New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20

the gymnasium they wore red stockings with their
practice suits. Roosevelt had happened upon pair
'ndt were striped patriotic red and white and he
wore them, at first to the anlazenent of the other
students He did not even know that they had at
udcted attention. but when some one told him he
laughed and kept them on 1t was what the legs
could Go In the stockings he there to find out.
twenty years after heard q policeman call him
a dude when he walked up the steps OF Police
headquarters with a silk sash about his waist.
something no man had been known to in DIul-
berry Street in the memory of the oldest there: and
saw the same officer looking after him down the
street. as long as he in sight the Cay he went
and turn back with sigh that made him ny friend
forever: There won't such another come through
that door again in my time that there won't And
there did not The old man is retired long since
He Joined the exclusive Pork Club. and forth
with smashed all its hanowed traditions and made
the Porcelain blood cold by taking his hancee
luncheon where no woman ever trod before He
simply saw reason why lady should not lunch
at a gentlenens club; and when the shocked bach
elor minds of the Pork Club searched the horizon
for one to confront him with they discovered that
there was none Accordingly the world still stood.
and so did the college.
He played polo. did athletic stunts with the
fellows and drove two-wheeled gig badly. having
no end of good times in it. When he put on the
boxing gloves. he hailed the first conner with the
more delight if he happened to be the champion of
the class, who twice his size and heft The
hearty good will: and though his nose bled and his
glasses fell off, putting him at disadvantage, he
refused grnly to quarter. and pressed the fight
home in a way that always reminds of that
doubtable Danish fighter. Peter Tordenskjold.
who kept up the fight firing pewter dinner plates
and mugs from his one gun. when on his little
smack there left but single OF the crew
and he wept.' Tordenskjod killed the captain of
the Swedish frigate with of his mugs and got
away. Roosevelt bestcd in his boxing matches
but re
bore away always the impression that they had
faced a fighter
But the battle was not always TO the strong in
those days. have heard a story of how Roosevelt
beat man with reputation a fighter. but not.
it would appear, with the instincts of gentleman.
| shall not vouch for it, for | have not asked him
about it, but it is typical enough be true except
for the wonder how tie fellow got there. lie
took, the story runs, a mean advantage and
struck blow that drew blood before Roosevelt had
got his glove On right The bystanders cried foul
but Roosevelt smiled of his grim smiles.
g 1 guess you made mistake. We do not do
that way here said. offering the other his goved
hand in formal sautation a sign to begin hos
tilties. The next moment his right shot out and
took the upon the point Of the jaw. and the
left followed suit In two minutes he down and
out. Roosevelt was in form tina, day. All the
fighting blood in him had been aroused by the I'M
fairness of the blow ] have seen him when his
blood was up for good cause twice, and
rather think the story must be true. If I to
fight him and wanted to win I should shun foul
blow I would the pestilence. am sure I would
not run half the risk from the latter.