Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-27
N0SE-BREAKER 0UIRANKS
MASTER OF ARTS NOW
Playing Of Game Should be Made
Felony by the Legislature Declares
the Confederate Ranger chieftain--
University Professor Scored for
countenaneing Brutality.

ten letter In which he denounces
football and declares that the death
OF young Archer Christian, OF the
University of Virginia eleven, was
murder. not an accident. Cui. Mosby,
who is an alumnus of the university.
wrote the letter TO a friend who is
said to be closely allied" TO the
University u Virginia. and who PROB
ably is member of the board OF
visitors of the institution.
The Richmond Evening Journal yes
terday published the letter, as fol-
lows:
Il have read with indignation min
gled with great sorrow the account
Of the murder CT young Christian, a
In a football game with Georgetown
| use the word murder advisedly-the
killing was not an accident-the law
presumes that man intends the nat
ural and probable consequence OF
his acts. The very fact that uni
versity surgeon went with the team
shows. that they knew they We're go
ing to war. They neglected, however.
10 IToyfde an ambulance and Stretch
ers to carry OF the wounded. i hope
if this barbarous amusement is con-
tinue that the board of visitors VIII
require Ii to be conducted in accord
ance with the regulations of modern
war. Some years ago I expressed TO
DR.. Alderman my objection to foot
ball because it was not recreation
for students, but that many we're maxi
ing it a profession; that it developed
the brutal instincts of our nature and
that it should be no part of the cur
riculum of the university which It
now is. A student who mas broken
somebody's nose at football stands
higher than a master of arts. told
him that he might as well have
bull-ring or a circus attached to the
university: a man ought not go to COL
leee to learn to be circus rider or
prize fighter.
when I was a student there the
university did not need to practice
such arts-students were attracted by
the great names of the teachers DR..
Alderman says there is great dan
ger to life and limb in football. and
that the danger must he eliminated
before it is played any more. But II
the danger is eliminated nothing VIII
be left Of the game. The danger is
not only the chief. but the only, at
traction to the mob that gathers TO
witness it. without II there will be
no rooters to cheer the scombatants
ami no heroes with broken limbs and
bloody noses to nail DR.. Alderman-O,
Caesar, mcrituTi salutamus-'we who
are about to die salute you
Danger Eliminated
without the element of danger
football would be tame and degener-
ate into a kindergarten No doubt
kinGergartens promote civilization,
but as they keep no roll of killed and
wounded they add nothing In the
glory of a college. The shouts in the
coliseum over the dying gladiator
'hutchered TO make a Romaa holiday
have for years echoed through the
arcades Of the university:
He rocked not Of the life lost
nor prize.
But where his rude nut by the Dan
ube lay
4 say this n sorrow. J was raised
in the shadow Of The university; !
vas educated there. so were my sous
ana erandsous: and have always
he'd for my alma mater as much
pride and affection IS any pupil ever
felt fer The great masters Of the
school % Athens.
L am not believer IN what y
called the strenuous Hfe-kiliing men
for a game. or shooting elephants In
Africa. would almost a. soon k'li
. man a. an elephant The indsctive
Philosophy teaches men that the main
objcct o. education ~hould be to gain
the empire ~ mind over matter. Even
var - BY 70 mc ans a mere collision
Of physical forces. Napoleon would