New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Harvard Men
Who W on III"
Paid the Price
Famous College Athletes Are
Numbered Among Those
Who Went SSWest" in the
Great Fight for Freedom

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec 2s.--One-
tenth of those Harvard mer who have
kept that silent rendezvous with death
in the legions Of the United States or
Ter allied forces have played the game
If football at college About one
twelfth Of the Harvard roll of honor.
who were at Cambridge as undergrad
yates, won the III" for participation
against Yale in q major sport, and all
lold, almost half of the total number
of men who grabbed up the falling
flaming torch to fight on TO death took
part in some form Of athletics when
they were al Cambridge. Harvard
war dead numbers $50 men, CT which
four-hfths were once enrolled in the
undergraduate department at Cam
bridge.
Seven letter men in football are
known to have passed 10 the unknown
west" and at least one more has been
rated for months as missing in action.
Only two of these men were regulars,
Philip O. Mills, 05. and Dilwyn 7.
Starr, '0S. Mills played the game for
three years. playing end and fullback-
and was one OF the charter member
of the present Varsity Club. He re
jected nomination for permanent
class secretary. AS captain of in
fantry he was killed IN France last
July after a daring dash into enemy
territory. Starr played for three
years as varsity quarterback and wa
ASSOCIATED with Mills on the '04 team
He died early in the war while fighting
with the Coldstream Guards of thu
British army.
Many in Casualty Lists
Eric A A. Lingard made his Letter
as a sub-halfback on Percy Wendell-
1912 team. Lingard, a naval ensign.
died from influenza. Lieutenant Henry
N. Atkinson, who made his letter or
Charley Brickleys team as a sub-ccn-
tire, also died of influenza in France.
where he was connected with the coas-
artillery. Lieutenant George 3. Nc
Kinlock, long missing in action. re
lieved the convalescing appendicitis
victim. Brickley, in the Yale game IN
1914. after Charley had kicked one
point after touchdown
One of Eddie Mahan's quarterbacks
IN the overwhelming defeat handed
Yale in 1915 was Lieutenant Jack
Doherty, who killed IN action dur
ing the Jaly offensive. Lieutenant
Hamilton Coolidge of aviation. and
Lieutenant Alfred ". Gardner. OF the
infantry. both OF whom made their II
On Harrie Dadmun's 1915 team, were
also recently included in the casualty
reports
right instead of might should be H.
law unto all nations, the best known o.
whom was Lieutenant George G.. Hav
dock 16, who held the Harvard record
in the pole vault. The last Haydock
friends him alive was when he
shook hands with them preparatory t.
leading a charge over the top at Can
tigny last May. Kenneth E Fuller
and Edward Nee. Peters, middle d.
lance men on the same team, both met
their death in action, and George "
Ryley, half-miler on the 90 team fell
last July. Lieutenant Frederic P
Clements, il. manager OF tho 1916
team, was killed in an aviation acc
dent. This makes five II" men con
tributed by track.
Cricket Is Contributor
The sole varsity hockey man to fall
was Lieutenant Oliver NJ Chadwick
goal tender for several years. chad
wick fell behind the German lines aftci
an unequal fight with several German
aviators. He was connected with tho
Lafayette Escadrille. Baseball CAV,
John b. Wolverton. OF the Is team,
cadet in naval training. who died o
influenza, and Robert H. stiles. 16
manager, killed in action as an aviator
While rowing has contributed ~
varsity men to the Harvard roll O..
honor, several good oarsmen have gon,
10 that heavenly "Blchtv.' Amonf
these are Randolph K. Brown. kennc,
=. Culbert. possessor Of a CroiN d.
Guerre and William s Ely. who rowe
on their freshman EIGHT. and were sub
sequently candidates for varsity hon
ors, Brown and Gilbert withdrawn.
from college when their task to max,
the varsity seemed near fruition.
John S Pfatfman, who served a.
H., Norris Williamss Harvard partne.
m doubles, and William B. Fraser
Campbell. captain of the 1910 team
have been. the active tennis stars {.
make the supreme sacrifice. Augustu
Aspinwall and William H. Cheney @
the 1920 football team are also nun
bered among Harvards hero war deao
Space alone prevents more dctailc'
lineup of the other Harvard dead win
were athletes and brought the colo
Of their alma mater to the from
Every branch Of sport has its horoe
. even to oldtime intercollegiate crickc'
which Nicholas /. Tlney. 16. Of tn
Red Cross's foreign forces represcnte,
William ST. A. Stearns. who was )
the aviation service, and captain Of tn
varsity ,ihe team. was one OF severe
sharpshooters who made good use q
their college athletic training in tn
a present war.