The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
PASSING OF Warner
RECALLS NOTABLES
Famous Coach of Indian Gridiron
Team Has Made Redskin Athletes
Known World Over.

The derarture Of Glen Warner. the famous coach
Of the Indian football teams for more than a de
cadc from the Carlisle Indian School to coach the
Pittsburgh University gTidiron warriors sounds the
deathkneII Of a regime Of athletes who made both
the school and some Of its athletes known the
world over.
During Warmers career at Carlisle and for a
few years previous wonderful Indian athlete. jump
cd into fame every year or two. hut when his bTief
cOurse a. athletic idol was run he usually sank
into obsCrity and has seldom been heard OF since.
Chief Bender, the famous Indian pitcher, for many
Years a star Of the American League, but now
in the Federal League ranks Is one Of the few
redskins who has retained prominence for 4 long
pCriod after his college ended. Even
Jim ThOrTe, great as he was. has dropped out OF
sight.
Frequently these Indians go West and arc gen
orally supposed to rrTsrt to their aboriginal Gus
toms. However,, little search has revealed the
whereabouts pf a number Of these former ssH-
Ono Of the most exciting things that ever hap
rencd in the history Of football occurred in lseo
in the harvard stadium. when the Crimson and
the Indians were playing. During this game
Charlie Dillon a Sioux after running the whole
length Of the field made touchdown with the
ball tucked under his jersey at the back and held in
place by an elastic.
The young Indian. though he did not stay in
school long enough to graduate. is now living in
Montana where he Is in charge Of the black
smithing department on the Crow Indian reserTa-
tion. He married a Crow girl. a graduate Of the
school, and is considered successful employe OF
the government.
Many will remember Edward RoGeu. a Chippewa
Indian. who a famous end and captain Of the
team Of 1900. He Rlso q good trackman a
hurdler and a pole-Tauler. He was graduated from
the law DEPARTMENT Of the University Of Minnesota
in 1904 and regarding his stay thsre says: Worried
my way through tine uniTerSty-a TeTy happy rec
objection" He n now living at Walker, MINI.
where he Is a slccSssful attorney. He owns his
own home. While pTscticing law al Mahnomen,
MINI. he had the distinction Of being appointed
a Judge uf the Probate Court.
One Of the bost known athletes in the countrJ
is Frank Mount Pleasant who was graduated from
Carlisle and holds records for the quarter mile,
loOysrd and 2Dyard daShes. as well as the broad
jump. He represented the United States in the
Olympic games of 1912 and a famous football
player. one Of the greatest quareTbacks who ever
played the game. He later was graduated from
Dickinson Collegc being the first Indian TO get a
diLlorna at that college. He is physical direc
tor of franklin and Marshall College in PGnnSyl-
Vania.
Another Carlisle student who had the honor Of
being an An-American Quarterback is James John
son. a Stockbridsc Indian. Of Wisconsin. He was
one Of the most wonderful football players in the
cusIntry in his day. 81 He later graduated from
Northwestern University in Chicago in 1907. after
working his way through. He studied dentistry
and is Of the finest in his profession at
San Juan. Porto Rico.
The majority Of the othens have drifted back
into the tribes Of their fathers and are now lost
in obscurity.