Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-05
Thursday, July 5, 1917
Texas Press


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Efforts in certain aunrtcrs 60 rufinil
nrd stop athletic competitions and
nporir IN general VIII u aueresafui do
untold harm 20 American tennn mun.
h@ed sisosi and atiietics ate Vital faa.
tnrH w The physical development ~ THE
youth Ut this naiIen aud those who
would discourage invs. thinfs iu uaf
time are worse lhan HHlaehefs
FOE the nfiug yuuna men az ,s,anf
physique ave needed end Aounr mrn or
sound phyniquc nrs developed on enc
athletic fields Of our scnnola And O0l
irgeH. un ihe baeethii diamonds where
wenk -uud cpnfeais Hfe staged ni tie
boys ans ypunF men WIN spend ihet
work sdas lives Ia The ftrtuft the store
The office and the bank
President wilson who h resp0nslhir
to the pcupir ~ this naiinu fni the
success - ouf noldiefu on the battle.
ficld. IA firm believer ip sports ana
haa officially uiged ihst ali forms ~
athletic activity br sncuurarrd To has
cap'cislly deprecated the movement Ia
certain colleges e. snspcna athletics
fpf the period ~ the waf
Complaint a. oftou inside thai the
people of This nation have grown 7son
hnt there ~ nc such cumpiaui con
ccrning ihr yuuan men vito untna
Then lcieuru time On thf DEVELOPMENT
~ their buhiea ou the diamond the
track. The tonnlH court the fnothail
field aud on the water Whom the
time comes iur the flavor VI she &c.,.
ope.Vno men Who hhsn answered thr
repatriation call TO mhe iueii uiaeas n
the trenches of ftancr aud iirisiuni
alonEniac the NeunH iuen ~ riipat nrh.
min and our gliles iH tns anht fnf world
fsccdom the yOuna man vino haa ma
athletic training win have distinct
advantage over his brother who has
neglected his opi'orluutief Isl hH fe
npcri
li"ln that uuknown noH overseas
mentioned in newspaper dlspat,he. ga
The f1ae 81 tho American riatuht la
IRISH waters" ocne fepnttf ~ hlashsn
samoH between teams representing alf.
ferent Nesseln ~ the fleet showing that
tho American naval Nuihmltes fcRsrd
sports ~ Huffielent Importance tn in
teropt even the strenuous taah 81
chasing Gefiuau submarines
Rack uf tho trenches ln rrhnee taa
iielaium and ail over England haaehsl
y being played BY the pnlAleia ~ the
Canadian overseas expedition and {.
fast gasheging n ila f,arinattnr
ineshes the rfeeoh Enellsh isa srl-h
soldiers. The Canadian ana American
lads who packed their klts an oaugn.
mcn' Of haiH aud bats afs nndlns fhcit
allies adrpi purlls
The i'lea that athletics IN a,naas. ana
ooiseTeA should hs suspended ~ fAVor
of military drill IA eenyIslIy .naAs Is,
fefrens nnHeluainted wita the proh
lvrsA that have have 90 l.c mot Ia tho
making % m armA often bt arr.o
nieH ana 'faddistH" who aao .nno.ea
TO athletics on scnegai prineitics rse
United States army au,hmtlaa Lno,,
hotter iaseball and other romltsta3..
rrerm are made part 20 the nhy4isil
hitting II The student ofgicefa anl an.
listed men IN the saflnus t,asnlps
camps whore the chief aud outV ba.,
nrss Ia life II ~ make men into .t.i
aleta aud 10 perform thr task IA al.
'ess, poHaialr aeiiod ~ Time
The American neepie should ,,a, no
attention 70 the writings and sreaeh.
ments ~ the 'Hportmg slarNctas ANA
college alA,naisis, and eftattt AttNr,ieo
'hAn over should be paid to thc Wnek
"t pfpNlhlns Young America Nith
plenty q baseball md atht, hcailhaai
sports ~ raso Times.