Show PRESIDENT PRESIDE T FAVORS ATHLETICS FOR BOYS Oyster Hay nRY N Y V Aug u tig M Prel dent elt hue hamm accepted Ih the of 01 honorary tUe of the Tub Pub He lie Athletic league the 01 ot 1 which bIeR U is 1111 In lii New O w York City 1119 It ItIn In hU lite letter to III Jell Oen W Y V Will In Innate mate nate all of the league President Iton eli cit exp expresses w M his bin cordial approval III al of oC the time objects of ot the tue league me lime the thu promotion of 01 II athletIcs athletic along I tI I linen I a among school hool children loll letter eu says allI I III most lilt heartily believe In lii your league I 1 feel that In promoting athletics till the children orN or of N New York elt City along th the call and healthy lines It ha baa hili followed It U I Ii per performing forming a Il service Is II of the ut utmost most 1101 Importance not nol merely I from I the he standpoint of or the I hill but also time the of nr till the needa of I liaise school children I m iii Kind glad I Hint ti t you 1111 have hae Installed In III of ut four high chols 1 H a rifle practIse Hull and ate teaching the to lit the I KlUK mas and I ri urn lInt aS pl with the great grent success that you joti ha Live have IC met mot In this thin effort I see e that you allow no boy hoy to In conS com compete lid pete 1111 In your gall gamt who ho Is Imi not up III ii to lit th this tho i r B In III and tl deportment and that thaI you In tt every amy n possible say HI ay leek eek to upon them the fact that Pirt of 01 Ih the character of or over every honor honorable able I Is to 10 de pl e nil 1111 that l is III menu mean ot om huehl hue base Tim JIma hl great t con e ion I In mu I lOll which means th streets mId well I II as Ia i s the u r hon homes huts liin resul I ed 1 In depris depriving children of ot New of opp opportunity of exercise especially In tenement house houpo so u that their I physical development It tends to drop I h be below lust low the tho nominal The Tho th Ole tiey y should I work mk ort oil In iii wholesome exercise I III in mm vi vigorous lt 1 Mud Semi vent tIlt t I In n I tI be hue s nu St of I Ih thur III mill h that Hint IK is louIs In tim our city it It ItIn t In ill a II gent s lit III I 1 11 gIS tn tl 5 n It h boy II to 10 In b to ply games 1111 and 1 every lery bo boho boy who ho know kilo how to play baseball or Coot football hall to tel box or to In wrestle ha has b by be just so 10 much fitted himself to IK he a bet lItt better ter I l know of the difficulty you have encountered In III securing ground for tor ex exercise exercise and how you ou ha have been ben obliged to utilise armories school room mind and vacant lIra lots Iota and anil I 1 am delighted the tho city II ha hits hila b been n Induced to 0 make Inake an a appropriation to for fOl four tour athletic fields which glitch th the league ha hums agreed to fIt nt up 1111 mind and run I am Also allio particularly plea pleased nod that thaI von vou am ro about to Iii organize a it nm lit 1111 auxiliary branch brah for Ih the gina need neeti exercises n ns nit much nIh 14 as III the boy boyThe boyThe Th The demands stich h it mi movement make upon urOIl th the time an and money of nt those engaged therein ate are I very heavy You ar are doing one of or lh the greatest mind and most patriotic services service 1 that Ihal can CIUI l lie bit done lone Ill and you Rr are entitled Ii to In the hl hear heartiest backing In every evemy IV PI Y RY front from all 1111 who the v Ital n ne tie d I of having the tIP lining ii g lI ge gem ui ra ration I to i i of Am m sound III In tasty mind mill |