The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
ANXIOUS TO BE FOOTBALL STAR

better believe he's got some big idea
tucked away under that crop Of blond
hair that you see on the top OF his head
Il wouldn't want to say that Dick
will make the team this year. He prob
ably won't. He's too young. He weighs
100 pounds, and it stands to reason that
a boy of fifteen as big as that needs all
his strength for development
But work on the class team will
round him into shape, and you better
come down here in 1914 and watch what
Dick Cleveland will do to Andover in
the big game OF the year
All the while dick" had smiled and
frowned, as he thought the occasion de-
manded.
Don't believe a word that rascal is
telling you. It's all hot air." he tried
to tell the reporter.
Good Amateur Actor.
Say. you never heb about Dick as
an actor, did your the boys chum
broke in. You should have been down
here last spring and seen him take the
part of Lambert, an artist, in a French
play. L understand he was advised to
study for the stage after his wonderful
| success in that.
He is president of the Cercle Francois,
you know"
Dick" continued to pass up and down
the wide veranda listening to the lauda-
tons of his chums, and frequently he
would grant his disapprovaL Suddenly
bright idea seized him.
Say, old man." he ventured, putting
his hand on the shoulder of the reporter,
in sort of confidential pose. Please
don't put what he's telling you in the
paper. Honest. wish you wouldn't write
anything about me. I'm so uninteresting
and besides I don't want to be written
up unless you can write all the rest of the
fellows. I don't fancy the thought of a
story and my pictures in the paper. 1
never experienced this sort of a thing be-
fore"
But Mark took up his story again and
the reporter didn't have to answer the
pleadings of the boy, although il was
very apparent that they were absolutely
sincere.
Hes an honor pupil, too" went on
the enthusiastic chum of young Cleve-
land. He spends a whole lot of time at
his studies. In fact he is about the most
studious fellow in his class, the upper
middle. He's former vice president of
the Golden Branch Debating Society, and
is one of the leading depaters in the
society.
He's vice president of his class, too,
and vice president of the Christian Fra
ternity, to which almost every fellow in
school belongs"
''Oh, cut it out" Dick pleaded again
That's enough. He doesn't want to
write book about a fifteen-year-old boy,
does he?"
Will Go to Princeton.
What are YOU going to do when you
leave Exeter?'' the reporter asked.
We'll, 1 get through here in 1915,'' he
replied, slowly, choosing each word care
fully, land then 1 shall enter Princeton"
What are you going to do after you
leave Princeton?' was the next query.
Il haven't the least idea" the lad went
on. Haven't begun to think about that
yet
''One thing is sure, / am not going 10
be lawyer, and 1 am not going IN for
politics, that is unless I have to-"
Then Gerstle had another idea.
of course, he will not be deaf tc the
call of the dear peepul, will you, Dick?' d"
Have you the least desire to go to the
White House to live?" the reporter sug-
gested.
IT have never been in Washington,
he replied, "and haven't begun to
think about going there. let alone about
the White House.
We'll, now a word about this football
business" suggested the interviewer.
And before the question could be COM
pleted, ''Dick'' declared that a fellow
ought to be allowed to play football
without so much fuss being made over
him, and the subject was dropped tenn
porarily.
Skill as "Punter."
1t was apparent that the blond youth |
was anxious to get into the gridiron fray
that his pals had started a few yards |
off, and with a nervous handspring from
the veranda he made his way out onto |
the field where all the boys greeted him |
with Hello, Dick" and some one fol- |
lowed it up with boot of the pigskin in
his direction.
In second Dick was under the ball, |
and in another moment il was on for a
50-yard sail fromIthe end of his boot. 1t |
was pretty getaway, and showed that
young Cleveland had possibilities as a
punter.
There were few line scrimmages, and