Show Game Came Often Accused Unnecessarily rily Football is too often otten charged with being a brutal game that maims and harms the players It IUs Itis is true that certain tam tain Injuries are sustained in playing it But It it is Js also true that boys fall fallout fallout fallout out of trees tree and break bones that they suffer bruises on tumbles from their bicycles or are occasionally mu mussed ed up in their scuffling with the neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- bor boy A growing boy is restless He aspires aspires as as- pires to become a part of a clan such sueh as a boys' boys club or team of some sort He needs something to claim his interests in in- to to become an ambition ambition and and it is ir far better belter for that to be football with its beneficial assets rather than interest in a rowdy neighborhood gang The physical development is only part of footballs football's benefit n fit The game teaches him to think clearly and quickly and andr in most instances it 11 teaches teaches' him the Idea of ot team play and cooperation It imbues him with spirit loyalty to a cause and a tenacity that does not give give- up readily So long a as as championships and victory victory vic vie tory are part of the things that makes competition interesting interesting and and so long longas as football offers such valuable valuable train train training ing to a growing lad why lad why must we think of depriving him of that opportunity opportunity |