens. Ferguson and Thorpe,
sssee members Of Rooscvelt's noted polo
tam al oyster Bay. on Long Island.
Put other regiments also contained IA
a d 81 I>.HRfp no
sacxn ex-champion amateur al-rouni
Athlete Was = member OF the Seventy
afyt New York Twirt Goff won the ini-
yiaal ail-Tound h0uOrs and was also one
q the most famous hurdicrs ~ his day.
Re sucCumbcd now TO exhaustion.
bought on by hardsh;ps before Santiago.