Show THE GOOD IN SPORTS Ito I Teddy Roosevelt Makes a Speech to Harvard Graduates I INFLUENCE ON CHARACTER I SPORTS PROMOTE THE BEST QUALITIES OF MANHOOD Chicago Birds Defeated the Eastern Representatives Yesterday Score at 1 a m of the Great Bicycle Bace Ingleside Baces Sporting Intelligence Intel-ligence Cambridge Mass Jan 26A large and enthusiastic meeting was held tonight to-night in Sanders theatre for the purpose pur-pose of organizing the athletic association asso-ciation of Harvard graduates W A Bancroft 78 presided and addresses were made by Mr Bancroft and Theodore Theo-dore Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy The latter declared that he was a thorough believer in athletics a a important Influence in the development develop-ment of character Though he might be considered a heretic he confessed also a preference for those sports which were called rough I did a man good he said to buck up against an opponent oppo-nent and get through him like a gentleman gen-tleman always but working for every ounce that was in him I dont believe he continued in + the doctrine or peace ve nave seen 10ctrlne 0 ni the concert of Europe keep peace for the past two years at the expense of more bloodshed and misery than has of the las been caused by all the wars half century Lately we have seen a peaceful acquisition of territory In China made in circumstances of profound I found peace Laughter Mr Roosevelt said the softer virtues I were essential to civilization but in the last resort the man that had It in I him to give himself heart and soul to the cause In which he was engaged had I the qualities that would make him the I most useful citizen |