Show The Glory 7 1 of Winning Possibly one of the worst obsessions connected with competitive sport is Js what one might call The glory of winning There is very little actual glory in winning The glory from a game not only lies In giving per cent of all you have but in the contest itself Yet football football foot foot- ball coaches especially have been almost completely overwhelmed by this hell bent desire for victory There isn't a better bet bet- ter football coach r nor a more honorable honora ble man in ha the country country coun try than Earl Red r i Black Blaik But R Red e d 1 Black Blaik like so many k 7 many other coaches coach es was caught in inthis inthis Inthis this swirl of victory Importance He was caught in a system not of his own make mak Grantland Gotland Rice Riel fot lug Ing a system that covers the country Win WIn Win-win-win win win and win at any price is Js an alumni slogan win slogan win or get fired This covers the football map north map north and south east and west The coaches know the an an- So do the players who are recruited p pam pampered a m p per e r e d dand and paid for for In hi many cases not even even forced to attend classes Today It has gotten otten so that over a winning football team there is too often a heavier cloud or shadow of scandal than the losers know How much did they cost How now much do they get gen After Alter a debacle around 1941 or when Army teams were i crushed Army I mean Army f Brass decided to get a winner Army did I was never impressed i with Army's war teams gathered Navys Navy's were were from civilian colleges col col- f leges meeting meeting 17 year old kids or went Both Army and Navy completely haywire those war years I think they know it now But In the desire to have winning winning win win- ning teams Army and possibly who Navy brought In stars couldn't pass the scholastic test nice So they cribbed It 1 wasn't But I 1 wouldn't have agreed to the Army honor code that Included Included In In- eluded stool-pigeon stool work and snooping Army's system was per cent wrong Any system that involves I from 90 to o cadets In any such snarl is entirely wrong I I dont don't believe 10 per cent of or the football players In all other American Amen Ameri can colleges would have been able to come through safely and clean as things were set up |