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Now, I should not in the least object to your being laid up for a season if you were striving for something worth while, to get on the Groton school team, for instance, or on your class team when you entered Harvard  for of course I don't think you will have the weight to entitle you to try for the 'varsity. NOW I SHOULD NOT IN THE LEAST OBJECT TO YOUR BEING LAID UP FOR A SEASON IF YOU WERE STRIVING FOR SOMETHING WORTH WHILE TO GET ON THE GROTON SCHOOL TEAM FOR INSTANCE OR ON YOUR CLASS TEAM WHEN YOU ENTERED HARVARD FOR OF COURSE I DON'T THINK YOU WILL HAVE THE WEIGHT TO ENTITLE YOU TO TRY FOR THE VARSITY
reat comfort to me to read the life and letters of Abraham Lincoln. I am more and more impressed every day, not only with the man's wonderful power and sagacity, but with his literally endless patience, and at the same time his unflinching resolution. PROPER PLACE FOR SPORTS White House, Oct. 4, 1903. DEAR TED: In spite of the "Hurry! Hurry!" on the outside of your envelope, I did not like to act until I had consulted Mother and thought the matter over; and to be frank with you, old fellow, I am by no means sure that I am doing right now. If it were not that I feel you will be so bitterly disappointed, I would strongly advocate your acquiescing in the decision to leave you off the second squad this year. I am proud of your pluck, and I greatly admire football--though it was not a game I was ever able to play myself, my qualities resembling Kermit's rather than yours. But the very things that make it a good game make it a rough game, and there is always the chance of your being laid up.  SECTION SEVENTEEN OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LEPER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN PROPER PLACE FOR SPORTS WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER FOURTH NINETEEN O THREE DEAR TED IN SPITE OF THE HURRY HURRY ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR ENVELOPE I DID NOT LIKE TO ACT UNTIL I HAD CONSULTED MOTHER AND THOUGHT THE MATTER OVER AND TO BE FRANK WITH YOU OLD FELLOW I AM BY NO MEANS SURE THAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW IF IT WERE NOT THAT I FEEL YOU WILL BE SO BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED I WOULD STRONGLY ADVOCATE YOUR ACQUIESCING IN THE DECISION TO LEAVE YOU OFF THE SECOND SQUAD THIS YEAR I AM PROUD OF YOUR PLUCK AND I GREAT ADMIRE FOOTBALL THOUGH IT WAS NOT A GAME I WAS EVER ABLE TO PLAY MYSELF MY QUALITIES RESEMBLING KERMIT'S RATHER THAN YOURS BUT THE VERY THINGS THAT MAKE IT A GOOD GAME MAKE IT A ROUGH GAME AND THERE IS ALWAYS THE CHANCE OF YOUR BEING LAID UP
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