Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1907-12-15 | Page 22 | Black C Given Steffen

BLACK C GIVEN STEFFEN But First He Had to Sign Contract to Play With Chicago Next Year Chicago Dec 14 HAn An unusual honor was bestowed on Walter Steffen captain of the University of Chicago football team yesterday when he was presented with a black C emblematic of the foot ball captaincy While former maroon captains have been decorated with the black C Co none ever received It before starting on his duties as leader of ot the squad Steffen Stetten was asked to sign a written agreement with the faculty that he would not leave the university until he received his diploma Whereupon the faculty es established established established a precedent by presenting the quarterback with the highest honor in Its power to give an athlete The custom of ot the faculty in the past has haa been to award the black C only aft after after after er a u season in the capacity of captain De Tray for tor instance has his black letter