The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-01
FOOT BALL AND THEOLOGY.

1t has been clearly demonstrated with
in the past week that foot ball and
theology are utterly inconsistent. How
was the demonstration effected? Why.
the faculty of Princeton college saws so.
and that ought 10 be enough to satisfy
the most fastidious critic. 1t is useless
to think that theologians can ever kick
foot ball any more. If they do they
can't kick the devil from the pulpit with
the Princeton degree behind him. No.
sir; no more foot ball and theology mixed.
1t may be well enough for the ordinary
run of students at Princeton to kick
foot ball and get all tangled up in
scrimmage, but it soils the theological
cloth. The theologians are too cleanly
immaculate.
They can't kick foot ball
No decree has been issued condemning
the practice that theologians sometimes
indulge of taking snfter on the sly to
brace up their tagged brains 1t is a
tremendous drain on the theological in
tellect to search for the meaning of
Hebrew words and Sanscrit idioms; but
the snifter braces them up. That still
goes; but
They can't kick foot ball
The common enough system of meet
ing few girls the sly. the dead
quiet, you know, which has been one Of
the prerogatives of theologians from
time immemorial has been passed unseen.
There is nothing about the morality Of
this thing in the faculty's decree book.
The practice can go on indefinitely. but
the faculty has failed TO notice it up to
date. Perhaps its attention mas not been
called to it. Perhaps it is less disgrace
full than a good, healthy scimmage. Per-
haps there are good and sufficient reas-
ons for allowing one thing and forbid
ding another, but
They can't kick foot ball.
The faculty has not yet interdicted
the practice OF indulging in cigarettes
and wearing immense canes with a
monocle and other nonsensical emblems
of snobbery. All those are still per-
mitted under the rules of faculty
which has set its foot on the neck of a
healthy sport. All these tomfooleries
still go, but
They can't kick foot ball.
The snobbery and utter senselessness
of this order is apparent when it is
considered i'm comparison with some OF
the evil practices in which college boys
indulge and which are unnoticed The
average foot ball player is physically
splendid specimen of humanity. He il
generally a man of great physical en-
durance, and, consequently, more than
ordinary mental power. His scrlm-
images. and rushes. and tackles have
made him bold and fearless and skilled
In downing anything he undertakes.
He is powerful with his muscles. In
and while he may not be able to con-
jugate and subjugate Greek verbs and
Hebrew roots with the same degree of
facility that his brother can who never
. pay tu lOpt pdils ne VIII sun bt dble
to grapple the problems of actual life
better than the purely book student,
but
He can't kick foot ball
The truth Of the matter is that while
foot ball may appear rough and rude
TO some who look on, IL is about as
representative Of this life Of ours and
it's activities as any game ever played.
If a man is not afraid to tackle in a
foot ball game. IL he is capable of main
tanning his position and holding onto the
ball In a scrimmage. rest assured, dear
Princeton faculty, that he will tackle
the more serious problems Of the pulpit
with the same degree of fearlessness.
and the chances are that he will get
away with the problem under his arm,
too.
Better let him kick foot ball.
Muscular Christianity is what is needed
In theis world. The little plrsiilan.mous