The Detroit times., 1914-11-10
PRINCETON GRID
STAR IS NOW IN
ENGLISH ARMY
Johnny Poe, Of Family Famed In
Tiger Football History, Fight
ing for King George
THRILLING ADVENTURE
MARKS HIS WHOLE LIFE
Old College Hero Long q Soldier
of Fortune-Once Head of the
Noted Foreign Legion"

An American football star II nsht
ing for England!
John Poe. perhaps the most famous
member OF the famous Poe family OF
baltimore. has added another stirring
chapter TO the brilliant list which
have already made his life q series
OF hairraising short stories.
Poe ha3 Ave brothers who starred
on the gridiron at Old Nassau and
nephew OF his Is on the present
Princeton freshmen team.
All are related to the famous poet,
Edgar Allan Poe.
Members OF John Poe's family. who
keep more or less track OF the ad-
ventures Of their brilliant brother.
have just made the announcement
that Johnny las joined the English
colors. ~
He went to London. offered his ser
vices. and was assigned to the light
artillery, and is now on the firing line
in France or Belgium.
Nor Is John Prentiss Poe UMPIRE
pared for the life that Is before him.
He Is accustomed to the shock OF bat
tle-real battle with myriad bullets
singing their deadly hymns about him.
Hero OF many football battle al
Old Nassau. who. shall say that the
discipline he learned there, the spirit
of generalship, the will to do. have
not been the greatest preparation for
John Poe's subsequent career?
Here are some of the things Poe
has done:
Fought in Spanish war.
In coal business In West Vfr-
GINA
Militiaman In Kentucky feud
! district.
Mined In Nevada district
Worked on western ranch.
Fought In battles between Gen.
trar American republics with his
foreign legion"
Entered present world war in
service OF England.
Johnny Poe Is now about 40 years
old. He played football at Princeton
for three years and coached the Uni-
versity OF Virginia for one year. Then
he attempted business career. but
didn't like II and gave IL up for SOL
dierlng. The Spanish war was his
first Hing.
Since that time he has never ceased
to be leader among soldiers Of for
| tune.
! Probably John Poe's mose famous
stunt" was the organization OF the
foreign legion composed of many .
wild spirit which had previously found
expression on college gridirons. and
his leadership OF that legion to merry
Central America, where San Salvador.
Nicaragua and Honduras were at log
gerheads. His immediate motive Is
said to have been q feeling OF hos
tility against President Zelaya of
Nicaragua, who jailed him for several
days on the charge Of being q spy.
Curious things happened--includine
peace-and In the final shouting Poe
escaped to a United States ship OF
war
He came aboard. practically dragged
out Of international complications by
quick work on the part or the ma.
rines.
Where is your baggage. Mr.. Poe?"
asked the doughty captain Of the bat
tleship.
Lost it alll' declared Poe.
"How many pieces?" asked the cap
tain.
"Fifty-four. sir"
"Fifty-four! Good gracious"
Eyes; too bad!" Poe replied. 'Pll
miss them--a deck of cards and q
pair of socks"
Johnny graduated from Princeton in
'95. Other brothers who made Prince
ton gridiron history are Gresham N.
Poe. '02; Nelson Poe, '97; Arthur
Poe, 90; Edgar Allan Poe, 81, and
8. JOHNSON Poe. "a, the oldest Of the
six sons of John Prentiss Poe, for
mer attorney general of Maryland,
whose great uncle was the author Of
THE Raven"
Now Edgar Allan Poe. 81. familiar
to all Princeton men as Pete" has a
son who Is once more planning to do
honor to the name Of Poe on the grid.
iron. He Is 1918 man at Princeton,
and although he did not get into the
lineup of the freshman game at Elk
eter short time ago. he IL said to
have the stun that will make him as
formidable as his famous uncles.
Letters Have Quaint Humor.
That he will have as varied q career
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