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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1928)
AW Vim OUR COMIC SECTION prL - a D 0 Ktcattoning jggJ Ptrtlan Wrttlr. (Pripared e tha National Oaotraphte Sotltty. Wuhlntton. D. C ) I ACll recurrent of the Olympic games shows growth of the plnj spirit smoDg the nations an J a greater revogultlun of the value of games as a training for life. Games played a big part In main taining the morale alike of civilians and soldiers during the World war; and from this experience has come a renewed realisation that the sinews that win wars are Just as needful for the rigorous, bloodless battles of peace. Back home, before the war, America bad contributed two new things to sport: baseball and the city play ground. It has been noted that sports ot a nation afford an almost Invariable barometer of Its progress In civiliza tion. Baseba'l ts one of the most ComplKjted and highly organised pastimes known to any people. It Is a verltah'e Instrument of the most delicate precision la the world ot sport A South Sea Islander no more could play It than be could operate a linotype machine or deftly handle the paper money In a b; nk teller's cige. let the Instincts baseball satisfies the test of racing to a goal a herd of the ball, the deep satisfaction of di verting a swiftly moving object to sens his own ends, the mere Impact 'of the speeding spehere against the Instrument be controls, bagging the spheroid as It lies aftld, the sus pense of nine men as they await the batter's fate each and all find their counterpart In play as old as animals tist walk on two feet and h ve enough gray matter atp their spinal columns to control nature's laws for their human purposes. The foot-race ever was the most popular of the 24 Olympian events. ;The liomans batted balls with the forearm swathed with bandages, and the Gilbert Islanders wrap coconut hell with cord so they will rebound to a blow from the open palm; Ho mer's princess of Phueacla Is repre sented In the Odyssey as Jumping to catch ball tosxed by her maids of honor; and the Chinese bud a game in which a suspended hall was kept hording to and fro by blows from the players. . America has been among the lead ers In her attention to children's play grounds. In fact, playgrounds for chil dren may be considered the distinctive contribution of this country to the world's play. - Playgrounds In Cities. To gather atutlstlcs of play Is like counting the sands of the sea or the children of the nation; but It Is sig nificant of the awakening Interest In play to note that even by 1D13 mure than 400 cities maintained nearly 4.CXJ0 playgrounds, and the children who found relaxation on 340 of these play grounds from which reports were had 00 any one day would have numliered scarcely lifs than the total popula tion of Boston, Each year since has seen an Increase both In the cities having playgrounds and In the total of piny spaces. 1 Moreover, this Is hut a fraction of the opportunities fur normal play, fur It does nut tnk. Into account the thousands of boys' clubs and provi sions fur their special clientele which Cburche', parishes, private schools and organizations like the Y. M. C. A., Boy Scouts, Knights of Columbus and numerous others muke. One of th? most characteristic adjuncts of the American school, city, town or coun try dlMrtct Is Its playground; and few are V city parks where the old "Keep Oft the (J rum" signs have uot been suiierst-ded uy Invitation to play, and special provisions fur games. For one who would study the deriva tion of games, the average playground, no matter how crude, la a verltutle museum of archeology. Touli and weapon., of one agi frequently become the playthings of the next ; and cen turies later, when adults have -lesert-ed the sport, children adopt It , Ganie-liunting marked an Important development In the life of primitive races. The Indian who stalked deer, the Semang black man who tracked snakes, the naked savage who hunted the rhinoceros, snared wild birds at their drinking places, and trapped the tiger were not out for a summer's sport. Ingtnulty In Hunting. Methods of hunting were exceeding ly prlmitlvtt at first, but some tribes early developed an amazing technique. The Eskimo would wrap himself to skins and lie by the hour alongside aa Ice-hold to harpoon a seal. The Tarnh mares of Mexico felled trees hy tr score to get squirrels occasionally caught as the trees fell. More Ingenious were the Tasmnnl ana, wb would clear a forest oasis by burning, wal for the grasses to grow and attract 'animals, and they would set Ore to a barricade of brush they arranged In the meantime, ith exits near whlci they would take their stand and spear the frightened anlnicls as they sought to escape. Some African tribesmen camou flaged their spear-beads with bird feuthe foeglans attained a low visibility by daubing themselves with mud and clay Florida Indians donned skin and horns of deer to enable them to approach their prey. Horse-racing Is another sport that dates tack to remote antiquity. Prob ably the French were the pioneers la turf sport ss practiced la modern times, but It was natural that the Eng lish, with their love of outdoors and of animals, should have cultivated the horse for the rare as they did the dog for the hunt. James