Show FILIPINOS NEED ATHLETIC WORK Brown Browm Men Nen Me Sadly in Need of setter Better Physical Hake ake Vps Ups QUICKLY LEARN BASEBALL BUT MORE STRENUOUS SPORTS ARE PASSED UP Washington April 3 S effort is 13 being m by br b tho bureau oi 01 insular af affairs afIr fairs Ir to 10 students in the Scales s 3 wards WW of or their home interest themselves in ath aili so ao hei n thor they return to the tho islands they may ma a gon S and tu J the resulting r physical p devel development evel is t sadly so JJ 18 ng among the tho no A JL A Sutherland who is In tn chargo of i 1 Filipinos l ing colleges and universities in iu all nU ol of Stance has hO written a e letter l TO o tM that the tha ro Ire more backward in physical than hi lit marital do and that they the ther pay JIa particular attention to military drill rU gymnasium work and ond all sorts POttS of et 1 os Ho He e that th their y J become pro proficient l ro in running t jumping and track Baseball has baa become more popular any an either er American same game in tn the tha Philippine OH an oud X the young JOUng students bur bore come came Ct me to t o this U s country seem to favor vor it moro mOlO than any other sports Good at Baseball I IThe The Filipinos are tire unusually ac active active active tive and are aro especially good in baseball and tennis tenn i but do not Dot seem to go so on voit oll in he vy Y track work and other forms of 0 endurance end tests 1 Only two of ot the students stu students dents have developed into good football When Vh the tho ICO students came cama camato cameto to 10 this country they th were advised by Mr Sutherland t to quit smoking cigarettes on the ground that many mam American families Into which they the would go might not nOL think well vell w ll of ot the habit and anC that it would bin hin hinder binder der ier their physical development All oUI of or orthe the students but twelve quit the uso of ot lacco tc acco entirely and the second lot of students soon followed follO oo their example American officers in the Philippines have llave found that constant exercise en enabled enabled them to resist the tho debilitating ef effect effect feet o of tho the climate to ton a large degree This fast has been made deer clew to the tile young students and as most of them are very ambitious to become in the isi Islands ands they are devoting every overy energy to acquiring habits which will enable them to make the most of or their education As all will win return to their native Islands to titter enter government work their influence it is ls figured by the tho government govern nent will bo be spread throughout the group |