The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-03

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Dear Ted; In spite OF the Hurry,
Hurry on tho outside of your en-.
volope. / did not like 20 act until I
had consulted Mother and though,
the matter over: and to be frank
with you. old fellow. | am by no
means sure that am doing RICH,
now. II Il were not that I feel you
viii be bitterly disappointed. would
strongly advocate your acaulescing
In tho decision 10 leave you off the
second squad this year. | am proud
OF your pluck. and greatly admire
footbaii-thoush IL was not n game
| was ever ahlo 10 play myself. my
qualities resembling kerrnit's rather
than yours. Hut tho very things tina
make II a good game make IL a rough
game. and there II always the chance
OF your being laid up Now. should
not In the least object to your being
laid up for season n you wer,
striving for something worth while.
to set on the Croton school team.
for instance. or on your class team
when you entered Harvard--for OF
course don't think you will have the
weight TO cntitic you 10 try for the
varsity. But I am by no means sure
that II rs worth your while to run
the risk Of being laid M for the sake
OF playing In The second squad when
you are "A fourth former. instead OF
when you are a fifth former. do
not know that the risk Is balanced
by tho reward. However, I have told
tho Rector that as you feel 10 strong
" about q. think that the chance
OF your damaging yourself Ia body II
outweiEhed by the possibility % bit.
terness Of spirit II you could not
play. Understand me. ! should think
mighty little Of you n you permitted
ehswrin TO make you bitter on some
point whore II wan evidently rirht
for you 90 suffer tho chagrln. Hut
In this cas-. am uncertain. aud I
shall give you the benefit Of the doubt.
II. however. the coaches AZ any time
come TO the conclusion that you
ought not TO be In the second squad.
why you must como off without,
grumbling.
I am delighted 20 have you play
football I believe In rough. manly
sports But do no, believe in them
II they degenerate into the Sole end
OF any ones existence. don't want
you to sacrifice standing well in your
studies to any oyernthi.tlciHrn; and
! need not tell you that character
counts for n great deal more than
either intellect or body in winning
success In life. Athletic proficiency
is a mighty good servant. and like
so many other good servants.
mighty bad master. Did you ever
read Piiny's letter 20 Trajan. IN
which hs speaks OF its being advis.
able 10 keep the Greeks absorbed In
athletics. because ~ distracted their
minds from all serious pursuits. In.
Guiding soldering. and prevented
their ever becoming dangerous to tho
Komana7 | have not a doubt that
the British officers In the Beer war
had their efficiency partly reduced
because they had sacrificed their
legitimate duties to an inordinats and
must develop his physical prow~as up
TO n certain point. but after he has
reached that point there are other
things that count more. In my rcgi.
mcnt nine trnths OF the men were
better horsemen than was. and
probably twothirds Of them better
shots than was. while on the aver.
age they were certainly harder and
more enduring. Yet after I had had
them n very short time they all