Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-29

Seldom has tn election of the Har-
ward football captain met with greater
approval from everyone at all in
terested II the matter thar the selec-
ton of Percy Langdon Wendell the
leader of the Crimson eleven Inc
coming year.
Wendell deserves the captaincy IL
any man ever did, and the fact that
there was but one nomination made,
after which the nominations were
closed, a | the election was unani-
nous, shows that his teammates rea-
lized what his playing had lone for
the team.
1t is many years since a Harvard
backfield player has won q position
on an all-American team by almost
universal choice, and it Is still longer
since a Harvard back has been chosen
two years in succession, n seems
likely to get it for a third term next
year.
The last rva back to gain the
coveted, position on the big team was,
brother of the present captain of the
Harvard team, and he won the honor
back in the fail of, 1907.
With this fact known, the follower
of football takes 1t more or less for
granted that Harvard,s newly-elected
captain should be an all-American half
to ta' Keep 1or in NJ the iim se fah i Of the the ia gridyg
iron. The name of Wendell at Har-
ward corresponds to that of Poe at
Princeton.
Wendell Always Pleasant.
Perky Wendell, as the Harvard
leader Is better known among his in
innate friends and his teammates on
the crimson eleven, was undoubtedly
the life of the team last year from the
social side.
absolutely necessary for him to always
wear a broad smile, no matter where
he might be. kept the other men In
good spirits. and his continual good
nature made 1t impossible for ANYONE
to worry when the team went away on
trips.
The dictionary of the latest vintage
given as a definition of the word
Perky the following pert, jaunty or
perk." This name then really describes
the man. He is one. who is always on
the go, always in for wha fun may
the most Of a good time without over
Without doubt he is one of the best
manner and his readiness to make
friends having won him numberless
supporters outside of the circle of his
most intimate friends.
Wendell first sprang into prominence
as a gridiron hero of the first magni-
tude in the fall of 1910. He came back
to fall football practise three weeks
after everyone else had reported. and
while some of his more intimate friends
knew what he had in him, the majority
of football fans regarded him simply
as the ordinary material which comes
to the varsity each season from the
freshman team.
Clever Line-Plunging Back.
1t did not take long. however, for every
one to realize that in this man there
was something unusual. In his first game
he tore through the Williams line as
though 1t was paper, and from that mo-
ment he was known as the human bull
let for this phase aptly described his
plunging through opposing lines.
His terrific line plunging was a feature
of the game against Dartmouth. but the
real supreme test of his ability came when
Harvard and Yale met in that memorable
0 to 0 game in New Haven.
Wendell was not sent into the struggia
until along in the second period. his place
being filled by FELTON,, the team needing
the latter's kicking ability. When Har-
ward finally got tie ball Into Yale terri
tory. the human bullet was sent into
the struggle to start the march to tho