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Title: The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: National Collegiate Athletic Association. (from old catalog) American Intercollegiate Association. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Football
Publisher: New York (etc.) National Collegiate Athletic Bureau (etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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of his own acquaintance—who, he said, was one of thefirst to appear for practice with the Foot Ball squad and who madean excellent showing early in the season. I remarked at the time to one of the faculty that- the boy shoulddo great things on the gridiron before the year was over, Mr..Roosevelt continued, but I was surprised to hear the professor oflfei-a contrary prediction, based upon the statement that the young manin question had not demonstrated an ability to apply himself at his.studies. And so it proved, the young man did not have the backboneto stick to it, and he lost his place on the eleven before one of the-big games in the later season had been played. Therefore, I say to you, play hard when you play, said thePresident, and work hard and dont play at all when you work. I want to see you game boys. I want to see you brave. But atthe same time I want to see you develop the other side of yournatures so you may be gentle and tender when gentleness and tender- •- - a . --o
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SPALDINGS OFFICIAL FOOT BALL GUIDE. 135 ness are demanclod. I want to see each one of you hold his placein the world, and this you cannot do unless you are manly. If these traits are developed as you grow—and I say they mustbe developed, because not everything can be won by inheritance alone—you will be men who will have the spirit to resent a wrong whenit is done to you, and the spirit to put any one back into his placewho has ventured to impose upon you. The men I want you to beas citizens will have the courage to take the citizens share of theburden when occasion demands and to resent corruption, demagogismand evidences of betrayal of trust in public officials as you wouldresent personal wrongs. BACKBONE A REQUISITE. I want you to i-emember, too, that it makes no difference howgood you are at home, if you do not have the backbone to stand upamong your fellows you will not succeed. But the place each boyshould try to be most useful in is in his own home. You should protect the w

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