Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-15
WON IN THE ninth

uated had become rich and famous in
life, and one OF the two who had become
President of the United States was q
poor farmers boy.
The teachers and the President OF the
university wanted the students 10 mix
with each other and didn't want any
difference to be shown between rich boys
and poor. so they encouraged all athletic
games. and this brought about exactly
what they wanted. There is nothing like
athletics TO put the boys on q common
ground, and fellow was always well
come to show what he could do.
They had fine athletic associa ton
The equipment was the best that money
could buy. The best coaches I'm the
world We're secured to train the boys in
the different sports. and everything was
done in businesslike way. This made
1t possible TO select the teams on merit
alone.
Any fellow who thought he could do
something in LIE line of college sports
had only to report for a trial at the
proper time. and at the place called for
In the notice. and he was given a chance
to- show what he could do. The merit
system picked him out, ard in that way
the best possible team was secured IL
he had done one thing better than some
other other fellow ne got the job. and he
who could do 1t better turned up and
pushed MIN out of the position.
III FELLOW thought he could pitch he
was given cHance 10 snow what lie
could do. before the coach who was
engaged especially to try out the pitch
ers. If the coa,nes thought he had il
In him, they would bring il out Very
orten some young fellow showed up
who proved to be a wonder and he got
on the varsity team the first wear
This spirit attracted from all over the
country boys who wanted to enter col
iege. 1t made college life very attrac-
tive. and more students came every year.
ana, somehow. Lowell University got
more and more in the habit of having
winning teams in most college sports.
who carried off the lions share of the
ball
In base ball Lowell had most Away
been the champion. Her basket ball
when outlucked; her crew was beaten
but twice in twenty years. Only in
foot bali did she seem to fall behind
together that would win it's s ' way
through the games with the othe
schools in the east. hardly ever score;
against, only to fall before her old
final game OF the year. This hap
pened. In spite Of the fact that all the
cunning and ability Of her coaches.
captains and managers was used to get
a team together that could beat JEFF
ferson College.
But this fall they had finally turned
the tTlCk against JEFFERSON and won Tor
the first time in five years. Halfbacil
last year and captain and halfback this
year, good old Hughie Jenkins, who
had won the base ball championship
three times, had done it, and now he
was back after the Christmas vacation
and when he had time to think about
something besides his studies he would
be thinking about base ball and the
gaps in last years winner that would
have TO be filled. because the old stand
bys like Fred Penny, Johnny King. Joe
Brinker and others had been gradu-
ated.
Well said Hughe one evening
about the middle of January to his
roommate and chum Johnny Everson,
II have about five weeks before the
18th of February to dream that the
new fellows who think they can play
ball are going to be as good as the
old boys, and / am going to have an
other winner this year, if-wetl, We
just have to win the championship this
year. that's ALL
Little did he know that among those
who had seen him on the day he got
back after the holidays were almost a.
half dozen boys who had been in school
only five months who would make the
varsity this year, and whose names
would be written very near the top OF
the roll of honor in Lowelrs hall OF
fame, and that another fellow, one
who was destined to be greater than
all the rest. had not yet arrived.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow