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his athletic contests and conquests he has found by competition that
he must possess not only a splendid body but a strong heart. His body
is a machine and by contests with other boys he has learned that if
his physical machine does sins function far beyond the power of his
opponent, he is defeated. It gives him great pain to lose and joy to
win.

And because he is such a selfish creature he will develop
a habit of saying no a thousand times to temptation before he can say
yes once to victory, because to him victory is sweet indeed. So,
today our great young American athletes conform to training rules,
such as cutting out cigarettes, liquor, late dates and what have you
and tradition is abroad in our land that the really great athlete
trains and takes his training seriously.

Time was when the eligibility rules of a high school or a
college were not as strict as they are today and boys were permitted
to play on teams while failing in their subjects. The academicians
and administrators have taken care of this situation in such splendid
style that no boy now is permitted to play unless he is carrying a

sizable academic load toward graduation.