Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-12-12 | Page 8 | Just Folks

JUST JUST FOLKS By EDGAR A. A GUEST COACH YOST DISCUSSES A GOOD LOSER Said the gray old coach 1 to me I I heard a n fellow say S Tho good loser is a a a. sham think about it as you OU may ma Thero There is not a man aman man on on earth who c can n w wear war nr a. a ch cheerful cheer r- r ful grin When 11 ho has haa to lose a a. fight th that t he really wants ants to win That Chat Is merely Idle talk every loss Is hard tO tty bear And I I wouldn't give gl a a. dime for the ch chap p who doesn't S care Nor or would I tho coach replied but lets let's have ha it understood S SEro Ere Ero the problem wo we decide what wo mean by losers good S There Is anguish In defeat its it's a a. heavy cross to tUl bear But Bul my loser though in pain still remembers to bo be fair sun Stilt stands up and takes tho the blow still face front to battle battlo keeps s. s Still sun Is gen generous to his foe toe though inside his spirit weeps I 4 4 Theres no laug laughter in In- defeat theres there's no o losing with witha a 3 agrin grin I If My f iy good failure allure gives es his b heeL best st to tho fight he ho cannot cannot cannot can can- not win Has no po o poor poor excuse to make mako when a a. better man ho he me meets ts I. I Gives GI his conqueror a a. cheer but comes back from his Ills defeats Still to fight and still to tr try and t when victory has flown Quits the tIle held field his head still sUIl hl high h and goes oes home to alone 0 My I good loser knows knowl tho the game with its odds and chances strange l Knows Knovs Vs no an an inch thid w or that ma may the tide of fortune change And ho bo upends hi hl his strength to win and ho hs gladly pays Jays the tho cost But his soul loul Is wracked with pain when tho the victory I Li tJ l lost st Still SUIl he clings to what Is best what Is honest what is clean S 5 And ho quits the field field fielda a man man UiRt'S that's the sort of ot thing I mean CoP Copyright 1930 30 A. A Guest GUCHt