Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-29
DANGER IS LESS
IN ENGLISH SPORTS
Number of Fatalities Not Nearly So
Great as I'm Amcrica-Pcnn
System Praised.

lIhere is vast difference In the re-
turn of tabulations of sport fatalities
when those of America and England
arc compared. Recently the rules
committee have met In New York for
the purpose of revising the football
code. in order that the danger of the
game may be lessened. While tho
suggestions offered we're only super
ficlal. IL will remain for the small
committee to revise the present code
and bring the sport to a state where
chance of injury and death Will be al
most entirely eliminated.
Some weeks ago a number of daily
papers printed an appallingly long list
of dead and injured In football. More
people were injured last wear than
ever in the game. and the list of fatali-
ties Is larger this year than ever be-
fore
When the small number of fatalities
of all branches of sport In England Is
considered, America suffers by COM
parison. It Is interesting to note In
the recent statistics which have been
given out at Oxford university, Eng
land that but two deaths have been
reported from participation In college
athletics at the various institutions in
England.
DR.. Brooks of Oxford. who made
the inquiry. has tabulated his returns
from those In charge of athletics at
the various English colleges and nu-
merous schools. and In the last ~
years there were but five deaths which
could In any way be attributed TO par
ticipation in athletics.
Probably the most interesting report
is that of DR.. Anthony Trail, provost
of Trinity college, Dublin, who says
there should be no general system OF
exercises unless the pupils are proper
ly fed He indicated the danger OF pup-
lie school athletics In large cities
like New York or London, where there
Is no standard of feeding among the
scholars, where many scholars como
from homes in which there Is not suf-
ficient food for athletic basis
In regard to deaths from sport, IL
was stated that these could not bo
traced directly to any one sport, but
they were due to an excessive In
dulgence which directly anected the
heart Vascular damage due to exer-
ton is rare Excessive smoking,
drinking or gluttony harms the heart
In the same way as do toxins of fever.
A practical danger lies in taking ex-
ercise after a heavy meal
ABOUT LONG RUNS.
IL lS also interesting 10 Ilotc tndl ~
John Morgan's study of life history
of men who have taken part In univer-
sity boat races shows that their long
evity and physical activity are above
the average. Long school runs. DR..
Morgan says, should be forbidden to
nsthmatics, and no active exercise
should be taken until an hour after
eating.
sir Lauder Braunton says that ideal
training for youths is a combination of
physical methods and games. Such a
systen, ns Is now used at tho Univer-
sitV of Pennsylvania
From these compilations 1t is seen
that deaths, and even injuries have
been kept down to a minimum In Eng
land. while here in America the num-
her of fatalities have stirred even the
| most ardent lover of all forms OF
snort Now the question Is. what is
the reason of these fatalities. and why
| have more deaths occurred in this
| country than in England?
In the old world sports OF all KINDS
| have been In vogue for many years
and eyery kind of a game which is
DIaved in England Is played In Somt
| form or another in this country The
| only games which are not extensively
| nIaTed in the mother country are
| Americas greatest pastimes, baseoai
| and football The latter, OF the Ameri'
| can college brand. has more fatalities
| and Injuries than all other forms o.
| sports combined. Many argue that y
| this game were played In England
| there would be just as many fatalities
| there as have occurred In this country
The chances nre, however. that
American Rugby will never becom'
nopular In England and Will never a
ieast have the foothold in that coun
tTv that II has here. II II ie true. then
| thot football Is the cause OF all th'
trouble here In America. then tn
radical revision which has beon called
Cor ia necessary and justifable, II u