Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-27
sports Old In Britain.

The ruling Cor tho infiuentiaD clas.
Britain was always addicted C
auics and sport. IL always preferrcC
hruiscr T. a biologist. and W. G.
trace g. Herbert Spencer. 1t took
.Hmes with the utmost seriousness
he rest ~ the world observed n
~ observed also that the British EN-
ire was continually growing both in
lao and in power Further the world
card that Waterloo was won on the
laying fields 81 Elton. And the world
{ fean q put two and two together.
laJur
iar-sighted race. these Britons,
hes have perceived that games con-
iintr the finest physical and moral
aiming For the young. developing
snrts ~ faculties that cannot be
ftelufsd without games. and they
atr gathered the political and com
ieroial harvest of their wisdom. We
- VIII 81 IN for games"
t'hf a the argument was false. for
is absolutely certain that Britain
uui g. ~ Tor games because she
~ an instinct for games and enjoyed
aAttAttHttH ~ AltfA AtAsAlAAA great
deliberately taking thought. but by
snundinR 90 their profoundest n
tnets. Germany deliberately took
ought and did not become great
nwevcr. we wiii let that pass for
in1
nqestionahly IN the British ex-
nrls namcs and Empire did 20 to-
thor And the successful are always
iliai,si. bot always initiated in ex-
frals rather than in essentials. In
national sporting affrays were
aaunily established. and gradually
iialn was equslled by her pupils
4 nov she j. being surpassed. Her
iniis said
ilrliain takes games very serious
and Ne viii take games very seri-
lHls"
fhet determined 20 beat Britain and
ifufpiiN they succeeded. But the
slnt - that though Britain took
sinss very seriously she only took
81 seriously a. games With her the
hHsiuu was 90 play. she wanted 10
IN but only on the condition that
he game remained game. and an
~ On itself. With her the supreme
a was never 70 win
she said = shall win II I can. bur
same shall not b. my business.
"a thv chief charm ~ my game for
~ h that u IL a great lark
~ q curious paradox she took
ines seriously In themselves. but
e comparison with life as whole she
a not take them seriously. There
ere lots ~ things she simply would
q DO IN order 10 win. She refused
make certain sacrifices and she
9rncd 20 employ the whole of her
aims IN the affair. As for scien-
b. orra nization. the notion thereof
a. abhorrent 20 the sporting island
fa
rhe situation could be summed up
.lu#, Britain had an object in life.
play and sport Her rivals had an
ilscs IN life. 10 beat Britain. Both I
j.et- were attained. AS for the 1
als. they were extremely IA earnest. /
new converts usually are. So their 1
NEE were more than games-and 4
q i.s~ than games. Assuredly they /
re not an end. but a means. The 4
d was enormous. Teeth We're set:
owr were knitted: lives We're devot-
money was lavisssd: science was I
llixsd; specialization was enforced. 1
f'irsf.rats human beings got UP in |
9 morning with one idea in their
ads They went 10 bed with the 4
me idea; and II they dreamed they 4
canned about the same idea Games 1
Il tho spirit q games; they ceased /
he distractions and grew into vo-
tions The sequel WAS inevitable. |
40 supremacy Of Britain. which ]