East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-23
ONE-LEGGED BOY IS
ATHLETIC PRODIGY
SPOKANE HIGH CRIPPLE
PHENOMENAL ATHLETE
/ Charles Galbraith Has One Leg orr
( at the Knee But Captains Basketball
! team, Plays Tennis, Rides, and Is
Champion Swimmer

Ut iie hHee But captains BaSketbAil
team, Plays Tennis. Rides, and f.
Champion swimmer.
The most remarkable athlete in
the world"
Although few are aware of the fact
Spokane can. in the person of Charles
Galbraith, lS-year-old High school
student, claim this rather startling
/. distinction.
How would you like to. have your
right leg amputated above the knee
l Well that's. exactly what happened
to Charles Galbraith four years ago.
and look at this for record since
that time. despite the terrible handi-
| cap. star swimmer in Y. NJ. c. A,
aquatic contests; captain of High
school class basketball team; tennis
expert: crack gymnast and leader of
high school apparatus squad; wrest-
Ter. horseback rider and all-round
athlete.
| without doubt the most wonderful
bunch of grit and energy in the Unit
ed states" was the terse comment OF
Physical Director Cook of the high
school,
Charles lives with his parents at
l1317 Fifteenth avenue. He is an AM
erican possesses a pair OF extremely
dark ewes. is 1.-THE and lanky, weighs
1870 pounds and stands feet 10 S-4
inches high.
| "Au my life I've liked sports, and
IT nearly broke my heart when hau
10 have my leg taken off four years
ago" said this wonderful little buncp
! of nerves when asked for his side OF
the case.
star Basketball Man.
yves can go through a basket
han game. Commute halves at that
withou. tiring. OF course, l have
good many falls when I hop around
i'm the middle of scrimmage' out
Won know there is a way to fan ana
way not to fall. l have learned
how to hit the floor without hurtnG
myself"
Charles schoolmates vOuch Tor the
fact that he generally gets the best of
his opponent. not only in the jump
off but in the matter Of throwing
goals and in fact all through the
play. He is captain of one Of the
fourth grade class teams.
He is also head and shoulders
above the average high school lad IN
indoor gymnasium work having been
chosen one Of the three leaders for
the regular work.
I'm better on things that take
arms" said he quietly. Then he add 4
er. OF can get around ON the horse.
-'n@- ana bars all right"
How many could hop around on one
foot and play ur with the best in
tennis match?
plays Fine Tenni, Gam.
That's what this Spokane lad does. .
Charles says he played tennis for a
year before his limb was removed.
but didn't know much about the game
until he began figuring how 10 cover
the court and surrounding country on
one foot with the greatest agility.
To round out this rather interesting
character study. the dark-eyed Amer
lean lad is rated as one OF the best
Juvenile swimmers i'm the Inland lsm-
pire
three-quarters of mile in a contest
a. Loon Lake. about 80 miles from
Spokane. According to Y. NJ. c. A.
officials who have often watched him
in the tank, he can swim like a fish
Charles learned how TO maneuver
around in the water at Hangman
Creek
The youthful prodigy is also fond
of horseback riding and can often be
seen galloping across country in quest
Of newer scenes. Schoolmates declare
him an expert wrestler along with his
many other accomplishments In the
sport line. The lad himself is some
what backward about talking Of his
capabilities.
When Charles is walking about the |
sereets he almost always uses his
crutch, but when some one mentions I
athletics-no more crutches for him |
They're a useless luxury. And his |
opponents will testify to'this-Spokane
Inland Herald.