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PAGE 4. nutâ€"5c. be: copy; $2.00 per year in advance. United States $2.50 per yet: in advance. V 'Vvvvvv vv civil or religious to the test of free discussion. is more in love with his own opinion than with tho Truthâ€"WA TSON. David, the shepherd boy who slew Gonatn, nan u bigger task than a good many of us imagine. but Sunday morning at church one of the scripture les- sons read by the Rev. Mr. Hayes was from 1 Samuel xvii, the story of David and Goliath. As the story went on and the fighting raiment ' it set us thinking, so much got out the family Bible and figured out to the best of our ability the amount of surplus baggage this old Philistine had arrayed about him in the way of armor. ‘ LuL .: 1......” All of us, no doubt, are mighty warriors, so to speakâ€"in our minds. Many and varied are those we can “lick”, and as in the old school days, “with one hand tied behind our back.” The writer has had those fanciful visions, too, at times, but after last Sunday we draw the line at Goliaths. Just try ‘ and imagine being out in one of Bob Edwards’ fields ‘ in Glenelg, when up pops an eleven and a half footer with leg protectors of brass, an iron jacket ndred and ninety-five pounds, and waving of one hu pound a thirty-foot fence-post with a twenty-five iron nob on the end of it, and threatening at the top of his voice what he was going to do with you. What would you do? Just think it over! Personal- ly, The Chronicle editor has long got past those days when sprinting was a pleasure, but under such circumstances, we don’t think there is a farm Imam m.- a field either) in Glenelg that we couldn’t Circuhuon for 12 months. 1.400- 1y, The Chronicle editor days when sprinting we such circumstances, we do fence (or a field either) i1 sail over and not half try. an]. UVCI “I.“ DOV v "v.-- v Not so with David. He coolly reached down, picked up four or five stones, placed one in his sling, and made a bull’s-eye on the first try. And so we repeat: “All hail to David!” As a warrior he has all these modern fellows backed off the map? It is a whole lot easier to discharge a cannon at u cannot see and take a chance on you than it is to walk up to who is gunning for you with a eâ€"post for a is to win you some fellow yo what he may do to some big plug-ugly twenty-five pound sledge with a fenc handle and deliver the punch that everlasting fame and a kingdom. THE DECLINE OF SPORTS Two weeks ago this newspaper referred to the decline of amateur sports throughout the country r a solution. In our remarks we stated among other things “it would seem that we are growing too internally lazy to play any of the harder games," to which the Fergus N ews-Record takes exception, and intimates that The Chronicle actually did say that the youth of today are too lazy to engage in strenuous sports like lacrosse or base- ball. Not knowing whether they are or not, we could make no direct charge, but still stick to our guns and say that it would seem that they are. The News-Record thinks we are wrong in our hypothesis, while, on the other hand, the Hanover Post says that it is inclined to agree with the Chron- ' icle that the youth of today are becoming too “soft” to play these games. And there you are. The Fergus newspaper quotes the sports activi- ties in that town to prove that these good old games are not dead. We are glad to see that lacrosse espec- ially thrives down there, and wish it were on as generally and asked fo by one town alone. In our article we were not refer- ring particularly to Durham, but to the whole coun- try. Generally speaking, lacross'e is dead as the dodo in the great majority of places. The O. A. L. A. officials will tell you this, and during the past spring Thursday, July 4. A NOBLE FIGHTER who slew Goliath, by the younger fellows. Why ? We don't know. A few years ago there were lacrosse teams in Hanover, Walkerton, Southamxnou, Paisley, Port Elgin, Markdale, Owen Sound, Shelburne, Durham and scores of other towns. Not one of these towns is now even interested in Canada’s National Game, but in its place we have softball, a game invented originally, so far as we can see, for those of us who have got past the active stage of life and to play which even a bad case of housemaid’s knee is no dis- qualification. ‘ â€" _-I--L2-_ “â€"wvâ€"wvfi -â€" As we said two weeks ago, we have no solution ‘1‘ for the passing of lacrosse, and will welcome any- 3 thing that can be done to revive the best game of all. n Blaming the old fellows for not taking the 2 proper interest hardly appeals to us. It is a young p man’s game, and as such will haw to receive the :1] support of the younger element if it is to go ahead. in So far as Durham is concerned, the papulation here 3 have always supported lacrosse and hockey, good, bad 0 t l and indifferent, and will do so again. V We must admit. that we are just a trifle jealous of Fergus that she is able to keep the old game go- a ing, but, like a great majority of the towns around t us, cannot see any chance of very much activity in ‘ getting it again on its feet. So