Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-04

with all the elements of usefulness that
games have always had since the birth
of man. On the other hand how is it
with the prize fight? What occasion is
there for it's existence? Why, two men,
Invariably of the lowest order of hui
sole purpose of furnishing betting
contest. The affair is in charge of the
professional gambler, is conducted by
the vicious and debauching elements of
society, participated in by two indi-
viduals little more than brutes. There
is no sport in it, no game. The men
who fight are hired to do SO and
mans interest in the affair arises only
from his inclination to bet, to gamble
on the outcome.
Now as to the character of the two
performances. 1t is true that American
foot ball is a rough game. 1T is played
only by physical giants. whose develop
.ment is of course beneficial. but is no
more than can be said of a prize
fighter, but foot ball is essentially a
game OF brains. To one who UNDER
stands the game battle between con-
tending elevens discloses Il hundred
degree of generalship and discipline is
required in a good game of foot bail
never st,,.t,., : sod M, A. haftla of con-
lending armies. In every college in this
land will You meet with the situation
thus expressed: What is the matter
With Big Jones? / should think he'd
make an ideal player, "Oh. Bigs got
the weight all right and he's Speedy.
but he hasn't the head for foot ball. =
So it is everywhere. Foot ball is a
game of discipline and generaiship as
We'll as endurance. The brutal tenden-
cies are the Very ones that foot ball
player must learn to suppress
In every play in a foot ball game
every one of the eleven man has a
place He must get into every play and
1.-THE failure of single man to do his
duly viii often lose the game. The
plays must be developed and the play
lers drilled into them by constant and
Ilaborious practice. So perfectly must
l3this be done that on the teams of the
ltwo to three years to develop foot
bail player. These plays once developed
land learned must be used with refer
Hence % the strength and Weaknesses
rand the plays of the opposing team. An
ientirely different game will be used
against one team than against another.
4 Everywhere is it recognized that team
work is what wins.
Furthermore the one essential fea-
4 ture 10 perfect foot ball is the great
4 self control demanded of the player.
This one feature alone raises the game
above all comparison with prize
fight. Men must not lose their temper
under any provocation. A man wht
lean not control himself fails TO maxi
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him IN the face he must not, dare not
strike back for fear Of being seen by
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sence to silen an extent, perhaps. as Il
lose the game. The first lessor
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many are the heroic deeds that hav'
been performed on The sridiron decd
of heroic sacrifice equal to any eye
performed ~ love OF country III
lNiciaus qualities that go 70 make
pusiHst are the very qualities that ba
man from modern foot bah.
The game of foot bail is Of recent de
!. veopment. 1t is rough game, man
think too rough. Accidents are nu
/, rnerous and there is undoubtedly nee
FOR further reform in eliminating tn
ca,lses Of these accidents 50 far as pos
jsible hut rough or not il is a gentle
manly game. PLAYED only bv gentleme
nd ~ IL t.a,.- ,aa,,iran,ents d,aveIf,