Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-11
aona Have First Double Workout of Season on Lambeth Field
GEORGETOWN IS HAVING ITS
BEST YEAR IN ATHLETICS
Blue and Gray Has Only to Develop Good
Base Ball Team to Round Out Most
Successful Year in Its History.

Of the effect upon national welfare Of a
wide participation Of the people In out
Of door life and sports. The officers Of
the military and naval services Of the
United States have this importance
brought homo to them almost daily by
the difficulty experienced in securing re-
cruits Of sufficient physical stamina to
endure the hardships imposed upon those
who go into the field even In time of
peace. Out OF every eight men who
apply to our recruiting offices. only one
is found fit for duty. During the Boer
war England learned that the physique
of the average recruit had wonderfully
deteriorated since the days Of the Crimea
The average chest measurement had been
reduced an inch and q half.
due to the crowding together of great
masses Of the people into the unhealthy
surroundings OF the large modern city.
where little out Of door exercice fs pos
sible. Now, 1t cannot be gainsaid that
vigorous, progressive nation requires a
citizenship made up Of healthy and
hardy individuals 1t has been stated
that England owes her many marvellous
victories to the athletic contests on her
numerous cricket fields. This may be an
exaggeration. but certainly the active,
outdoor life Of the Englishman has had
much to do with the making OF his
country's history. Our own people are
awakening to the importance OF this mat.
ter Of a wide participation by the masses
in out of door exercise and sports. In
consequence there are many organiza-
tons that are working to promote these
Among them are the Playground AssOcia-
ton, the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, the National Collegiate Athletic AS
ISOLATION and the Amateur Athletic
Union. The common end or aim of all Is
encouragement Of amateur athletics"
DR.. Mackenzie, who is instructor II
physical education at Pennsylvania. com
ments In the following strain on competl
tive athletics:
THE whole question of athletics cannot
be confined to the compilation Of the sta
tistics of injury. The foot ball Is the only
field we have. in the absence of actua
fighting. for that training in presence Of
pain and fatigue. pluck and sand thai
must characterize the youth OF natior
which must play q leading part In tint
work Of the world. Safety and sanity
can be bought at too high price. Mel
son did not do the safe or the sane thing
when he refused to to retreat at Copen
hagen or when he took his small fleet init
the uncharted Bay Of Aboukir: and. while
we must strive to abate abuses and dan
gers. we should not lose sight Of wha
morally to the education Of our youth"
DR. Stauffer Of Philadelphia made much
comment In a recent magazine article OF
athletics. and the following Is the sub
stance OF LuS Sd1Uo.
"It is argued that foot ball or othel
sports have a tendency to produce veal
hearts in players and that foot bal
players are more liable to diseases O
others forms than men who exercise
moderately. I showed in q recent maya
zine article that in 1895. on the foo
ball team OF the University OF Pennsyl
vania, my last year in college, there
were Bull, Whorton. Woodruff. Farrar
OFF. Wagonhurst, Dickson, Boyle. Hedges
Williams. Brook, Minds and Colbert. AL
these men are alive and perfect speci
mems Of manhood, and to tne best of m!
knowledge. have never had a serious in
jury during their foot ball careers O
since In fact, do not know of any
healthier men. All my medical and ath
letic experiences are against the finding
of the surgeon general, and I would pre-
fer to take my chances with the ath
letes. l believe the fault Of our averag'
American life is not too much exercise
but too little"
Baker. who played halfback for Prince
ton last year, Is one Of the best hocke,
players in the country. according to hi
coach. He ca nshoot well, has wonderful
speed and drfbbles cleverly. II Baker
has any weakness 1t is in his defense
and that Is overcome to a great extent
by his speed.