New-York tribune., 1919-03-20

made the football team last fall
played end-and I'm proud of that.
Now, I'm trying for the tennis team.
After Duck Shooting Record
"But I would leave tennis any time
to go duck shooting or fishing That
is one of my ambitions,7 he continued,
eagerly "I want 20 equal my fathers
record, popping ducks down at South
Island. / haven't been able to do that
yet, but l have scored tifty-two at
round"
He stands we'll in his classrooms, and
Mrs. Yawkey says that he feels ter
ribly down" when he slips UP in some
study.
II like books, too" he remarked,
''that is, good adventure stories like
Davis's Soldiers of Fortune My
father led that kind of life for a
long time out in the lumber and min
ing camps of Arizona, Mime sofa and
Virginia. I've made UP my mind to
follow his trail.
'I've seen some Of the iron mines of
the Messaba Ridge that my father
owned, and our coal mines in West Vir-
ginia. I'm going to visit them again,
Envies Fathers Career
'TYou know it must be great to get
out into those wild forests" he ex-
claimed. Father had pretty rough
time of it when he was young, but it
must have been wonderful sport, just
the same"
The thought of money for its own
sake has apparently never entered the
mind of Thomas Austin Yawkey.
"Do you know" he asked with grin,
chat I've never had more than one
dollar in my pocket at any one time?
That is my allowance-one dollar
week.
"Another thing" he ran on, "some
day I hope to make Psi u. fraternity
| hope your printing that won't hurt
my chances. How do the fellows treat
me now? Oh, just the same as ever.
They haven't changed We get along
just the same"
He glanced at the clock and then
rushed for his cap and coat.
Pardon me-" he said cxcitedly. 81
must catch the T 80 train" and with
pat on the shoulder from Mrs. Yaw
kew. he hurried away.
Reports of the amount that he will
receive from the Yawkcy estate vary.
A person connected in business with
his foster-father said yesterday that
if the assets were liquidated to-day,
they would realize little more than
SfO,0OO,OO0. He added, however, that
they were worth enormously more
than that and may in time afford al
most unlimited wealth.
But whatever his future fortune Is
to be, Thomas Austin Yawkey is not
worried about it. His foster-mother
says that he is much more concerned
with the events of his daily life. He
has many boy friends Of his own age
and is fond of their company. Every
effort is being made, Mrs. Yawkey ex
planned, to bring him UP IS a sound
clean level-headed man.
II have absolutely no fault to find
with him now" she said. II hope he
will follow in Mr.. Yawkey's footsteps.
He can become anything he pleases.
No restrictions are being placed upon
the life work he will choose. He can
become 81 doctor, lawyer or take UP any
reputable work to which he seems In.
clincd. But he Is a chip OF the old
block you can rec that for yourself
and he is determined to carry on his
fathers business just rs soon as he
can fit himself for It,"
Father Loved Timber Life
The lure Of tho open places comes
TO the lad by inheritance. His grand
IdtHcl oWHcu lhIbe tiIHpcI iHUuo nHH
his uncle and adopted father, William
Hoover Yawkcy, entered his fathers
business in his seventeenth year.
He made many difficult timber sur
veys in the Northwest and endured the
adventure ard hardships Of logging
camps and rafting centres. He Was
then entrusted with extensive mining
interests and, 10 fit himself for these,
became mining engineer and geo
logical expert. AT the age OF twenty
three he was head of all his fathers
business and financial affairs.
Half Of what the Yawkcy estate