Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

Special Correspondence
Chicago. H., Dec. l4.-Since the car
lies times men and women have adopt
cd methods OF adornment that they
might attract each other Women We're
coutented with the use OF paints,
powders and ornamental dress, While
men added TO this, the story OF their
own lives, the chief features OF which
were. ancientiy the stories Of broll and
battle. The women admired men OF
courage, strength and endurance. And
even we at this late day look with adj
miration on the athletes OF ancienT
Greece and Rome. The study OF the
olympian games has caused their re-
viyal In modern times The Bible says,
"The glory OF young man Is nus
strength" The adventures and strength
Of David and Samson we're admired
But why talk about athletes and physi-
cal giants of long ago, | must hasten
10 n confession. / admire university
athletes more than I expected to before
| made study OF football players. Yes
I have seen every game OF the great
contests on Marshall Field this sea-
son. and ] think It would take pro-
fessor of mob psychology 70 furnish the
reason for all Of my emotions.
Nv attention was attracted early In
ths saason 10 the football players, by
their not taking tea or coffee, pie or
watermelon at the dinner table. Later
I called on Mr.. Stage the coach, ana
found that these young men are on
their word Of honor not to use TOBACCO
or LIQUOR, and TO retire at l0:5o every
evening in the week except one. SOIL
fairy Infraction OF one OF these rules
would force the violator out OF the
ranks, Mr.. Stage said that one man
was 40 good, and occupied such an I'M
portant place on the team, that ne
dared take smoke just prior to az
inportant game with Michigan. he
waa dropped in disgrace, and felt 1t
keeniy, The players were taught there
that the university can afford to lose
rarne rather than play such man.
have given the physical side OF their
preparatlon, but allow me to quote
from the Daily Maroon, university
papers
FLUNKERs NOT TOLERATED.
aAuother very praiseworthy fact
which has been brought to our notice,
not a single one Of the men on the
training table drew q fatal thres
weeks notice. Perhaps the University
OF Chicago Is the most strict institution
IN the country In regard to pupllc APP
pearance. No flunkers are tolerated III
any department, and We feel proud 10
think that every man on the footDaii
sutad has shown himself to be q good.
faithful student as wen as football
star"
"a fiunker Is regarded as almost
worthless at Chicago; he Is an OBJ
ject OF disgust among his fellow stu
dents. and the university authorities
ignore his existence completely. Fol-
the two quarters succeeding failuie
ne a. not allowed TO appear In pub
lis In anys department - athletic,
dramatic, debating, journalistic, OF
executive. We cannot make this too
strong to the freshmen, All of your
aspirations will be nipped In the bun
and your whole college course VIII
be bllghted at the start II you fall by
the wayside during your first year.
Don't con out"
NEGLIGENCE AT HOME.
When | contrast this with what
have seen among some OF our college
ana high school athletes at home, 1
feel that too much negligence regns al
home. The heroes OF the great univer-
stiles are the athletes. They cannot
enter for athletics, but for study what
an inspiring sight It Is to see such men
march TO the field, each body OF players
led BY an excellent military band OF
from 40 to so pieces, and cheered by
10000 voices. II those same birds that
few over the assembled thousands AT
the 0lyinpian games, and were killed
by the shouting OF the people, had come
this way there would have been some
feathers for the yictors' caps.
FOOTBALL is CRUEL.
After all think football is a cruel
game. There were always from one TO
four players In the blacksmith shop,
harness shop or hospital undergoing re-
pairg. The coaches greatest trouble
came when they tried TO get man
with shattered frame to leave the
field. But the spectators seem 10 like
the dangerous. and particularly those