far, it is an unsolved 1 1 problem. Like Topsy, who “just growed up”, la- crosse in Ontario seems to have just naturally tossed in the sponge. If Durham were situated as is Fergus we might have a team. Fergus this year has a strong inter- mediate team, but to do this they had to draw four or five players from Orangeville. As a result, this latter town has passed out of the picture this year tried to organize a team in the earey part of the season, but the Fergus players decided they would not play with the home team, and further that they would hang up their sticks for th: season if they 1 could not play with Orangeville. We do not know if this statement is correct, but this is the rumor that was quite general at the time. While the lacrosse riddle solver is at it he might also tell us why it is that Toronto, which once sup- : ported a good many amateur teams and two or three ' professinal ones, is represented this year by only one in the senior series, and that Brampton, with a population of some 6,000 can walk right in to the Ontario capital and beat the best they have 13 to 1. s E t Why is St. Catharines not represented in the senior ; series this year? What has become of the famous Weston team? 7 The lacrosse situation may be satisfactory in Fergus and a few (and very few) other towns and cities, but taking the country as a whole there has been a serious slump. Surely all these towns are not blessed (or cursed) by a bunch of the older has- beens who have become too enamored of the easier things of life, and who, if we are to take the Fergus e more responsible for the ment. IIIVII In Getting back to Durham, we have been told by a former lacrosse enthusiast that he made an hon- est attempt to run a team here, spent his evenings at the grounds, and finally became disgusted when only two or three players turned out for lacrosse practice,_ the balance being later found up at the softball grounds. ‘ ~ -â€"‘- still of the opinion that “it would seem that we are growing too infernally lazy to play any of the harder games and have come to depend on the pro- fessionals to supply us with our amusement.” A HINT TO COUNCILS A recent decision given out by Judge McKinnon at Arthur may be helpful to some of our Courts of Revision in fixing the assessment of prOperty. A West Luther resident. bought a farm for $1,200, and the Assessor and Court of Revision placed the as- sessment at $2,000. In giving judgment in favor of the plaintiff the bench ruled that the selling price established the real value and that the Court of Re- vision overstepped itself when it boosted the assess- ment. Valuation of a property apparently is based on what it is intended for. For fire insurance pur- poses the valuation is based on the amount it will cost to replace it with a similar building; the assess- â€"--â€"L :- “gnu“: 4mm thp. actual amount of money vvâ€"_ ment is computed from the actual amount it will bring in the Open market. India. To forestall conclusions we might say this does not refer to us. The only occasion on which we are addressed in this manner is when our wife pokes her head into the bedroom and says: “Lord, Irwin, get up !” A self-winding watch has been invented that If worn by a Frenchman or a Jew there is a grave possibility of broken mainsprings. Which is correct? Some papers say that Such- and-Such a programme is to be “broadcasted”; others that it is to be “broadcast”. NOTES AND COMMENTS THE DURHAM CHRONICLE We don't know. I“ “Wuvâ€" "-v We. _ _ it charmingly. says that with few ex- ceptions professional athletes die poor. They have great earning capacity, but not the ability to save, nor the luck WEI I: muvu yâ€"v. v-.._- .. brokers who gave them profitable ad- vice. We should think tlut this kind of good fortune would not be unusual "DOV w w"'â€"â€"- John L. Made a. Million Writing under the apt title of “Pro and Coin” in Collier’s, Mr. Rice begins cm IN“ [IA Vw-IJ â€" a time when a millionâ€"dams seemed' quite a bit of money, especially in towns like Guelph and Fergus. He died almost penniless. The same thing probably would have happened if Sullivan had made twice as much. He was a mighty battler with the flowing bowl, but we doubt that he ever drank $100,000 worth of liquor. But what he did drink, no doubt. ‘helped unfit him for clear thinking. ’He gave away and lent plenty of money, and made silly investments. Belonging to the Sullivan period or a little later were two professional ball. players. Ed Delehanty and la Napol- eon Lajoie. the latter well and favor- ably known to many Toronto peOple through his connection with the local. ball club for a season. These men “m..- fhn mmmndinz players of their 111m Yet he who runs can read; Whatever her on: true love any brine. His 31“ will meet. her need. I Spring And. sweet with. joyous song. That it can share in April’s mirth. ; Can shield. the Robin’s nest {Proves we1_1 what courage has had birth ‘ “‘-‘ kroncf gperiod of years the results in yi . 'produced from alsike when sown b ' ‘â€"“- “‘ *nnhog and 2‘ “101185 Within its. patient breast. 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