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...Fairchild on "The True Sportsman...
After the meeting Mr. E. M. Fairchild of Albany, N. Y., gave a stereopticon lecture on "The Sportsman...
There are eight great laws of sport, said Mr. Fairchild, and the first is, "Follow sports for sport's sake, and be a sportsman" It is the responsibility of students to make football clean, and if they do not accept this responsibility, it is the duty of the University Faculty to do away with the game. Mr. Fairchild said that he used to think that the game of football was clean, but after examining his photographs he noticed a lot of foul play. While these photographs were on the screen the lecturer went on to point out two peculiar evils...
...third place, "be courteous and friendly in your games." The English in general excel the Americans in this respect, with their cordial receptions to visiting teams in the great clubhouses on their athletic fields. The real test of a sportsman is his treatment of his adversary...
...support his strength and skill "a sportsman must have encourage...