Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02
Fred Wilmington
Paid Tribute By
Capt. Brickley

Honolulu has had a number of IA
nous athletes known throughout the
world, but one of the most unique:
cases of an athlete starring for min
ute after years of hard work occurred
year ago when Fred Wilmington
earned his letter at Harvard. Penn
States lost to, Harvard last Saturday,
but such was hot the case one year
ago. and the recent defeat of the Penn
State team recalls the incident that
made Fred Wilmington a hero in the
eyes of the Harvard students.
Penn State had always been hard
team to win from, and In the last min
ute Of play the penn State eleven was
leading by score of Is to s. Har-
ward had Brickley, Mahan and Hard
wick last year and Logan was at the
helm, but theiCrimson could not gain.
and time was nearly up. Harvard
must do something at once. Over on
the side lines Wilcox, the crack quar-
ter miller who had done close to as
nat, was crouched waiting for the call
to go into the game. The signal was
given and the speedy runner rushed
out on the field, and a second later
received triple pass and rushed
down the field for a touchdown, and
Harvard was one point behind.
Praised by Stars.
Then came the wilmington end Of
the story. After the game Charles
Brickley, one of the greatest players
that ever donned the moleskins, paid
a fine tribute to the Honolulu boy.
Captain Tobin of the Penn State team
also related the incident before the
big bonfire where the captain was so
seriously burned that he was forced
to retire from future competition.
Brickley had this to say of the Homo
lulu player.
Wilmington had tried four years to
make the team, but up to the Penn
States game had not made his letter.
For four years he had practised kick
ing goals in order that he might be
ready should some crisis come. Each
year Harvard had a kicker who was
reliable, and the Honolulu player was
forced to remain on the side lines.
When time was nearly up and Wilcox
had scored, Haughton looked around
a,
There was Wilmington ready for the
chance, and wilmington was called.
Wilmington Was the Hero.
He marched out on to the field with
thousands Of eyes upon him, as though
he was going to practise. Several
times he marched up to the ball. and
gave it careful study He changed
the position around and waited. The
spectators were watching with ner.
vous faces, while wilmington stood out
on the field as cool as ice. 1t was one
of those times that try the nerves OF
the rooters. As the signal was given
there was a hush over the Stadium,
and as though practising all alone
Wilmington booted the ball over the
posts and Harvard was saved from de-
feat" Another wilmington name had
gone down. on HarVard's page of he.
roes. .
Last Saturday while Harvard was
playing Penn State again another With
ingtcn was out at Punahou leading
the students to cheer for the Buff and
Blue. PunAhou lost, but the spirit OF
the school was manifested even in de-
feat, and David wilmington and Leon
Ebersole, the other yell leader never
fiinched when defeat stared them in
the face, and in this connection was
one of the greatest exhibitions of unit
ed support ever seen on any football
field. Frederick wilmington is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. David wilmington of
this city. H..