BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-01-14
sAN'JuAN. JANUARY "A
The R0Oter And
y The New Star.

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Willie tke shouts Of the lusty lunged base
b II enthusiast grow weaker every day, and
while the decline in tbs attendance at the
games id so noticeable as TO y me wise
man who first predicted that the National
Game would not last to ST. o1o his breast
with exaltatipn ever his powers as a soothsa.
yer ard prophet 1t certainly seems apropos
to inform the ever present gentleman that
stands in the wsy>of anything which neces.
states labor, that even il baseball acre to-
die to morrow, tina work that has been ac-
coDplshtd by the player and the supporter
Of the game in Americanizing the peo, le
Of Porto REQ, will leave iis lasting marks
Eon this island for generations 10 come.
1t is rot proposed to enrer..into any discus
sion az to what the causes may be which
have brought about the present disinterei.
tedness in them ational Game. Some say it
is poor ball playing, others that we have
had too much baseball for aaohile, and Jti!l
others that ihe admission fee ls too much.
But whichever OF these causes 1t is that has
brought about tho. decline in interest it is
not necessary for the purposes Of This arti-
Gle to state. OF what baseball has done for
the rising generation Of this island, in help
ing the ascent of tie new star and what pant
the National Game will be given in the
americanizaiion Of this island by fu ure
historians, this article attempts to deal.
1t would well be worth while for the scep-
tic to take trolley ride out into the country
on any sunny at tlernCOn. AS soon az The car
leay 8 The Ponrg ffaza as tar-as the eye
can reach every hill and dale, swamp and
any kp0wn kind OF open space Is covered
aeitb groupoi ur6hins playing ball with all
the enth asiasm Of youth. And not alone is
the game confined to the boys, but, full
.,groaen men, natives, may be seen FRI quently
playin the game with great zest. at the
baseball. games on Saturday and Sunday.
afternoons tile at enhance OF Porto Rears
is always much larger than uat Of Amerf-
cans. The knowledge terms in use, ard an
absolute technical appreciation by tho nat
ives Of every difficult play will furnish eour.
CO for great pride and qualification TO any
American. or course our sceplic viii say
that he sees no educational value IN all this,
that he car not see tbat the boys ara any the
better for playing baseball. This much
however lie and every one else can see.
That baseball has done more to bring to-
gtther on terms Of familiarity and friendship
The Americas and the Porte Il can popul.
alton IN this city than any OF or inown in
fluence which can at this tim be ,hcugbt OF
The American people her Sere for a long
time as far separated from . p ITO Ricsn
as ore ADglo Saxon peopi CO be fro III o
Latin one. and ss totally dd ere 1. from each
her as d ferent edlc tiOB, dill rent liter
ature and different pleasures could make
them. For some time We lave been slowly
but surely introducing Amer can ednca.
.ional ideas 10 the teachers and the pupils 1
Porto kico, backed uD and supported y
American eontriI uiIons aud the strength Oi
the Iusular Treasury. IL ecusalion We ore
drawing closer together eyerj day, and the
boy Of 1907 will be an American educated
man in twentyJ ars from now. 10 4 era
ture the intO uclon u Amer e4n neWs
papers and The translation OF books iLto 10.
giist have dOre considerable 10 b log the
people logeih.s. This tul CT has bad bsh.
led it the backing Of husihsss intervstJf per.
sonal enrichment Bul the govsIpmeDt
anih0riiIss ara Ignoring the sntj Ct Of q
peoples psstimss, wsieA 70 any thiBl "a man
hsre, can BE- nsn 10 10 one Of the mos.
important 81 The essentials for aniiIpg t4o
dflsrsnt pgobls. And his lee, wsrf, >
werk of makipE es,pens IN Porto ikicn
hare eommoa spsrts, eommon Tlssaurrn.
s1d an hsnssi psies n he seAisvsmsnls a
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