Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

This was dear WHY'S brief dispatch,
A curt and yet cordial summons:
DO come. TN in toIaorrow's match.
And see whip the Faithful Commons
We tTundled out behind the bays,
Through miles aud miles Of brick and ga-den;
Mamna was drest IL rpauve and maze.
She let Inc wear my Dolly Warden.
Besides the contention over the Olympic
fund. there are stit1 other indications that
things are not going right in British ath-
| leticS. The governors of Eton, the great
English school, found by an examination
last term a most extraordinary condition
of affairs, and one which they regard
very seriously. Upon physical examine
ton. not more than D per cent of the
junior boys were found TT to take part
in the school sports. This decline In the
physical standing of the boys has been
marked during the last ten years. and the
rule which formerly prevailed, making
foot ball, cricket and rowing compulsory
among boys In the lower school, has been
abolished 1t Is said that Queen Mary
was Instrumental in this alteration. as
she was much displeased when Prince
last term whether he wished to do SO or
not.
Whatever the truth of this may be,
Headmaster Littleton has abolished the
rule which made sports compulsory.
A few weeks ago this. column called
attention to the severe strain that was
being placed upon that remarkable run
ner. Hannes Hoiehmainen. Certain reve-
lations which came out in the investiEa-
ton regarding the suspension of kiviat
and kolehmainen for race which re-
suited in n tie confirmed these state
fnents. II seems that his trainer reported
to the Investigating committee that on
the day before this important two-Iniie
race in which he was to come against
Iiiyiat, one of the best of our distance
runners. Kolehnlainea ran seven miles
in the morning and four miles in the
afternoon. while still in partial state Of
recovery from a bad leg which had pre-
vented his competing for nearly q month.
Now the most remarkable physique in
the world will not stand that sort Of
thing for more than a. year or two, and
it does seem as if friends of the Finnish
runner would do well to caution him that
if his future career is to be what 1t
should like thar, for instance, OF the
great runner, W. y. George. his work
ought to be patterned upon greater mod
Grafton.
The National Collegiate Association has
adopted the following regulations to de-
fire its position:
1. intercollegiate athletics to be an es-
sential part of the system Of physical
education in each institution.
.. The staff of the department of physi-
cal education to include every person
having anything to do with aquaric. gym
nastic or athletic activities in the tnstitu-
ton
tests as rigid as for other members OF
the faculty Examinations of moral char
acter. personality and leadership.
4. To maintain this high standard OF
efficiency.
S. The athletic director to approximate
college professor of the best type and
should be chairman of the faculty com
mittee.
e. Positive and aggressive promotion OF
the ideas and ideals of clean sport by
the athletic committee among the student
body and through them in their home J
communities. and, further. through es-
adjustment Of regulations by the ex-
tension method with communities, ele-
mentary, secondary and normal schools.
Z. The selection and training of college
men OF the best type for physical direc-
tors, educators and instructors.
President Hadley in his matriculation
sermon in Woolsey Hall a year ago took
for his text, HE that rlileth his spirit
is greater than he that taSeth city,. He
told what made leaders OF men> ana
warned against three thinss-loss OF tenn
per, loss Of nerve, loss Of honor. The
man who loses his temper lowers himself
fof. the moment. More permanent is the
evil to the man who goes one step fur-
Their and loses his nerve or allows himself