The Detroit times., 1910-02-08
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WHLKING roit 10 give II
ARMY, YETI credit Michigan''
Ah metropolis, so taT
as It's adult male population is con
cerned. Is fast becoming a stTonshoiu
OF pedestranism
The average man who methodlcaIly
fakes his street car at the close OF
the working day and rides home
There 10 dine, sleep and emerge the
following morning TO grab strap on
the return journey 10 the center OF
the CITY has little idea OF what he Is
missing. Judged from the popularity
which walking has recently been gain
Ing. Neither is he in position 10 torIa
a proper estimate OF the immense
army that. in steadily numbers, is 20
inr 10 and from its work these days
on foot Let him wary mis- custom
] bit. however, and the result VIII SIM
plv astound him Just what has con
! tributed 10 this end Is a matter when
each person is hereby given fun
/ license 10 decide for himself. There
will be none, however, who viii dis
pute the truth OF the fact, after even
cursory investigation.
! In the performance OF little train
| ing regime which the architect OF this
column annually put into force, he
| has been covering, for some days, the
distance between his place OF abode
end his daily toll. on foot Several
years ago he would have felt lone
seine. Two seasons ago he had plen-
" OF company. This year be has
found pedestrians in sight or within
hail every foot OF the two miles and a
half that make up his stroll.
They 10 at all speeds. too. Men OF
middle life usually step along with a
steady springy swing. Younger men
leave the business district with
Tester stride. perhaps. Occasionally
a VIGOROUS representative OF the Old
heel-and-toe style is encountered. And
the average individual who hasn't
tried the stunt himself will be most
surprised az this-a very consider.
able percentage OF the pedestrian
army often breaks from the brisk
walk into q lively little jog On one
recent evening the faithful chronicler
counted SIX OF his comrades met and
passed. who were travelling az gaits
considerably faster than walk.
Old Pop WestOns notable exam
ple in teaching the American public
the value OF consistent pedestrianism
may have had something 70 do win
the obviously growing tendency ~
walk The wretched atmosphere OF
the average crowded car may have A
lci more 10 do with H. Perhaps the
cost OF living. about which We hear
SO much. NAV have driven the thrifty
man 10 save his nickels though the
wear and tear on shoeleather and the
resulting increase IN appetite would
make this seem poor economy But.
vixen II comes 70 the general health
/ 10 the walkers. there is no argument
available for the negative side. The
advantage In bodily welfare TO those
| who are willing 10 spare an extra half
: hour of the day 10 the genuine Fun OF
walking 10 and from work, can hardly
1 be over-estimated
Try il the first pleasant morning
Note the company YOU have and a.
the finish. contemplate with surprise
how little additional effort and time
it really takes when compared 70 the
benefit received It's surprising how
rapidly the street car fend changes
his ideas on the difficulties OF cover
ing two or three miles on foot.
Interesting fact-The Buffalo Ger
mans, now playing as a professional
basketball team. have won 6S games
in row.
The elimination Of the diving tackle
would create no great CONSERVATION
in the camp OF Yost Michigan hash
had good diving tackler for the past
FIVE seasons
How the presence in the United
States OF Tommy Burns would stir up
interest in pugilistic circles Tommy
could get many bout, too.
To think that Charlie Hickman
should be quitting baseball with bad
legs Hicks underplnning when he
played here looked Ike the most dur
able piece OF furniture outside the
piano factories.
This deaf-mute umpire business
suggests great possibilities. The play
ers could tell the arbitrator whatever
they thought and his dignity needn't
be ruffled in the least. II they male
their gestures behave.
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