into harness," providing that the said "breaking in" performance
could be successfully accomplished anywhere.
To Notre Dame I went and if I acquired any honors in the way of scholarships
during the brief time that I was there I have never heard of them. Foot-ball,
base-ball and fancy skating engrossed the most of my attention, and in all of
these branches of sport I attained at least a college reputation. As a fancy
skater I excelled, and there were few boys of my age anywhere in the country
that could beat me in that line.
The base-ball team that represented Notre Dame at that time was the Juanitas,
and of this organization I was a member, playing second base. The bright particular
star of this club was my brother Sturgis, who played the center field position.
Had he remained in the business he would certainly have made his mark in the
profession, but unfortunately he strained his arm one day while playing and
was obliged to quit the diamond. He is now a successful business man in the
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