Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1915 — Athletics Improve Men Mentally, Morally and Physically [ARTICLE]

Athletics Improve Men Mentally, Morally and Physically

By HARRY L. BUERMEYER.

York Athletic Club

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K'S lias worked wontiers for America. The sport has- made our men better physically, morally and mentally. FROM A WEAK, UNDERSIZED, NARROW CHESTED PEOPLE TO A STRONG, HEALTHY AND AGILE RACE MAS BEEN THE TRANSFORMATION SINCE THE AMERICAN , YOUTH TOOK UP ATHLETICS. When we founded the. New York Athletic club in 18G8 our boys, especially those attending college, were pale, weak, long haired youths of the type one might now see in the foreign settlements of this city. Of course there were many big healthy fellows, but the average boy. of those days was a weakling compared to our boys of today. HE IS ALSO BETTER MENTALLY AND MORALLY. BETTER PHYSIQUE HAS MADE HIM BETTER ABLE TO MASTER, MENTALLY, MORE SERIOUS AND BIGGER PROBLEMS, AND ATHLETICS HAS MADE HIM LEAD A CLEANER AND simpler LIFE.