Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
FOOTBALL AND EDUCATION
IT TENDS TO DEVELOP
TRAITS OF CHARACTER
tame Of Griliron Form. Important Fnc-
tor IA life T.. al
t'clicucs.
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money exp, ndcd upon IL and it's tinsc
Of professionalism, Now these crit
.isni. Gre In most cases sincere and III
, to,nc cages lust. II il. therefore. citing
that sc NICE, them in spirit OF can
dor. rather than to pooh pooh them.
with football aS with poetry. ii is
Well 10 consider the thing itself before
considering the criticisms nf it. As
With anythiEr else that plays - CON
siderable part IN the Hfc Of the aver
ago STUDENT Il should he subjected 10
ccrtaln tests That il 10 say, We $hcrld
"sk ourselves III" question, what Gocs
/; contribute to ihc physical mental OF
moral development; Of the student? In
'.hat way. I: any does II tend 10 quail
fy him for citizenship!
While football i 10 Ioubt PLAYED
primarily e" recreation and muse.
rlcnt II, in fLct. serves much broader
purpose. II develops those chliactcr-
s;ivs OF mind and 'prit which - "a
Ions waN toward insuIiuG success, ia
nearly rvcry branch Of life even .hour!
ii dos not 'crr, itself readily to u de-
Ic!ormcrt % iii" Alph,uEc-:Estou typr
Of character. aud. as this fact Is 81
,fost -n;irc!. overlooked. | viii in t,i"
r"""tnt discussion throw ih- emphasis
upon ii rat'i": .han upon ;hc moro OH
ficus physical advantages.
TIAiTn Mi.r THINK
t>n ACT ItI,LN.
IN o.6c- 10 be sur", S-ful il, pla.-.ry
:-"Uhali the ,layrr u!is; Cor;ri thc h,Mt
W 'ct,rninin;: urickl.' and .,ccur:,;.ly
Tho strong &:l wcaK :ui;:ta Of his al
verS"ry lie nusi also b. ,.nl. 90
"ai-" 1crura;cl. hts own po,vars .nd
t" rHr'Gir adjust them to. the nc,"s-
attic. 81 IA" situation IL captain. h.
ia. TN" till larger task al mnkiur
'h"*s calculations with rctcrc i!rc to
10th t"a.HS Though ample kline /.
-i'tn him :" estimate the strength ana
weakness Of his own team. hc * No,
ihir"1ucntlN forced to size up" lie
opposin.: team very rapidly. In ,,on,~
,his tl.a power" OF observation are
Hui"Ecnc| the iutRmcni ..ircmg'hcicd.
modcSty - cultivated. frr to grossly
oNcrcs;raato ones self or to undcrc..
innate the strength OF til. opposition
IS fatal
Though ;hc nvcrar. boy ie ia
enough I" PLAY football NAV know
ih'otctically that il viii lie OF inm, nSc
a"N"hthE" 10 him in practical life t.
'u'lre accurately Of the strength :,nd
weakness o. tho Inan or group uf men
whom he is dealing vet know Of nr.h.
'HE thnt VIII So burn into his conscious
,'Ss tue niece, aity for doing 1t rs will
'"othall The constant exercise of I,
converts III" knowledge into a mental
hooit. This Is psychic law too well
N''''''''"'N' w require or admit
proof or argument. Neither l., il less
VII established that the mental hnbit
IN question is a factor or primo i'm.
"ortLnce TO success in lifc.
one does not play football long nc
'"Tc ''hGinI out that curing The hour
n' tw" he j. playing Il hc cannot loo
: noins AnNth'nE else. Hs thus not only
learns. hut gets to .cc1 the ynluc q,
mental concentration for Il. finds on,
ma; II Is prerequisite 10 success In
:. dNideh attention To one thing f. ono
: oi tho most useful lessons which :,
:. student can have beaten into his borcs
- u Is well worth The price OF acvor;, \
nard bumps
TIE "sThR" PLAYER MAY
COME 10 GRIEF
Not c"i! must the PLAYER learn "a
Concentrate his mental and physical
energies. but he must learn In ,,, ,n
concert with Others. The p,4y.~ v,i,n
tries continually to star" soon comes
- GRIEF H. football. Combined ,r,inn
= which IN many things Is advnrin.,cou.
: is more absolutely necessary to success.
ie"nl work Is simply another nam.
'or cooperation In order to accom,,,Ish
som, 'hins 100 great to Ice accomplished
'N Individual effort. Tho pfac,jr. ~
- .tc'inE IL concert with others so 81. ~
supplement- their efforts is ccr,ui,,ly
, worth acquiring. Fun man, :. .o.in,
Sc ","N'"cht mas bIIn severely hIlruuir,i
= J not h"featGd. simply hocaus., too
= nl"hN individuals have never ncuuj-,d
/. .n' ABILITY 10 lit themselves in wh,r,
lnSr po"ef" would he effective con.
. 'SioHs!F or unconsciousl; the, iusi.,
- upon starring" To bc :; rooJ rn,.
rover IL Soin.tmcS rs neccsS.rv =, :,
: he brilliant lca,icr ~
:. SUI football Is hy 40 means ill.,
I "f"p'." L" developing leaders. There
= necessity 10" one on cac'' team
''" "N process OF natural selection
~ "''e Is soon found As the ma inrii,
~ Sh'heS arc won not bN sheer for,
r nut hT superior gCucraishi,, M, ~ :,
~" premium upon the dcvclonn,.u, ot
'''oS' Qualities of nind which 40 >,
"'"hc the successful! ica,,r AM ~,
II" mas ever played footban knows
'',"' no" ever "Ht"ndcI ana pcrfcrt m,
Fs "" ,"'"S may nave been there is sian
n"Nr neeG that the field leader
. "'Nc!"r ina habit OF quicI; pcr,rntio,,
N".tHy execution rapid r,adiuS,n,.u,
aim JhdRmrn, and any iri,iii,r ,ic,,,r,i
',"'oh--Hu qualities or mind which ar -,
'"e very cSs'nc' OF leadership IL, an,
N"Ih o' NE As TIA battlc or r:r.l.nu
we're won on ia. hciGs of Elton and
H"r"Ticah may We, look 10 VA,
social. political ana indus,,in, ,oad,n.
ONE MUST M
GOOD LOSER, roo
feature OF football which mug,
not ne overlooked is that it cultivates
the nhnit Of receiving punishmcut u.,,h
lpr'!'uS" and accepting d.f.a, ,n.u
'ui'F. kn"w not how To better cm
pr"s.ze 'He Importance of mis- than
ny reference 10 the political history or
'ne Latin American republics rho,
are gradually learning by bitter c..
pHehce that 10 he capable Of .c,f
government ii people must NO, only Il.
GOOD winners, but good losers AS ,..l
fiad tney learned thci. lessons earlier
!, Wou!d have saved item years %.
., chronic revolution. resuitirg I'm social
decentralization, Industrial PARALYSIS . ard
hNua'. though not nominal. dcpo,ism
me p!eHsirH derived from learning ,c
/" accept defeat gracefully Is not COZ,
nnen TO the team. but extends TO ia,
whole student body
rms brings I" u, another par,irul.
IN which the bencH, is not ,r,rooo,jl.,
ny the players, but is participated II
%. ny AL Hho arc really part Of tie mi
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