The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-07
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Leg a-~sn.
The ninetseoth csatusy = the - a
young m. AZ ~ eloss a. tbe laat
esstasy, danGinsa T. b made tie most
evsaffal pssipd q modern times By the
impssial soeessses Of - almost Heard
leo Naps,sos, the English government
and The English people recognised their
master in william Pitt, then only
twenty-five years Of ags, and then be-
GIN those fresh pulsations Of life and
energy In Ill arts and civilizations
which produeed Tie new era and initi-
atsd the triumphs Of youth.
Peculiarly important then from the
aspect Of public utility are al forces and
influences which mould the young men
Of these times, whether physically or
mentally. The necessary action and re-
action between the mind and the body
have passed from . maxim into . recog-
nised truth of medicsl science. In their
way athletic sports, which are essential
" exercises Of the body alone, affect the
judgment, the viii and indeed the
whole Of what goes to make up . manly
man. So closely connected In the pop
ulaz mind are physical and mental ae-
tivity that such spectacle a. the al
most peralytic Alexander Stephens
holding the United States Congress
spell-bound around his invslid's chair
II deemed . thousand times more notice.
able than the no less potent effects Of the
stalwart eloquence Of . physical giant
like Ingersoll. But no one can doubt for
moment the pre-eminent osefhl0ess to
their country Of statesmen, generals
and professional men strong alike in
mind and body. So there II after oil q
certain nobility in all purely athletic
sports and exhibitions which not only
appeals to the interest Of the public gem
orally but should come directly home to
the thoughtful minds a. well. No stu
dent OF history doubts that the superior
excellence Of Greek art, civilization and
commerce, over ill the world, Tor centu-
ries before Christ was . direct result Of
that careful and conscientious course Of
gymnastic trimming through which every
youth in the republic passed ~ natural
" and ~ much ~ . matter Of course 40
he learned bic alphabet. There are
many critics, many writer's in newspa-
pens who attempt to laugh down the
subject by sluIs 1t It, the increasing at-
given In Eastern colleges to such
matter. Boating and baseball, for in
stance, are said to 20 the chief parts Of
the curriculum Of Yale and Harvard. If
my one Of these critics, however, had to
choose between being either an invalid
Deholar or IN athlete short stop,-to use
extremes - illustrations very little
practical experience Of the invalid's
rights and privileges would lead him to
moose health, which means Strength,
hove any one earthly gin.
All sports and games therefore which
end to the development Of physical
ars desirable That certain
mes Of them should have BE-
,ome associated i'm the genera:
mind with trickery, gambling and I'M
Dir dealings Of any sort b not at all
" objection to the sports themselves,
Mt simply . reelection on the good |
enee q the public 1t largo for permit
ing such state Of adAin to exist. The
'ery essence Of the value Of athletic
,ames Of al kinds, and Of the interest
which the public rarely tails to feel in
hem to . greater or less degree, consists
D the absolute fairness with which they
" conducted, and then, whatever the
esult may Be, the defeated can but join
n the rejoicings Of the victorious.
That there has been no peculiarly
american national game was much re.
retted some years ago. At that time
ricket was . necessary part Of the edn-
ation Of . young Englishman. When
ase ball became popular ill over this
ointment and began t. b recognised as
be American sport, because games
zero thrown and dishonest men made
practice Of playing the game, many
If public sentiment bean all
once . general outcry on the ground
untsirnes. Such clam0n are of
ourse groundless and cannot reas ,nar
" be INDUCED in by any thinking
'an or woman. Any game that lie
'anly IL just % far . thing to be desired
I'D he'd up to - high standard of
onesty and lair dealing ~ business or
men demand In their mu-
nj Affairs. The pluck and persever-
Dce Of . winner In IN athletic snort IL
thing Of which be may we'll be proud,
r 1t h the sure index Of superior ex-
Hence.
RESPONSIBILITY OF ugeUR-
AMOS COMPANIES, 6
A very interesting decision to fire in
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