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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
12
Former Brown and professional outfielder David Fultz argues that the athletic field teaches discipline and moral growth. He emphasizes sports as training for character, stating that temper control and steady effort are central to success in baseball and life.
The Star will not answer baseball questions on its main line due to ongoing interference with business. For scores, contact the two new numbers Main 24 and Main 25. Request game scores only through those lines.
Interview discusses the impact of sport on morals and spirituality, noting Sunday baseball controversy, temper, and behavior of players. It recalls a Cleveland game incident, the role of religion among players, and contrasts college and professional athletes in self control during high pressure games.
Tom Eck argues humans should be trained like horses using daily brakes and strict discipline. He contrasts old English diet with modern guidance, noting vegetables, water, and rest improve performance. Eck claims athletes can endure several heats if conditioned correctly and compares human limits to horse endurance.
Eustace H. Miler and Peter Latham, British players, left New York aboard the Lassitania. Miles lost to Jay Gould three sets to one for the amateur world championship.
A Kansas high school basketball tournament will be held in Robinson gym from April 1 to the day before the state teachers meet. Games run all day with finals at night. cups will be awarded to the winning boys and girls teams.
The athletic committees of the KC A C have completed arrangements for Gus formal opening featuring tennis handball crack vente and base ball at the park this Saturday.
At the park the field day will feature fanaball matches track events and baseball games. Start times list a 2 o'clock kickoff for events and participation.
A flurry of city previews notes Columbus Columbus Dispatch and Toledo News-Beacon report on coming season potential. Homer Smoot leads Toledo hitting in exhibitions, Adams joins Louisville pitching, List debuts as umpire, and Carr predicts Indianapolis strong with a deep pitching staff.
The piece highlights Joe Woods as a rising talent for Indiana with strong supporters in the Hoosier lineup. It notes past success by Charles Carr’s crowd, Murphy’s promising AA debut, and shifts in batting order and fielding roles as the team eyes a win.
Athletes at the field day at K C A C Park on Saturday likely notice changes with Boas M A Delaney now directing the action crew. Fred Yeckson, a longtime figure, brings experience to the event despite garbled text.
Tyee Funhar, representing the Missouri Athletic Club St. Louis, competes in the fourth annual Western AAU cross country meet as Dan Kelly contemplates a last sprint in May. Kelly plans training in Philadelphia under Mike Murphy ahead of June trials amid mixed judgments on his form.
Amateur baseball items list players ages from 14 to 18 seeking teams and signings. Mentions Westports Third Wards Woodlands Garniers Shamrocks Ninth Wards and many clubs announcing practices games and meetings across Kansas City area. Calls placed to Star and various phone numbers for signups and arrangements.
Delegates and visitors withdraw from Independence general conference as business winds down and lists of appointments await. A 188 to 124 vote limits church aid to ministers to actual needs, while Bishop Kelley argues for equality of opportunity. A late symposium on advertising in missionary work is planned.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad resumed using its West Bottoms freight yards to make up trains and discharged much of the Murray yard staff. After spending over 14 million dollars, Murray yards north of Harlem will serve only as an auxiliary yard, slowing transfer of two Burlington yard tracks to the Union Depot Company for passenger use while expenses are reduced.
A rustic verse lament recalls a faulty Isaac motor and a stubborn boat seam. A travelogue excerpt follows, recounting a Nagasaki shoji encounter with an old woman who shared a tale of love, memory, and a hidden illegitimate child amid Japan’s cherry blossoms.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Bloggs asking about her husband’s absence from church. Bloggs replies he is occupied for six months, revealing a satirical bite in the London Opinion item.
London April 16 Miss Lena Ashwell noted English actress and theater manager obtained a divorce from Arthur W Playfair on grounds of cruelty. The well known emotional actress had long been a favorite of London audiences and led the King's Way theater.
Miss Lena Ashwell a Canadian born actress famed for The Shulamite Mrs. Dane's Defense The Resurrection Dante The Mayflower and Leah Kreshna died after a long stage career. She visited the United States first in 1886 and performed in New York and Chicago. illness forced her to end a tour in January 1907. A former member of Sir Henry Wood's company she was a protege of Ellen Terry.
A. J. Davidson president of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, visiting New York after a Southwest trip, reports farmers optimistic and planning larger acreage. He notes excellent winter wheat condition and a rise in railroad traffic over the past sixty days with expectations of further improvement.
A lighthearted Chicago Record-Herald item notes a couple expecting a daughter and jokes about training the child to help at home. The piece preserves the period tone with casual humor about family life.
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