The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-08-01


strength and Hexibility Of their limbs.
But as this unttion, in making the skin
too slippery, rendered il difficult for them
to take a good hold Of each other, they
renedied Tint Inconvenience sometimes
by rolling themselves in the dust Of the
pdlsstTa, sometimes by throwing = fine
sand apon each other, kept for that pur-
pore in the porticoes Of the gymnasium.
At first they made use Of belt, with an
spron or scarf fastened TO Il, for their
more decent appearance In the combat !;
but one OF the combatAnts happening to
lose the victory BY his covering falling
OF, that accident was the occasion Of
sacriHcing modesty to convenience and
retrenching the apron for the future, /"
II was the custom to award the victory to
him who gave his antagonist three falls.
Thus We are told that Milo
Arose. and standing in the midst thus cried:
One single fall cannot the prize decide,
Aud who Is here can throw one tn other twO'
In the famous interview between Henry
VIII and the French King Francis on the
noted "6eld Of the cloth Of gold" games
and tournaments were presented on q
scale Of magnificence which has never
been equaled. Wrestling was considered
the most manly and entertaining Of the
sports, and the supremacy of the English
caused great chagrin on the part Of the
French. Later in history we find the
French relying more on their dexteTity in
the use Of weapon, mere strength being q
secondary consideration. In the English
constitution the love Of mere physical
prowess inheres to the last, to which fact
we may attribute the decline Of duelline
one good effect at least.
ARCHERY.
The history Of archery needs but little
elaboration. The.bow and arrow was one
Of the earliest Of weapons, as We can
Judge from the fact that 1t Is now known
to the most savage and unciviliEed tribes
and has been used BY them for unknown
ages. It had advanced to a great deEree
Of perfection among the most advanced
peoples when its use as an instrument oi
war was entirely superseded by the intro.
duction Of firearms. At present we con
slider II only fit fer ornament and thu
archery clubs, yet its general use is one
phase Of the revival Of the love for physi
cal sports.
0LADIToRfAL SHOWS.
In spite Of the boasted civilization o.
Rome there always was present much o.
the barbarian in its customs. This wal
specially exemplifed in the means which
her sons took to provide for themselves
amusements. Enormous sums werC
spent in pandering to depraved tastes
and unfortunately the prodigality wa
attended with q reckless disregard iOl
human life. In the Colosseum were ex'
hibited, not alone combats between wild
beasts, but man was pitted against mar
in mortal combat. In the combats with
wild animals, condemned criminals werI
often afforded q means Of changing thell
mode Of death or Of gaining their freedom
II victorious. The Emperor CommoduI
himself b said to have entered the list
against the most furious wild beasts, and
on one occasion he slaughtered one hun
dred lions with his bow in one day. Al
the opening Of Pompey's theatre 500 hons
were killed in Eve days and eighteen ele-
plants produced on the same occasion
were In succession matched against lions,
one smother md gladiators. At one per
iod this custom gave rise To the regular
gladitoJsal profession. II was Commodua
who sometimes coudescended To ny hia
skill in these struggles also, on which oe.
caEions his opponents Jared badly. Il
they dared to overcome their royal oppon'
ent they were surely put 10 death, and
their only escape from such q fate was "a
tamely submit to be butchered by theil
royal executioneT. The relics Of these ex'
hibitious are probably still seen in bull.
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