What brought sport back to western World ?
The British public school
Eton, Chester, Harrow, Rugby
Early 19th C and Dr Thomas Arnold at Rugby – 6th form, prefects, fagging, houses & organiz of of pastimes [ Tom Brown’s School-days ‘57 ]
Xtian gentleman ideal – loyalty, team spirit, courage
Sport by house: football, cricket, boxing, hare & hounds
Values: fair play; organiz; team before indiv; “It’s not cricket” “B of Waterloo won…Eton”