The Washington times., 1923-12-13


banquet held in Philadelphia.
The genial Yale coach, stung by
by Harvard alumni that four out
team were transferred from other {
from "big three" games, put the
dim the luStre of his team, and
eloquence.
Referring to the report that
propaganda was abroad for the
formation of rule which would bar
from Big Three football men who
had previously been members OF
other university teams, Tad hit the
line of diners as follows:
''Such a rule would be unfortu-
nate, and work hardship to many
fine outstanding lads who are also
prominent athletes. Consider our
team this year, for instance. We
had four so-calied 'transfers'-Neale,
Stevens, Milstead and Richeson.
Let me say at this moment that
never naIIdI..- a Amer quartet VI
gentlemen athletes
The speaker then cravod the in
diligence Of the banqueters while
he IOAd the story OF how these
four men happened to becOnle
Yaie students-and he forthwith
spun fascinating tale Of Amer.
lean youth which male every man
at the festive board glow with
satisfaction and pride that four
young men of such lofty IdeaIs
haa sought to pursue the higher
education at Yale.
'I first heard of Milstead," said
Jones, through Major DAILY, then
coach Of the Army eleven. The
ing our annual game with the
Cadets and remarked:
You are going to get a great
tackle from Wabash. I under
stand"
Fine. but how do you know !"
! inquired.
" .Decause we tried to get him
ourselves the major retorted.
THE matter passed from my
mind and was not recalled until two
years ago when a husky volih
knocked at my office door, pushed
1t slightly ajar and stepped l4Iuiuly
. ga J.C. 1e was JuSt
with the room when ne noticed
IL was talking over the phoae,
al it'll a mutIered apology, he
stepped back and drew the door
closed after him.
'sThis evident desire not to in
tz'ude made an impression on me,
and his mOdeSty when / called
him in and asked his business.
made even more of a mt. He
was big staIwart boy who inn
pressed you with his bigness, but
withal, unassuming almost to the
point Of shyness.
'tF7e explained that he was from
the West, had attended Wabash
and played on the football team.
He wanted some instruction as to
how to register, and had been re-
ferred to me by a mutual football
in the West. l gave
him what directions / could, and
he left with a courteous good-by.
1.-The lad had been gone but
few minutes, l had finished some
personal business and was thinking
of my late visitor when it suddenly
occurred to me that the boy had
been very poorly dressed. HIS is
one Of those personalities tha
makes you forget all about what he
has on, and his clothes hadn't &C.
CURED to me as we were talking.
cit was evident that here was
chap who had to work and fight for
his education, and probably had
come to one Of the hard places.
Ba~auaa nf nv position il was i'm
poss BILE for me to help him in a
financial way, but / had the as
gistant football manager look
him up.
1.-The manager reported to me that
the boy had shipped his trunk East
collect for the very good reason
that he didn't have the money to
paw the express charges. He worked
his own way, and for four days he
had been around New Haven with
out money enough to redeem his
trunk, or able to find work which
would enable him to earn the funds
necessary.
But young men of this stripe
won't stay down. He found q
job which enables him to live.
permits him time to maintain a
high scholastic standing. ard still
de"elOp his physical self in the
game he loves-fOOtbaII.
$50 much for Milstead, the man.
The qualities which drive him for
ward to tire education he wants in
the face of difficulties, have made
him great football PLAYER. He
was a rough diamond when he first
5oined the squad. But by mastering
details. and applying himself to
an exhaustive study of every in
e'ruction. he became an outstanding
star in a remarkably short space
OF time "
. The speaker paused. and set him
self for another verbal thrust at
the enemy
"Richeson is another so-caIled
transfer This boy is a native of
New Orleans. and his family is one
IF considerable means He attended
ii college in the South and played
football. Then his parents, taking
- pardonable pride in their son, de-
ctded that ne should be sent to one
" Tire big universities in the North.
Would there be any justice in
barring this youth from participa-
ton In any branch of athletics?
Stevens came out two weeks
after the season had opened, and
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