The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE.

FOOTBALL.

To the Editor of the " Observer."
Sir,—There is a proverb as general in its meaning
on 1 as undeniable as any of Euc ld's axioms that theiS
is no earthly good without its attendant evils, but those
evils are, fortunately, dwarfed in the comp irisou.
The great bulk of the population of this co try
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from the early dates of history downwards have sus__
been fond of athletic sports andfivaatitnl, iced L„
generally with a certain amount of risk, anollit risk '
enhances their attractions. I need not nude any of
these sports, in-door or out-door, on thb flet4 'or on the
laui, but there can be no doubt that a nation'S life blood
runs stronger and more healthily, her ouergiesar More
t
elsstic, her success in the grand contest °Pit 'ixo,a!
more certain if her children are fearless of rigo
sOnd
fond of all active and vigorous sports
bet ments.

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Now the growth of the free press of this country is a
blessing, which is undeniabie to the cause of freedom
and hapniness, and quite dwarfs the smaller evils which
attend it, one of these being that all accidents from
whatever cause are bin flied to the world. And I con- pl.tra
tend that accidents from sports and pastimes which ,v.ii'Lw",
formerly were dealt with as they ought to be locally are . in •au;;;,-
'now trumpeted abroad, and such wishy-washy effusions ;r1111374,
as that of "No Fo3tball," of Wollaston, which %ulna
appeared in the columns of one of your contemporaries 'auo-It.
a. few days since, appear and tend to raise groundless- ad.:001
fears. Fortunately, however, the nation is far too .1
vigorous and to) enlightened to pass any laws favouring
effeminate datant(isra or crippling the . rights and ,r) „
liberties of hersuhjects; Zini-uT• s oars
I will not insult " No Footbal" by asking him if he eidT
chai read.of the world-famed gin.es of ancient Greece, 4b4rerf-,
the mighty contests so graphically describeri by.'*l"fik:
Homer, on the .plains of Troy, or the games instituted,
by old Father Anchises, but I will ask your-readers ii
FtrleSe games contributed to the rise or the fall of•Greecemstooa-2-
and Rome.
, I fancy sir such questions to "NO Football" would be 4311
:Meaningless.- Perhaps a disciple of the " gentle art " .anfk
'or perchance a lover of the manly sports of • battue .
shooting and pigeon matches, he w mid not easily cum', -vit--1551
• prebend the intense delight of winning a silver tassel at -
Eugby, or making a century against Hill and 'Emmett, ta
;or clearing's big awkward fence, which nearly all the It
, field have funked, but it is of stuff such as those
glory in Manly and withal dangerous sports like these ;-1.../ 0
that have:come the heroes who have won this countries it
liberties, bon urs, and wealth.
, Fancy " No Football" volunteering for an Arctic
Expedition? A. bottle of port acids dish of elegantlyAosi
spiced scatrdal would, to my thinking, be more to
taste:
The decline and fall of a nation all history con,
firms it, are the sure results of luxurious effeminacy tint
selfish essy enjoyment. There must be safety vslvos
somewhere and they are sure to take one shape or the
other: Either easy enjoyment or vigorous healthy
exercise, and so long as the youth and manhood of a
country revel in manly and vigorous sports there is no
fear of her. fill. Hens 7 ala in corpoie sano "is true
all the world over if one is to succeed.
If the Wollaston philanthropist wishes to run a tilt at ,
evils which tend to sap the strength arid life of men, •
let him look farther a field, there are plenty of such, ,
and I may say here that there are not so many or so bad
alcidents at football, even when. played with Rugby
rules as in many other pastimes.
In conclusion I would ask how it was that "No
Football " should lend his presence and countenance
at the game he went to see? Was it the soft
attractions of fascinating r o3iety or a feminine curiosity,
it the former I imagine his vanity would be snubbed
by the decided admiration which notoriously. English
demoiselles always havef or manly courage and fearless
ness.-

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