The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-12


emerge the only surviving officer Of
his rank in his battalion and then
be bowled over on a quiet day, might
be considered tough luck by any
warrior. But Lieut.. Sylvester Long
Lance of the "Princess Pats" ac-
copied the freal, Of fate without a
whimper, says the Boston Globe.
For one reason because he is full
blooded American Indian of the fight
ing Cherokee blood; and for another
because his life, short as it has been.
has accustomed him to take things
as they come.
Long Lance's family belongs to
what are known as the Eastern
Chorokces, and he was born on the
old estate Of Kit Cars in the wild
recesses of Iredell CO.. t. N. C. He
Inherited n -l&rvclou hvsique; all
his ancestors were 20 the highest
physical type and y lcng-lived.
His father. mother al three of his
grandparents are ST, living. One
gleatuncle lived to be 112 years old,
and another to be 113.
When Long Lance was 13 years
old he left home WITH a party of
Cherokees to travel with a Wild
West show. He did rick riding and
showed surprising airing for his
age. The life agree with him, and
at 10 he was so big and strong that
he decided to become a professional
boxer, having more tan once dem
onstrated that he wa. andy with his
frsts and could put It all over the
Wild West roustabouta.
Under the management of Jimmie
Barry, John L. Sullivan's old spar
ring partner Il fight was arranged
for him with Ed Nolan, who had won
some reputation. The bout came off
at Tampa, Fla. Long Lance won, be-
came a "meeter of ell comers." and
was cutie able to hold his own.
Athletics and HOnOrs.
But a desire for education was
growing up in him. He returned
home and persuaded his parents to
let him enter the Carlisle Indian
School. In his sectrd year there he
made the track and cross country
team and the football squad, and on
three successive occasions defeated
the great athlete Jim Thorpe in the
three-mile run.
But not all Long Lance's energies
went to athletics. He had marked
natural intelligence and much ambi-
ton. He stood high in his classes at
all times and won more than one
prize, among them, in 1911, the sec
ond prize for the National Tubercu-
losis Essay. He also won at Carlisle
reputation which still lingers-for
clean living, clean speech and beau
/ tiful courtesy of manner.
| He had his own way to make, and
his summers while he was at Car
/ Isle were spent as a clerk in the rail
road office at Tyrone, Penn. where
he earned the money which enabled
( him to remain at school.
When he was graduated from Car
Isle he was first lieutenant in the
Cadet Corps. president of the Liter
ary Society, member of the debating
team, vice president OF the school
government. president cf the Y. NJ
c. A.. treasurer of the senior class
valcdictorian and honor graduate. In.
oi.lcntallv. he was sole clarinet pla,-
cr in the school hand lob compost
tor and Job oressmar in tn school
mir ting plant. and few Other
things.
Civilian College Too Dull.
Also, this thirst for education was
not by any means assuaged, and he
entered the preparatory school fol
Dickinson College.
But one year at eivilias institu-
ton was enough for him. and 1913
found him entered at ct. Johns Mil
itary Academy at Manlius. N. Y.