Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-24
HARDWICK ALL ROUND STAR
Menke Declares Harvard Star the
Greatest in the Country Today,
IL Not Of All Time.
is PROFICIENT IN ALL SPORTS


NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Huntington
c'Tacks'D IIardwick OF Harvard ranks to-
day as the greatest ali-around athlete IN
America. II not the greatest ali-around
athlete Of all time
The sporting world knows Hardwick
best because OF his foot ball achievements.
They know that he was the unanimous
selettion last fall for one OF the ALI
American ends they know that there
never was q man who strobe on the grid
iron who was . more versatile player
than Hardwick But the world generally
does not know few other things about
Ifardwlck and his greatness
Hnrdwick Is a ball player Of such eailber
that II he yearned for II he could get a
chance In the big leagues this year. lie
" fleet Of foot. covers q great amount Of
ground In the outfield. Il an unerring
judge OF ny balls. fino baae steaier and
a nlugger at the bat.
Iiardwick Is Harvard's strong man. In
strength tests early last fall he scored
1851 points. His showing astounded the
athletic world. The most remarkable fea-
tufe Of lIardwicka work in the strength
teaia u that he takes but little gymnatluin
practice, lie did but little training for the
test
How aid you do ltsy the amazed phvsl-
cal directors asked Hardwick. And Hard
wick, modest and not inclined 10 talk
about himself or his deeds. simply re-
piled:
by doing il-that's the only cxplana-
ton can make"
Hardwick. who IL tho only four gold
BAH athlete that Harvard ever has had.
decent look overly powerful He's %
years old. weighs lis pounds and IL about
an inch shy Of being six feet tail. but Il
seems that every ounce Of Hardwicks
frame Is composed Of bone and muscle
and every muscle Il developed 10 its full
limit
Harvard athletic officials usually so
into spasms OF delight when some won
deffln prep school athlete enrolls at
Harvard. That means that Harvard has
secured another athlete who probably VIII
do much 10 keep the Crimson standard
floating from the topmosl peak IN the
athietlc world. But when Herdwick en-
tered Harvard there wasn't any Wild ac-
claim. fIardwick entered almost unno-
tlced. He hadn't made any wonderful
showing IN his hlgh school days and there
was nothing TO Indicate that he would
nee 70 greatness
Il 11anaaehuBefts Ksaa.
lIafduicks home i IN Quincy. Mass
lie was prepared for Harvard "a 0roton
school. lie played three years on the foot
bsH team and three years ON the base
ball team there Then he went 10 Har-
vard. entering n ieii.
HardWick got ON with bunch Of
freshmen ana meae Try for the team.
re landed q Job. and the way that Hard
wick played on that freshman eleven
made hlm marked man at Harvard
From an almost unnotlced 4reshie he
~ once became among the most prom
lnent Buckley. rennock and Bradleo
aefe among those who entered Harvard
when IiardWlok did. and 4 vas that
a,teFtet that a onee sas picked 70 rank
among he great athieiea AZ Hayward
a. tia aprins 81 BIS freshman year.
dafduick uent 81 for basn ball. He
made the team-and with ease. He be-
naue 4 member OF The Harvard freshmen
track ard field team and scored points
Ia the ahot~pu1 ana broad Jump. Hard
wick took the strength tests that year
md registered LEILA tine showing.
~ his second year At Harvard the
quincy lad landed On the varsity eleven
he played helfhack ana shared honors
with nrickley Tor the ereat showing OF
he Haryqld eleven Of that year
~ he |eprlne HardNlck maae" the
bsec bali team and PLAYED the outficld
position. "a the fourteenth inning Of the
Yale game dnrinE hts second year az
Harvard HafdWIek smashed out 4 home
run slVins Harvard 70 vlclory IN
one 81 the most thrlfllns Yale Harvard
base baIl sanoe ever staged.
IN 1919 Hardwlqk alternatsd between
end and halfbach en- the eleven But
HerdRicks ability Is footbailsr dldn'l
spd there. he could have played ~ quar-
telhafk IN varsity style Il be hnd been
aoedtd there. lie could have PLAYED on
IIe line ~ wen 81 be PLAYED back Of H.
41eIe wasn't 3 position On the eleven
1,al nafonIek couldn't piag-and play IN
wonderful faeIlIon
Last ian Hafariek played foot ban a.