The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-08
VANDEUVDMUCH, THEN WROTE
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the field g literature. has hal an nm
usnallv piotufsSsl ue ga rect and moreover
pns--sS.~ roman. aud 'uy- ut the wilder
uess f"r birhriEhi
was Eutu az LnLCsyIll~. Ohio. hs
aus -Wh"rr NV i,thsr vas fortunately
early enough - ryr been a baCkwpudS
man. hunter and farmer h"fur- he b''
came doctor Iau"-viil" usalf was
founded by Cob Ebone1nr Lin- dir''ci
nnrrst pr 1t my mot her. WIN settled IN ia"
OHIO Nallcy IN 1889
HE was an Indian lighter and held
For Henry. which he founded and which
il now Mh@shnR. " Va. RRainsi tn"
Indians for twenty wears and wrh-io "d
two siege@ Of In dams and British. He did
- well that Gen Washington gave him
iOO6o acres 81 land Ca found towns on.
Then there was Jonathan Zane. who
had opport unities for "a good time too.
He was the companion ~ the Indian
hunter WstAsl and was the Lord Dun
mores Indian scout Of Revolutionary
timsa Jonathan blazsd ths trail from
wheelinRto Kentucky called I1ne's Trace,
which later became a national road.
But none Of them had a more exciting
time than Isaac Zane who was held cap
tive by the wyandotte Indians for thirteen
years and was event ually saved and mar
ried by their chiefs daughter. thus giving
us a sirain Of Indian blood The town OF
Zanesheld. Ohio. now marks the spot ot
his captivity
But adventure Was not confined 20 the
men alone In 1913 when Eort Henry was
besieged nv the British and Indians tn"
garrison ran out of powder. The men IN
the outpos,s had plenty ~ powder. but
between them and the fort were soldiers
and red men. and no one but Elzabs'h
Zane dared run the Rantle' 81 fire., which
she did with an apronful Of powder and
saved the fort Betty Zane's gunpowder
exploit 10 n prominent bit In frontier his
tory
The author was for time rather hard
nut to IL to satisfy his inherited taste for
romance and adventure.
Il was fond 90 books. especially scott
and Cooper. Of course he SAYS. but
fear I preferred swimming. fishing and
hunting TO school or WORK IN those James
VILE schooldays. And | early turned tn
baseball amateur. college and profess
sional
Il began pitching for the Columbus
Latin school and then went over 10 the
Ohio Wesleyan University. The most
imporan, part of my University Of Penn
sylvania career was the playing uutfeld
for three year, was a member ~ the
Orange Athletic club Of Fast Orange.
y. J.. and played peofossional ball on the
Newark Eastern Iearie team. for the
Findlay Tri state League and the Jack
son Michigan League. liked baseball
and wanted TO 20 into u ia earnest. into
major league work bu' my parents ds-
suaded me.
Some of nv most thrilling baseball
eXperisnCes had % DO with Obscure events.
on one occasion ! was pat ching n game
for one country team against another
II was before the curve ball was known
In rural dist riots. and pitched the curves.
The opposing team could not bat
them. they were nonplusSed and then
angry and then wild .uf that brand of
ultra wildues- known only Ia baseball
circles. Al last they accused ne OF
throwing a crooked ball. called he game
Rto 0 In their favor and chased me minus
part Of my cloi hes OIt OF town
1 think the high spot I'm 5ay base ball
remembrance, hOweNeT. ~ the time
I lost in n most unusual manner, Gloss
and exciting game 20 Harvard. ! was
pIayinR left field for PennsvlvauIa Along
the left field foul line wac "a track used
by runners and jumper and he ground.
keeper had neglected To I'LL up he holes
dug by the track athletes spiked shoes
In the ninth innlng with the score
tied and excitement AZ tension. Har-
ward at bat and the bases full scanned
hit a high hy 10 left field The Pennsyl-
wanna adherents expected a sure ont
was "A sure catch | looked up TO catch
the ball-and stepped INTO the hole The
hall hit me on the head. bounced clear
into the hleach"rs and all the runners
scored III never forget that day
After giving up baseball the Young
eeeker after adventure turned to other
fields. and found them divers-ly situated
4 hunted and fshed in Ohio. Mich
MEXICO. California. Lower California.
Mexico. YuCatan. the West Indies and
Canada he saws Il canOed down the
rivers. fshsd for black s"abass and tuna
at Catalina Island. and ~ Coronado IN
the Pacific. h-hed and sho, along the
Gulf Of Mexico and the banks ~ the
Panuco and the TamssI. Mexican rivers
-One 81 the best trips 81 all was "a Wild
ono down river whose name don't
know. in the jungle 81 Terra talient.
In Mexico. where ] shot, deer, Javelin, |
which - wild boar; tigre. which - lag,Iar;
crocodile. alligator. and ~ addition sIw
millions 81 wonderful s"sf0wl Almost
as good was a sea trip | TOOK with some |
Indian fishermen N ~" coast - luca- /
tan to a wild and dangerous coral reef /
where we fshsd for the giant chrrno aud f.
piclda
After his jpurneyings about IN tropi- .
cal Mexico and the caribbean y" found
In tho strange regions - southern Titan .
and northern Arizona what appealed to
him most the UIriUIr" 81 IA" pafTiarChal
life 81 the region -mbOdvinG a struggle 4
for existence" against the background 80 4
mountains and "attpu4 and adjoining Z
desert distances blazing under th. piii- .
le@- desert sun
i made several trips into the Grand
Canon country With Btfalo lpue- M.
old plainsfnau.- D." saws W" crossed b
the canon ~ - head. 1T Bright Angel .
Trail and ~ Mystic Spring Irall With 4
Mormous - guides vent int % the desert
hy way - Flagstaff aud took 'h.. Old
trail through the PAINTED Desert ~ th,.
Navaips. crossing th" river at what j.
called Lees Perry
This - the famous crossing ~ tho .
NaVaius where also the Murmons crossed .
during the exodus aud "a her" I.s-. the .
Mormon refugee, went into hiding after
tho Mountain Meadow rnas-acr" ~" ?
Painted Desert lies north ~ the Little .
Colorado River. east - ~" 'ahon and
takes ~ nam" from - brilliant color .
ing - sand and -'nn" n I- inhabited .
Nv th.. Nlu.u aud Navajo Indian trib.-
largely prosperous the country - the .
latter trii- extending over the Arizona
State line into 7 tab