| Show A 1 i I S SPOT POT SPOTLIGHT by byDON noN LIGHT DON Nothing succeeds like success Everybody loves Joves a winner Trite statements no doubt but applicable cable to the current football season Moab took another thumping last Friday and will wind up a dismal season at home this Friday night against Notre Dame Win or I lose In the finale Friday Friday Fri Fit day there are things that should be said about this years year's club Things are already being said sald and they are less Jess than menta A losing ball club seldom seldom sel sel- sel- sel dom dam gets gels any support If support might change the picture Its It's mighty tough to be a loser loser loser los los- er even once Its It's tougher still stilt to take a succession of thrashings thrashings thrash thrash- ings that are so ba bad they are humiliating The point is that these youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- deserve a better break from the public and from the student body It Is easy to quit All AU you have to do Is stop going to practice and knocking heads in what must appear a hopeless cause came Some have quit Some SomeI wont won't Those that wont won't wont the the 22 I I that turned out last Friday and tried to make a game of it are It-are are the ones we should be concerned about Last year the Red fled Devil basketball bas bas- basketball team turned in a terrific record Everybody said that they ought to get more recognition for a winning season They did didget didget didget get some Hoy lloy about the 22 boys who are still stilt out there playing football foot foott ball bait They have achieved somethIng something something some some- thing much more difficult still difficult-still still plugging When things are not going right Being a a. good win win- winner winner winner ner is a cinch by comparison They have my respect I hope they have yours I If Iffe we e are to have a sound sports sports' program to present to the public it will need support Seventeen of ot the remaining team will play lay another year and they will win more than they have They'll be more proficient but they will be still sUII the same kids They deserve better than they are getting If U they get better they'll give better and more will w par participate This Is not an of accepting defeat It doesn't have to be E Everyone one has been knocked knock knock- ed down once or twice In their lives The ones that keep getting up do with the rest of their lives Lots of tho those that get up do so because there is something to grab and use to lift them Public support Is somethIng something something some some- thing to grab It its it's there and the they wont won't use use it to get back backon on their feet they have nobody to blame If it Isn't there why get up i |
