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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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