Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-16
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full fellowship with the other boys,
After day or two we were given a
chance to show what we could DO and
our performance wac so good that we
soon became two Of the most popular
boys in the school Naturally We be-
gan to think we had made great
mistake In our opinion Of Notre Dame
We really put In very happy win
ter at school There wero lakes In the
vicinity and the skating was mighty
fne. We we're expected to DO rea-
sonable amount OF studying but we
we're encouraged to take IA much out
door exercise rs we could get, and |
always f'led the bill nohly in that re.
speot | don't mind telling you that |
didn't astonish anybody with my
scholarship that winter, but stood A
No with the fellows, especially those
who liked play better than books
Both sturgis md myself were given
places on the university nine, and we
certainty got good marks for our
work In that direction, even II those
we received IN our classes were not
quite satisfactory.
When we returned bone the follow.
Ing June Marshalltown was in fever
Of excitement over baseball Father
seemed to be the moving spirit in the
craze, aud he actually appeared to be
more delighted with the progress we
had made rs members OF the Juanltas
at Notre Dame than with the hattering
report OF our attention to business
which the good fathers had sent after
us At that time sturgis played a
slightly better game than myself be-
ing more speedy between bases and
also showing better Judgment. Later
however, ne straiped one OF the ten
dons Of his right arm and never after
word recovered good enough use Of 1t
to excel In baseball II was great
blow to him, and to all Of us, for that
matter but he bore II manfully aud
turned his attention to other things
That left clear feld FOR me, and
don't mind telling you that Jumped
right in and took possession. Father
was 10 grstifed over the fact that his
sons had actually gone TO school on
entire year without be,ns expelled of
even suspended that lie permitted me
to take my All OF sports, and didn't
need very hard urging I didn't real
lze It then, but know now that the
old gentleman was dcbled TO death to
have some one with whom he could
work OF a little Of the enthusiasm for
sport that wns his in spite Of his age
He was always rssdy for q game Of
almost any kind, and J seldom. II ever,
knew him to lot business Interfere,
And right here, now that have a
chance, want to say that the founder
Of Marshalltown was an athlete Of no
ordinary ability He was crack shot
q mighty handy man with the ball For
those days and billiard player who
was regarded as remarkable by those
who came in contact with him I had
learned to play billiardo when quite q
small boy, having free access 70 the
old.fashioned table In tho AnEon bovRc
whenever It was not otherwise .occu-
pied. After while sot so proficient
that not oniy could beat the old gen
tleman nine tlmeS out OF ten, but could
play better game than any OF The
travelling men who stopped at the An.
son house. Ia fact every form OF sport
came TO me naturally ] seemed 10 In.
herit a. Father vas \ sport II ever
there was one, and as honest as he
was enthusiastic, lie was the squarest
sport ever saw, and anything that
savored OF crookedness met bis stern
dlsapproval.
Continued IN tomorrow's paper.