Clipping:College athletic recruiting
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| Date | Monday, February 3, 1890 |
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| Text | “You’ve heard of boys working their way through college by teaching, of course,” said a college man to a Chicago Tribune reporter. “I presume you know some old fellow who takes pride in telling you that he blacked boots to get an education. But that isn’t the angle now. If you are poor, and want to get an education, learn to play ball. That will take you through. I’ll bet there are a dozen or more men in the Eastern colleges who are going through on nothing but their ability to swipe a ball when at bat, and make it swerve clear out of the way when some other fellow is there. “I know a case in point. There was a young Irishman up in New Hampshire. He never had completed his common school education, but he could fool old Anse with his curves. The Amherst team ran up against him in a game one, and it was decided that he was needed at Amherst. He went, the boys agreeing to pay his expenses through college. President Seelye examined him. After finding out how little he had studied the President asked him: “‘And what have you done?’ “‘Fooled every man on your nine with my curves.’ was the reply. “‘Oh–ah–yes,’ replied President Seelye, who took considerable interest in college sports. ‘That isn’t–ah–exactly a requisite for admission, but–well, you might take a special course.’ “He did, and, do you know, he got interested in his studies and got an excellent education. “That’s only one case. There are dozens of others, and my advice to young men who want to work their way through college is to learn to play base-ball. |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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