Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-24
.HARDW|Ck RATED AS
GREATEST ATHLETE
Harvard's Football Star is Also a
Ballplayer and Trackman
of Note.
OFFERED POSITION AS COACH
VIII, However, Go Into Business Az
ter Completing His Studies-Is an
Advocate OF Plenty OF Outdoor
Exercise.

NEW YORK. January 23.-Huntins-
ton cTRcks') Hardwick, of Harvard
ranks to-day as the greatest all-around
athlete in America. If not the greatest
all-around athlete of all time.
The sporting world knows Hardwick
best because of his football achieve
unanimous se selection last f"l T for One One
OF the All-American ends: they know
that there never was man who strobe
on the gridiron who was moro YER
satile player than Hnrdwick. But the
world generally does not know few
other things about Hardwick. and his
IIardwick is. ball player. of such
sabre od that # he yearrned for IT he
this year. He is. feet OF foot. covers "A
great amount Of ground In the out
neId. is an unerrinG judge of fly balls.
a fine base stealcr. and slugger at
Hardwick is Harvard's strong man
In stdTengsh tests early last fail he
founded the athletic world. The most
remarkable feature Of liardwick's work
but little training for the test.
phyhSs DID yGo do asked The amassa
And Hardwick. modest and not in
clined to talk about himself of his
deeds as:: simply simply ,repiied: 49,
nation | can make"
HardWick; who is the only four
SS sa hnl athlete Lett tina, Harvard eyer has
pounds and IS ea about a'" an M nch Shy Of Of
every ounce OF Hardwiek's frame is
every muscle is developed to it's full
Harvard athletic officials usually go
INTO spasms Of delight when some Won
qGrr preP seh0ei athletes egsol at
has secured another athlete who prob
ably will do much to keep the Crimson
stan ssandard boating from the topmist
entered almost unnoticed He hasn't
m made any wonderful showing in his
ing TO indicate that he would rise to
greatness.
Hardwick's Home Quincy. Mass.
;, Hardwick's home is i'm Quincy. Mass.
He vas vas prepared for Harvard at Gro
the football team and three years on
the baseball team there. Then he
"fn dG gn, o ente M1S IN h l9
freshmen and made n try for the team.
lie + landed d;. job and the way that
eleven made him marked man at
.'freshie" he at once became among
mock and Bradlee were among those
who entered Harvard when HRrdwick
did. and it was that quartet that at
great athletes at Harvard.
" In the spring of his freshman year
made" the teamman .YF WITH HfSe ease. He
became a member Of the Harvard
freshman track team and ncld team,
strength tests that year and regis
tered l;o7i-a fine showing,
Quincy lad landed on the varsity
eleven. He played half-back and
shared honors with Rrickney for the
great showing of the Harvard eleven
In the spring Hardwick made" tho
naseoall team. and played the outheld
p Pos von. In the fourteenth inning of
At Harvard, Iardwick smashed ont n
home, run. giving Harvard n 4 to vic
i,ory IN one OF the most thrilling Yale
Harvard baseball games ever staged
In 1918 liardwick alternuted between
end and half back OIL the eleven. But
Hardwick's ability as a footballer
at quarter back in varsity style If he
had been needed there. lie could have
played on the line MS well as he played
the eleven that Hardwtck couldn't play
and play in wonderful fashion.
Played ms y" Mnn Ever Played.
AS no man ever played it before. He
was about two-thirds OF the Harvard
eleven. His playing ovcrshadowed that
n
be htre; there and everywhere
Rarely did Hardwick fail to catch n
tor"ard pass when II was aimed at
him MIN, NO line seemed TOO hard for Hard
WICK TO smash IL was lardwick who
scored the only touchdown that was
made against Michigan. II was Hard
WICK who scored all the points that
Jefferson. Hnrdwi ck--and Hardwick
alone-saved Harvard from bcatings in
both OF those games. Hardwick was
me star or the Yale game: he WAS tho
star or the Princeton game. He was
and defensively, Hardwick ontshons
every man against whom he was pltted.
men who play on baseball or football
leans That best Yale get a gold ball
n ndrdw VI has, has four Of them. lie Is the
VINO won four gold balls during his
college career. Hardwick has thrnn
gold footballs and ono gold baseball
And he has chance OF getting n nth
provided Harvard beats Yale nj base,
ball this spring.
Hardwick passes his summers In the
college closes he hies himself awav
TO Maine and lives the primitive iifs
until time comes for him to resume
IT guess it's tho outdoor life that
gives me what strength have" saws
Hardwick is one OF the most popular
fellows who ever entered Iiarvard
A dozen colleges and nren srhoo,e
have offered Hardwick a JOB as coach
next fall. but he has turned down ali
the offers.
I'm through with football" ne soia
After ] graduate am going into bust :
ness, and I'm going into the game OF
business the way ] have gone into n,h-
ietica-"'th my whole heart and soul"
THIpTY.EIUE MEM pEpopT Eon