The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
LEADE R At HARVARD
An Oklahoma Boy Famous
Among Giants.
MADE WAY TO THE FRONT
Athletic Career of OryiIle
Franiz of Enid.
MADE WAY TO The FROM I

| life size portrait Of Orvilie Frantz of
! Enid, Oklahoma. formerly Of Wellington.
and in speaking OF his athletic career at
! Harvard, says:
Paraphrazing an old saying 1T takes a
/ leader TO find a leader in Bib Reid
Harvard undoubtedly has a leader.
The baseball squad had not been work
ing long in the cage last winter before
Reid discovered that there was man~.n
/ his squad who was natural born leader
as well as natural born worker That
man was o. c. Frantz. Early in the sea
/ son he played at second base, but later a
/ strong man was needed at first base. and
as the position had to be filed by a new
man Reid selected Frantz to hH the place
! Frantz adapted himself to the circum-
stances. and before long he was playing
such BAN as one usually sees only in the
big leagues. He played 50 well, in fact,
that after the Yale game he was classed
with Percy Haughton. who before had
been unrivalee on Harvard nine. Few
Will forget the stops that Frantz made
at first base in the Yale game at Cam
bridge the day before the class day last
spring, the last play of the game espe-
ciaIly where he jumped up and stopped
ball that left the bat as clean hit. and
he got the man at first
But what made him absolutely solid
was the way he pounded out the bah with
his tree for his bat was little less
than that. He put life into the base
ball team, second only TO the inspiration
given by Bit Reid himself.
This fall sReid was bound that there
was going to be spirit in the eleven and
back Of the eleven. Everything was
favorable TO the arousing of the spirit
that every Harvard man has long wanted
10 express. The Harvard union gave a
place where the men could meetand man
ifest their enthusiasm. and with Reid as
head coach the men in the university felt
that things could not go wrong.
But besides the outward qualifications
something was necessary, namely man
to lead the big student body on. When
the first meeting to rehesrse the songs
was called and the students assembled in
the large oak paneled living room Of the
Harvard union. they found that the man
agement of the football eleven had pro-
vided Frantz as leader.
And from that first night il was evident
that the whole scheme of arousing the
undergraduates was going to be a success.
Unlike most leaders he did not get up and
tell the fellows that they must sing. and
without stopping to think shouts came
from all parts of the hall marking APP
prevail
If TIE song did not go well the first time |
he would tell them in a quiet way that |
they could do better than that, and then |
ask them if they did not want TO try |
once more. and the only possible answer
was yes" On that first night every body /
was enthusiastic. not only over the songs |
but over the leader. and a common ex-
preston around the hall was We'll, |
is just the man for that" and /
.'he is about the only man in college that
could do that"
Later on it became necessary 10 collect
money for the band. Frantz calmly yet
earnestly told the men that about $500
was stu lacking and asked them IL they
lid not want to subscribe something. one
night the men on the first call did not
come out very strong on the yes. not
that they did not want TO subscribe. but
because everybody was afraid TO start the
veil Frautz called for a second vote.
saying. Come on. fellows. once more"
And there were but few men who did not
answer to the call. In an instant a num-
ler OF boxes were being passed around
and there were no more calls for money. |
These are just little instances what
happened every day. Whatever Frantz
,aid in regard to cheering and singing
vas law.
The elimination of his hard work came
N Saturday. and no one who heard the
harvard cheering on that day VIII ever
orget it. The cheering record was
broken the minute he raised MS baton.
nd called for the song ION 70 Victory"
hat will be sung by generations Of Har-
ard men yet unborn.
When all the men connected with the
ootbaIl end Of eleven had been cheered
n university steps after the game Sat
rday night. some one in the crowd call
d for a cheer for Frantz, and il was
iven him - vim. Their he was called
n for a speech and in his modest way
allied for a cheer for the assistant lead
rs.
His thoughtfulness. too. Tor our friend
he enemy" got the upper hand Of him
I'd he led a cheer for Ysle and for De a
aulles. o
In the evening he was again AZ the helm O
t the football performance at Keiths. a
{ he had not been there Il IL hard 10 j
N just sort OF a rough house would ?
ave taken place. When enough men d
.lt an inclination TO make q noise he d
olld call for cheer. and what a cheer :
would be. when ne wanted quiet he z
0uid quiet them. b
Here again ne remembered the van
lished and the men sang Here's &C X
God Old Yale just like Yale men. Ills r
ss the controlling hand AZ the perform 3,
ice and ne controlled Il Just right. Noise ,.
hen noise vas needed. and quiet when 4 h
ilet vas needed. Frautz is western b
an ard is now IN his senior year IN tae u.
lleze.
Frantz IS born iesder-ihe type thai r
! Harvard nen admire fse - big 81
an. stardinE ever SIX feet. broad shonl- "a
red. snd a pictaTe ~ health ard enerEy- h.
Is face has the expression n defergnir-
ion And rndsr all these admirable b.
vsscai qualities there Il a big generous -
art ard deep sympathy. "a
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