Show I ROOSEVELT SENDS A MESSAGE TO NATIONS NATION'S I Ii i YOUNGER Commends New YorK Y M. M C. C A. A Boys Boy Who Finished the Big Bif Relay Run WASHINGTON Dec 24 President t. President Roosevelt's message to ta the boys of America in response to the request of 1500 Y M. M I. I C. C A. A boys who wha made mado the therun therun therun run from front New Ne York to Washington begun November 21 and ended November Novem Xo ber 23 3 was is-as made public yesterday Itis It Itis Itis is addressed to Gar Gordon on Leech of this c city ty the tho last runner who placed place the thc tube containing tho the letter in tho the presidents president's dent dents dent's J hands The Thc presidents president's me message ago is as follows At At the moment when the last of your Jour runners handed me your message e thel the tho l ench was with t m me and spoke to me of a medal struck in Paris almost two tuo centuries a ago o when that city was i visited b by Peter the tho Great The Tho suggested its application application application tion to the boys boj's who bore your message toes mes 53 sage e l Vires fundo By going go go- tag ing thc they gain ain strength I think it applies equally to boys s in after life lite They have gained strength h as 88 they ran In like manner during durin their life they will wall fain gain strength as ai they do their work t I 1 am a thor thor- ough believer r in athletics a as as long Ions as we remember that athletic exercises exorcises are area a a. means to an end and that damage lama e comes if we fre mi mistake take the means for the end We cannot afford to do without hardy bard and vigorous i bodies but when we come como to the serious work of the world worM we wo must make 0 these hardy hard bodies our servants and not our mas mas- The body bod bodroW grows roW hardier by exer exer- ci cite cise e. e Just so BO boys in your after life 1 you will grow row constantly constant constant- fitter to do your work by the er very fact of doing doin I it You will gain aiu strength b by going The more you OU train Your yourselves ehe bv hr work the tho better you Jou will be uc able to do that work I |