I seems to have been the first royal patron of racing. Boxing and Wrestling. Coxing and wrestling are the mora humanized fora of individual con tests of strength. Naturally the pro gram n iie original Olympic games, veritable encyclopedias of ancient sports. Included boxing and wrestling. Moreover the Greeks had one game, the pnncrace, which combined both. Wrestling, at least, ts much older than Greece, as Indicated by the bouts pictured on tombs along the Nile. In Greece, boxing fell Into disfa vor In Spurts for an unusual reason. The Greeks had developed sportsman like rules for the game, eliminating kicking, biting and ear-pulling, and the bout closed when one boxer at tnltted his defeat. Lycurgus held It Improper for any Spartan to acknowl edge defeat, even In a game! The Japanese have been devoted to both sports for ages. Sukune, Hack enschmldt of Nippon, In the days when John was foretelling the coming of Christ, was deified, and from wres tling Jul-Jltsu evolved. Boxing today Is extremely popular throughout the empire. Jack Broughton, English "father of boxing" as It Is practiced today, la believed to have Invented the modem boxing glove and the division Into rounds, but he scorned to train In or der to meet a butcher named Slack, who belled Mr name with a blow like a cleaver, and put the Idol of British sportdom In the ex-champlon class. A writer of the Sixteenth century called fouthall a "devilish pastime" and clurgr 1 It with Inciting "envy and snntetlmes brawling, murder and homi cide." Nevertheless, by the time of Charles II fouthull hud become firmly estab lished at Cumbrldge. It wa. ever held in high -steem In Ireland. There, when all other sports were prohibited for archery's sake, "onely the great foutbulle" was exempt. Wo.nen Joined with the men In playing It on Shrove Tuesdays. So many participated that few km the whereobouts of the ball. Abandoned as a general pastlm e couse of Its roughness. It wus re tained In colleges until, with the past half century, It sprang Into renewed popularity In greatly modified form. The Brftlsh carried football into Jerusalem when Ihey recovered tha sacred city. Missionaries have taught It to heathen tribes. TULLE TURBAN CHIC Tulle In a turbun draped or swathed shout the head offers a very smart medium for the hat for theater wear, although there are other fabrics used equally us well. Flattering Tricot Hata Smart little hats are mnde of red, while or blue tricot and are In the shape of chee Pitting tuihaiis, which ar" linmciifeiy flattering to the aver age face. NEW SKIRT A chiffon frock of much distinction has a pattern with much bright blue, nnd green and yellow In the floral de sign. The flowing skirt Is attached to the bodice with cartridge plaits. Pajamas Match Furnishings In the future of harmonizing clothes nnd furnishings Is a very modern ver sion of lounging pnjnmn which re pent the color nnd design of a most extraordinary pillow and rug. WHY HE SANG IT While King George 111 was mad, British society did not look with fa vor upon the profligate prince ol Wales, the heir apparent. After a din ner attended by the prince he begged John Wilkes to sing. Wilkes at first declined, but under pressure gave "God Save the King." "How long," asked the prince sulkily, "has that been a favorite song with your "Ever since I have had the honor of your roynl hlgnoss' acquaintance," From the Diaries of Lord Glen-berrle. QUICK TEMPERED "It doesn't take ber a moment to get mad." "Quick tempered, eh?" Far From the Crowd My radio! sly radio! Proceedings I shall htar. While no one sups upon my toa Or bellows In my tar. No Hop of Profit Tbt vicar overtook on of bis par ishioners, a tradesman, after service, and remarked: "I hope you derived profit from tha service this morning" "Sir," returned the other, "I drop business oa Bundays, and attead church with no hope of profit 1" What He Wanted "Where bare you been, Frank!" "In Manchester." What' were you doing there?" "I ran a photograph gallery." "Did you get anything to do 7" "Well, I should say I did. I put oat sign 'Babies taken here,' and next morning there were four of them left oa the doorstep." The Real Question "The stuff I wsnt must be sky blue, this la not the right blue." "But madam, are you sure the sky Is the right bluer' Der Wahre Jakob (Berlin). NOT A PROFIT First Wife Tour husband says be'a a real prophet. Second Wife rv found him a total loss. Retribution When soma one hurts me with a anaer, I'll mutaly stand and hold my tonsua, And think of those who held ma dear I hurt so oft when I was young. Entirely Proper Miss Perte It was a peach of a Show. One of tha female performers wore absolutely nothing but a single catskln. Aunt Lucy Shocking 1 What kind of a creature could she have been? Miss Perte She was a trained cat What He Deierved Dennis What do you think of Dora's father? Dick That fellow ought to be lined for contempt of courting I Room and a Half "But where Is the kitchen?" "You provide that," responded the landlord In the utmost amazement, "Any good store will sell you a com bination kitchenette and dining table." Page Mr. Tunney "Father, would you enra If I mar ried a nmn with a title." "Not If It were the heavyweight title, Doris." Everybody's Weekly, London. 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