The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-05
CORLISS SULLIVAN,
Catcher.

seek the great Marchesi in Paris and leave
only her name to Melbourne, O'Dea was al
ready under the tutelage Of the English bred
athletes, who made him a famous player of
Austrian football in championship games
even while he was mere lad in knicker-
bockers.
O'DEA'S RECORD.
O'Dea played for eight years in all the i'm
portant games of the continent and received
but one injury. That was but slight at
After his Australian schooling was at an end
end he became the captain Of one q the
crack Australian military companies (Which
commission he still holds and saw service
In India On leave from his command he
visited London, where Melba was appearing.
OF this meeting there is a story of the quiet,
unassuming young man being refused even
the opportunity Of sending his card to the
diva, and afterwards listening to the profuss
apologies OF tie stage manager in Melba' 8
presence.
time and his forsaking Of his studies at Madi-
son early this week to pay her another visit
In Chicago Upon meeting her this time he
was almost Immediately assaulted for the
heinous conduct of which she had heard in
frightened letters from Melbourne, where
O'Dea was almost daily reported as carried
from the field as good as dead and what
she had herself read of his injuries in Amer
lean papers. 0'Dea stood his ground as we'll
as possible but the facts were against him.
In place of the one triding injury in his Aus
the total of some thirteen injuries in his
American career, all of them more or less
serious, and his argument for the defense
was somewhat bampered by apparent facts
The only things he could point to were the
same face in its entirey as she remembered
It. straight figure and no limp in his
stride For the rest he could only oppose
his own desires and determination against
Melba's wishes, which were aided and allotted
by the desires of his Melbourne relatives
who seem to have chosen Nine. Melba as
their spokesman.
The argument continued with more or less
fervor for two days, but the kicking duel be-
tween Haughton and ODea will take place
next fall rs scheduled
Pat O'Dea's record for injuries upon the
football field is Drobf " unsurpassed by that
of any man playing re game. His arm was
the field, and sin that time he ha. suffered
from sprained an les, broken fingers strained
leg tendons, and almost every variety of the
ills which football men may encounter, un til
the total is creditable record for an ordi-
nary eleven during a seasons work He has
been injured in almost every game he has
played, until the impression has gained
ground that he is frail young man, who sac
rifices his weakling's physique among brutes,
because he possesses the scientific ability Of
drop kicking. Yet he is as husky and we'll.
seasoned a young man as twenty six years Of
life ever developed. The only reason that
| can be assigned Tor the fact that O'Dea is in
any one else is 'hoodoo," in large numbers
With the allurng prospect which W.scon,
sins football schef Ile for this season holds II
is extremely doubtful if Nine. Melba, aided
by team of horses and a writ of habeas
corpus, could keep O'Dea out of the game.
At the end Of last season he had pulled VA
alongside of Hershberger and Haughton of
Harvard, was the only man who ronked
above him. During the season he will meet
the kicking back of every one of the big
Western teams, and encounter Haughton in
addition. If he is successful he will rank
with Romans. Brooke and the other great
full backs of the past, and he is made of lust
Is -
portunity for hard work and deciding tests
the dearest Joy to be had on earth. Even
Nine. Melba to the contrary notwithstand-
ing
Western Association Empires.
ROCKFORD. Ill. March A-President J.