Gen. Chiang Kai-shek Speaks of Sportsmanship Nanking, June 24.
The winning of championships. not important when compared with the manifestation of sportsmanship, This was the gist of the parting admonition given the China Athletic Delegation to the Olympic Games by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek in the course spirit of this glorious history of 5,000 years will be judged by your behaviour."
Reminding them not to over-stress the importance of victory or defeat, Gen. Chiang enjoined the Chinese athletes to fully display the tradi+ tional virtues of politeness, fair play, and modesty of the Chinese people.
There are athletes, Gon. Chiang, stated, who win Taurels in contests at the expense of sportsmanship, and there "are others who may" trail behind in races but draw admiration for sportsmanship.
In other words, the Generalissimo concluded. the Chinese delegation should follow the principles of the New Life Movement which embody among other things the western inter pretation of sportsmanship—Central News.
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