The Washington herald., 1907-06-18
Mr.. Masterson Again TO the Rescue

Several days ago The Washington
Herald made careful and approving note
OF certain promulgations from the ex-
/ perienced pen Of the Hon Bat Master
son, gun expert and general utility man
Of the New York Telegraph's editorial
outfit. on the subject Of scientific and
practical methods Of wearing a gun,
especially Of the six-shooter variety. 1t
now gives us positive delight to call at
tention to additional remarks from the
authoritative source aforesaid: this time
concerning the gentle art of ftly and
properly feeding pugilists. Newspaper
readers may or may not have noted a
recent pronunciamento from President
Eliot, of Harvard University, dealing
with this topic. That misguided gentle
man, it will be readily recalled, once
INDUCED. not wisely but too well, in
more or less Of a joint debate with the
President Of the United States in re the
mollycoddle vs.. the muchly bemusculared
athlete said he, in the statement re-
ferred to;
Those who have followed the training of the
pugilist know that On a certain day De goes stale
from his work. He figures ON being TT az the
pIuuJr moment cnlv, So as We have taken up the
rugilisis die; for modern athletics We have a deal
10 learn
The main difficulty az college IS that athletics
absorb al the attention and leave nothing for the
mental development. We used 90 get along batter
in thc old DAYS for there was time between the
football in ihe fall and the baseball and rowing
in 'he spring when there wos a chance to DO some
studying,
"Now the mind cf the athlete is devoted 20
records. food eating or drinking. so be has no
vitality ioft for the intellectual Development His
energy is all used mp on training. It is con-
tnual session all year
To these remarks, the Hon. Bat takes
polite but positive exception. He does
not crUshingly swat the gentle doctor
amidships. and violently dispose Of him
as he might On the contrary. he con-
tents himself with mildly suggesting the
doctors incompetency as judge of the
proper food for pugilists. and adds:
When the head Il Harvard University INDUCES
IN such language II cannot D. ignored. and set we
should remember that even Dr. Eliot is not ia-
iallIbe. There are perhaps ten times a= many men
IN the institutions Of learning to-day as there were
when he himself was am undergraduate We under
stand that It is hard frr oue # His compartment 70
appreciate the present craze for athletics but We
feel confident that higher education Is not going
90 become archaic as result
For our part, We do not see what more
there is 10 be said. Surely, if We accept
the Hon. Bat" as the ultimate author
ity upon gunology. We must acknowledge
that he is a well-equipped bureau Of in
formation concerning the gastronomic
technique Of pugilism. The one art re-
sembles the other "as the mist resembles
the rain,' begging pardon, of course. for
quoting a weakling like Longfellow in
this crisis.
The good and gentle Dr. Eliot IS be-
hind the times. we fear. In a discus
sion about mush and milk he doubtless
would shine; but upon the subjects Of
siX-shOoters and prize fighters. he must,
before the more Respondent rays of the
Hon. Bats indisputable logic and wis
dom. 60 way back and sit down. there
20 remain quiet and hold his peace. We
have no doubt he is sorry he spoke.