Ward Stradlater, a character in J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye," is described as playing Basketball. However, it is also mentioned that he is good at pretty much all sports.
Ward Stradlater
He plays football with Stradlater, and he's on the swim team with Ackley. He also used to play baseball with his little dead brother Allie. He also manages the fencing team.
Holden's roommate at pencey prep.
He is Holden's roommate in the novel The Catcher In The Rye. Hes the dude who goes out with Jane, and Jane's the chick who Holden has feelings for.-Rnator.
Holden thinks Ward Stradlater is the worst slob in "Catcher" because Stradlater is a "secret slob", "you know, the kind of guy who looks so sharp, but you ought to see his razor - it's full of lather and hairs and crap".
Stradlater was a senior at Pencey Prep. He was Holden's roommate
Holden refers to Stradlater as a secret slob because Stradlater appears clean and neat on the surface, but Holden knows that he is messy and disorganized in private. This contrast between his public image and private habits is what leads Holden to call him a secret slob.
Holden is suggesting that Stradlater lacks moral principles or integrity, indicating that he believes Stradlater is deceitful, dishonest, or unethical in his behavior.
Stradlater hits Holden because they get into a physical altercation over a girl they both know, causing Holden's nose to bleed. Stradlater becomes angry and loses his temper during the argument, leading to the physical violence.
Holden knew from personal experience that Jane was not sexually promiscuous. But he also knew from personal experience that Stradlater was. Hence his discomfort with Stradlater dating Jane.
Stradlater and Holden fight over Jane Gallagher, a girl whom they both know. Stradlater goes on a date with Jane, which upsets Holden because he has deep feelings for her and doesn't like the idea of Stradlater being with her. This leads to a physical fight between the two characters.
Stradlater's date for the night isJane Gallagher, a girl that Holden knows well from childhood and likes.