Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-16

large company Of young men and boys
greeted Edward X Hall Of Dartmouth col
iege. when he gave bis talk on Athletic"
at the J VI. q a rooms Monday evening
lie began with the statement that there
was nothing truer than the trlte saving
All work and no play make, Jack dull
BOY The deslre for athletics Is inform
At first the child wants to walk a. soon a.
he can walk he tries 70 walk "a fence and
as soon a he can walk fence he branches
out into tase ball or some other sport re.
curing more skill 1t mad been the speak
er 5 intention o. give considerable atteu-
ton 10 the ancient sports hut time being
limited they we're briefly glanced at. the
Olymplan game. and the Importance which
the Greeks attached % them being described
The games OF the Romans we're far inferior
% those OF the Greeks being uniformly
brutal The games OF nation are AL in
dex Of it, character Cricket the nation.
al game Of England, 10 order to be proper
Is played, requires seven hours OF three
days IN succession while our own national
game, base hall requires only about two
hours The Americans are to- busy "a PEI.
pie To play cricket The speaker then went
on 70 show how base ball had been devel-
oped from the old game Of FOUNDERS bou
the changes IN the style Of pitching and
the rules had brought the game W u its
present standard the popularity OF base
hall was To be- found IN the fact that every
body could play the game and that IL wa
interesting no matter boy whom PLAYED
Several funny incidents showing the erro
neous ideas OF those who did not understand
the game, with local allusIous enhvened
the talk After base ball tennis was dis
cussed Mr. Hall thought It a game which
would become more and more popular. a.
II possessed many advantages and had none
Of the disadvantage % base ball II was
the sport par excellence for ladies' but it
was by no means an effemnate game
Foot ball was evidently Mr. Halls hobby
and he dwelt upon IL at length, describing
the plays from IA chart, and showing how
the Y and other tricks were performed He
thought wrong idea prevailed in regard
70 foot ball 1t was rough but therein was
Its beauty, It developed the sturdy and
man-like quaiitles-piuck and self contain
ment-and put the constitution in elegant
condition Ii is not relic of harbarism
but an outgrowth of civilization II Is "a
game which should be encouraged Gen
eral athletics, especially sprnting, were in
teresty treated. The other outdoor sports
were simply outlined in order to bring tn
talk within the proper time Mr. Hall
closing remarks were IA plea for athletics
on the ground Of their h-gIvIng quail
ties BY cultivAting the mind and BODY To
gether much better results can be accom-
plished IN all lines OF work. and the man
who hasn't time for physical exercises sim
ply Is throwing away time The building
up of the mind alone is like placing a bril-
liant light IN d lighthouse which mas its
foundation on bean poles It was evident
that Mr.. Hall was an enthusiast on the
subject, but his enthusiasm is placed on
common-sense principles The talk was
one OF interest b. all present. and it will
undoubtedly prove an impetus for the asso
clatlon gymnasium work