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Show aANi)RrsHNsiiir. Ah tho content between tho Nortuul fl school und tliu Murdoolc Aondomy B ootuoH air touiororw, u word itt regard fl to olonu sportsmanship ami proper M uoiuluot an suuti ooonaloim will not m Lo Hiulia, nii'1 mny rumiuil hoido ooo M of tho limit to whluti school pHtrlo H tUin rimy bo carried without otfutid H ItiK onntundliiK purtios. M In nil frloudly aontosts, intoh hb will H tHko pluou tomorrow, thuro nro onui- H moo ruliNa of oourtoey to whluh nil H uldcH uuiat udluuo; und any tiroabh of B thoso uourtcalvt ourtnlnly oubtH u H utlRmu on tho iutelllKonoo nod tnot H fulucbH of UiojiQ ot tho oiroudloK pur- H ty. rohoal putrlutlcm nod party M , uplrlt will tmturnllv tuo 1IkIi nod H thoro In no objootlou to thulr run- H ulna hlKh but that pHtrlotlAtu and , H upUU ohould uovur stoop to rtdluulo ; H or ttuiut, Tlint atudent U ourtnlnly H tho moat oulturod und wellbrod who H ouu fool IntuiiBcly without uny Midrit H ot bombuat or vulmir mlllory, Thoro H v(ub u tlmo who iv It wna tbouKlit witty j Httd HtuHit to Kiiy nn opponent with H tho objoot In vlow ot fruitrntltiK him M mid dlvldlufi tils intention; but Unit H is no louger olonn sportdmuushlp. It a sprinter hnppoua to hnvo rod hiitr, B or dUplnys u ruthor ulouder pulr ot H legs, It Is dcaidudly out ot plnvo for H tho opposluR orowd ot rooters to IhukIi H thsueelvoB blsok in tho fnoc ivt tho H expense ot this particular person. H There are n hundred wuys lit which n H crowd of rootora ou maUo ituupletis H ant And utmost lutolorablo for ludl- H yldual oontestnut; but the rooters H that resort to auoh methods not ouly H display their own luok ot breed I tin H but also retleot dUonsdlt ou their H school. H All personalities should bo dla ponsed with untlrnly, oxuopt to common com-mon (1 nny purtluolnr athlete who makes an exceptionally kh'(1 olfort. And further, uo sahool partlsunBhlp Bhould bo so narrow rb to rofuao to applaud n splendid play Hooompllshod by one ou tho oppovliiK ldo. On tho contrary, whenever n ooutoBtnut wIiib a victory, hi olfort should bn appreciated appre-ciated by nil uiirtlci). It la tho IiImIi-est IiImIi-est excellence always that should bo ', anplauded, and not tho faot that that ; excellence happens to oomo fiom a certain quarter. 0( couiho, nil are ! anxious to too tholr frlondn win, but ' that anxiety Bhould not blind fliiuh to tho oxcellouoeu In tholr opponoutH, And after the content Is over nil sides should bo UUu Waahluatoii "aobor In victory, and calm in do feat." If tho Normal should win. wo tiut tho students will not tonr up tho town in their exultations, or bawl tholr o.xubarnnoo In tho faoea ot tholr vIslttnK friends until tho latter won dor if thoy have lojt tholr wits. A victory over a vUUIuk team, ought to mako the homo team oven moro oour-teoun oour-teoun than over. Above all thiuRS, whether tho opponents of tho Normal boys observe strictly tho proprieties ot clean sportsmauship or not, uotu iiiK niiKht to bo able to draw tho latter lat-ter or any of tholr frlousda Into pur suiuk u oourso of conituot that is not hluhly courteous ami doloroutlnl in every respect. Suoh oourso will nl wuys win in tho end. |