The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-03

AARaNh
DEAR TED:
In spite OF the Hurryi Hurryi "
or the outside OF your envelope. l
aid not like 10 act until l had consult
ed Mother and thought the matter
over. n to be frank with you. old
fellow. l um by no means sure that l
am doing right now II % were not
that l feel you will be so bitterly dis
appointed. would strongly advocate
your acquicscing In the decision 10
leave YOU on tho second squad this
year. I am proud OF your pluck. and
! greatly admire football-though IL
wa not a game | was ever able to
play myself, my qualities resembling
kermlt's rather thar yours. But the
very things that make 10 a good game
and there N always the chance OF
your being laid up for a season if'you
were striving for something worth
while. t. get on the GrOton school
team when you entered Ilaryard-for
OF course 1 don't think you VIII have
the weight to entitle you 10 Try for
the varsity. But / am by no means
sure that II * worth your while to
run the risk OF being laid M FOR the
sake OF playing Ia the second squad
when you are q fourth former, in
stead of when you are "a nfth former.
/ DO not know that the risk is bal
nnced by the reward. However. I
have told the Rector that as you fcol
30 strongly about IL. / think thai the
chance Of your damaging yourself In
body ~ outweighed hy the possibility
Of bitterness OF spirit IL YOU could not
play. Understand me, ! should think
mighty little OF you " YOU permitted
clagrin to make you bitter on some
point whore u was evidently right FOR
.. 49, 80 e. N ne U.
this case | am uncertain, M I shan
give you the benefit Of the doubt II.
however. the coaches az amy time
come ~ tho conclusion that % ought
not be IN tho second squad, why you
must come on without grumhlinE.
am delighted 70 have you play
football. I believe ir rough, manly
sports. But I do not believe iu them
n they degenerate into the sole end
Of any ones existence. ! don't want
you 10 sacrifice standing well tn YOU
studies 60 any oNcr-athleticiSm: and /
need not tell you that character counts
Tor a great deal more thai either in
telloct or body Ia winning success IN
life. Athletic proficiency Is a mighty
good servant, and like so many other
good servants, a. mighty bad master
Did you ever read HiinyH letter 10
Tmlan, In which he speaks OF iis be
Ing advisable 10 keep the Greeks abb
Eorbed In athletics, because u diH-
tractod their minds frum an serious
pursuits, including soldering. and
prevented their ever being danger
Gus To tho Romans? nave not a
doubt hat the British officers In tho
Boer Wal had their efficiency partly
reduced because they had sacrificed
their legitimate duties to an in0rdiuHtu
and ridiculous love Of sports. A man
must develop his physical prOwrcas
up to.a certain point; but after he has
reached that point there are other
things that more. In my teEt-
ment niHe-tcnths OF the men were bet
tcr horsemen than I was. u probab-
~ two-thirds Of them hottce shots
than I was. while on the average they
were certainly harder and more en-
dnFlnF. Yet after | had had them n
very short while they all knew. and !
know too. that nobody else could
command Them as J could. ] am
glad you should play football; am