Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-02

The fleet Cornellian has stepped
mile full second faster than any 9TH
err amateur since the days when the
first stop watch was invented. The
little, wiry, deep-chested fellow from
far-off Finland, and the tall, 1.-the
limbed greyhound type of man from
the shores of Lake Cayuga undoubt-
edly are the athletic sensations Of the
decade.
Hannes Kohlemainen and John Paul
Jones, like the members of that
81 100000 infeld of the Athletics, do
not touch tobacco or liquor in any
form. Do you think if the wonderful
Finlander or the equally wonderful
American ever had been addicted to
tobacco or liquor that they would have
won the inches in the athletic Hall of
Fame they now occupy? Do you think
if John Paul Jones was a cigarette
smoker he would be able to step
mile in Ala 2-5? Do you think if
Hannes Kolehmainen was barroom
frequenter he would be able to turn
five miles over the board in 24:29 1-5.
1t was the third quarter in the re-
cent Princeton-Dartmouth football
game. Each eleven had worked the
ball down into the enemy's territory.
Several times in the preceding periods
the sacred white goal line of both
teams had been threatened, but al
ways the tide turned and victory and
defeat had been postponed. Came the
third period. Half the period had
passed and still the two elevens re-
mained deadlocked in a scoreless tie.
Finally the Green got possession of the
ball on the twenty-fve-yard line of
the Orange and Black.
Here it was that Larry Whitney
yes, the same young collegian, who
helped Uncle Sammy win out in the
Olympic games at Stockholm-rose to
the occasion and saved the day for
his alma mater. Four times the stall
wart Green back was sent at the Tiger
lines. Four times Whitney smashed
and battered his way through the hu-
man wall in front on the Tigers one
yard line. Then Llewellyn was sent
around the end for the touchdown.
Larry Whitney-like that million
dollar infeld, like Hannes Kolehmain-
en-, like John Paul Jones-does not
smoke or drink. Tobacco and alcohol
are foreign substances to the Dart
mouth hero. Do you think Larry could
have sliced and carved his way to
glory through the Tiger team if that
wonderful physique of his had been
impaired by alcohol or nicotine? Do
you? There's only one answer.
Recently in Madison Square Garden
Packy Mcfarland gave one of the
most wonderful exhibitions of boxing
in the history of the manly art. Old
ringsters were amazed by the Woo
derful speed, skill and cleverness dis
played by the Chicago gladiator. He
cut and slashed his opponent, Tommy
Murphy, to ribbons. 1t was only
through a remarkable display of
stamina and gameness that Murphy
lasted the limit. Fight fans were al
most as much amazed at the stamina
and vitality-call it grit anL game
ness if you will-shown by the lit
tie. scrapper from Flatbu5h az they
were held spellbound by the mysti-
flying skill and cleverness displayed
by the master boxer from Chicago.
Packey Mcfarland and Tommy
Murphy never have touched drop of
Intoxicating liquor or inhaled a sim
gle breath of nicotine in their lives.
Do you think that Packy Mcfarland
ever could have attained his remark
able boxing efficiency if his nerves
and muscles had been impaired by al
cohol or nicotine Do y3u think thar
Tommy Murphv could have faced the
rapid-fre attacS of Mcfarland, could
have stood up under the whitening vol
leys of lefts AMI rights that his op-
ponent poured in or hin. and could
have taken thA terrible punishment
administered by Mcfarland if his
heart and lungs had been weakened by
narcotics or intoxicants? Again there
is but one answer.
Just remember, you young Ameri-
cans who ara an, ha RI ipor in eon,o - Al.