The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-14
Baseball Has Accomplished More for
American Boys Than Any Other Game
Bv ADDISON c. THOMAS

Probably there athletic game America that has accomplished
manhood than the great game OF BASEBALL as
largely responsible making of the youth Of this land athletes that
the Millions OF such men Will be on the hrns lines
fighting for the freedom of the world
The game baseball miniature battle from the time the men
are sent into the field to the skrmh the right and left When
the baters are placed position the plate and the pitcher is IN the
box when the the captain o fire. (pay BALL. from
start every hardnesed must be battle to the death
predicts for soldiers that first trained on the
their schooards town lots club grounds and with the pro-
feona victory from the game called until the result
chaked up bulletin boards of the world The Americans loo
the Kaiser, 0.
No better authority this subject be found and quoted than
Stage the director of physical culture of the University OF
Chicago.
To secure his views him his office at the Chicago uni
versiv In most forceu statement he says:
Anglo-Saxon is the most civilized and the most pro-
gressye of all races the athletic and the best lighting
earth It not quick pick fight but it is the gamest and
the resourcefu foe when fight Courage Intelligence alert
initiative and staying predominant CHARACTERISTICS u W
race and always win for it.
he great duke Of Wellington said that the battle Of Waterloo
football fields of Rugby and Harrow and Eon which
was merely SAYING the British boys for athletic sports
the Of athletic developed the effective fighting quail
which that great and decisive battle
Wellington said after the victory at Waterloo
President Pershng could fairly prophesy for our
soldiers this worlds for there thousands OF Ame
lots and pes which have trained present
soldiers fundamental effectiveness for becoming the greatest lighters
the world from such wealth
material and has possessed many thousands Oh
superb Vertically hundreds Of thousands OF our
had the preliminary fundamental physical and mental and
moral development which through boyood participation IN attn
leic games
eff Great Britain has had tens Of thousands Of athletes America has
hundreds thousands trained her baseball and football fields on
river tennis and golf links wrestling mat and IN
boxing
ese and other sports have been the superb training schools from
These have developed the splendid phys
specimens which compose giving them the strength and
endurance muscular coordination and control the speed
agility and accuracy which presents the finest physical
basis for military training.
practice Of these sports also, have come choice
type mental development for namely facility OF observation
quick perception reaction and decision prompt initiative
ability think accurately emergencies to be strategic and to out"
strategy cooperation and team to obey authority as
well as to be the leader.
with hundreds Of thousands of such men, mtary trained anu
supported the holy of freedom and dn
racy for which they fighting the final punch for victory sure "
be given by Uncle Sans heroes
The canning pounds Of to be the limit
that may time but there does not seem to Dc
INV limit the number Of trips.