The Washington times., 1923-12-12


from big three games, put the
DIM the fustre of his team, and
ekeqUeNee.
ReferFtng to the report thu
propaganda was abroad for thu
Formation OF q rule which would bal
nona Big Three football men VIII,
had previously been members o
other university teams. Tad hit thu
line Of diners as follows:
Such q rule would be unfortu
nate. and work hardship to man!
fine outstanding lads who are ais,
prominent athletes. Consider oul
team this year, for instance. w,
had four So-called transfers -Neale
Stevens. Milstead and Richeson
Let me say at this moment that
never handled a finer quartet O
gentlemen athletes
The speaker then cravcd the in
aulgenCe Of the banQueters while
four men happened to become
Yale studenfs-and he forthwith
spun . fascinating tale of Amer
Acan youth which made every man
IS the festive board glow with
satisfaction and pride that four
young men Of such lofty ideals
had sought to pursue the higher
education at Yale.
II first heard Of Milstead," said
Jones, through Major DAILY, Their
coach Of the Army eleven. The
major came to me one day follow
ing our annual game with the
Cadets and remarked:
You are going to get a great
tackle from Wabash, under
stand
Fine. but how do you know .
] inquired.
8 Because 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 youth
knocked at my office door, pushed
It slightly ajar and stepped tiraidly
owe he threshold. Vie was just
within the room when ne noticed
tn . was talking over the phoae,
an With a muttered apology, he
stepped back and drew the door
closed after him.
This evident desire not to in
Gude made an impression on me,
and his m0deSty when I called
him in and asked his business,
made even more Of a hIE. He
was big stalwart boy who inn
pressed you with his bigness, but
Withal, uilassuming almost to the
point Of shyness.
He explained that he was from
the West, had attended Wabash
and played on the football team.
He wanted some. instruction as I'd
how to register, and had been re-
ferred to me by a mutual football
acquaintance in the West. / gave
him what directions l could. and
he left with a courteous good-by,
1.-The lad had been gone but a
few minutes, 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 that
makes you forget all about what he
has on, and his clothes hadn't &C.
CURED to me as we were talking.
at was evident that here was a
his education, and probably had
come to one of the hard places.
Because of my position it was i'm
possible for me to help him in a
financial way, but I had the as
gistant football manager look
him up.
'"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
pay 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. and still
develop his physical self IN the
game he loves-fOOtbaH
80 much for Milstead, the man
The qualities which drive him for.
ward TO the education he wants in
thO AclCC VI AdtO AIdNS
him a great football player. He
was a rough diamond when he first
Joined the squad. But by mastering
details. and applying himself to
an exhaustive study of every in
struction, he became an outstanding
star in remarkably short space
of time"
The speaker paused. and set him
self for another verbal thrust al
the enemy.
"Richeson is another so-called
transfer This boy is a native OF
New Orleans, and his family is one
of considerable means. He attended
a college in the South and played
football. Then his parents, taking
a pardonable pride in their son, de
cided that he should be sent to one
of the 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