Show Rl R l RES R BASEBAll LOYAL LOYAL- HONESTY GAMENESS GOOD AND BRINGS TO BOYS OF ALL HER ER I IN LIFE National the in t r It III part Citizenship Project of the legion the local post Is Isa Baseball team to g a Junior In the Seventh Division of ofIS I u p a i part of the of-the the national leagues league es s every state in the union whole thole Junior Baseball program on the theory that the theal's are sportsmanship als al's of good related to the principles of and that by teaching In his good sportsman to 0 be a in we se will nil make a better American in IS his hU adult life Baseball was because It is Americas America's own tad and because It gives such wide mil Ity ty to teach good gad sportsman- sportsman legionnaires directing Junior I teams team will ill understand thep the p and good citizenship and ande e able to tomake make the boys under- under I It l too One fie of the first things t boy playing baseball will learn learnt t for the rules of or the game 9 see that without rules base- base 3 be a game at all but merely mely the senseless chasing 4 of the ball hom From this it is not noti i step to make him see that it Is thing in the game of or life Ue t rules Hiles which we call laws a ws i be just a meaningless chaos y la which no one would get i. i A respect for law should be bejot beo jot o of the things which every boy 1 4 let get out of the Junior Baseball T thI th thing ng which a boy will learn In baseball is fair play play He Hei i find out that It is no good that hat he tagged a runner out outI I lie b mows knows that he didn't even ha fry get fet by with it He will find te ie only satisfaction from win- win 1 me comes from winning fair fair- 1 sill be s. s shown own that the same hoIda baai good off the playing field In to life Ue is worth while winit win win- 3 it is h won on the square f a 18 a another lesson which a aa Pj III a from Boni baseball He learns to toMils to Mils l team and to his fellow fello l Be learns to stick bel behind his Sod Ws hIs captain no matter how Is II I loing A boy who has learnA learn learn- In h his boYhOOd A will be loyal to to his associates tes an and to his ten he reaches manhood good fOOd baseball ball player a boy aso Iso learn teamwork He must to 10 rt Day for the of the j tad not for rw his individual Be hut learn to sacrifice when hit Is b the play Instead of ot try try- a home run run- He must learn lea DD team mates mates s In incase cafe cae they errors errors- Team work Team work is another der name mine fe for cooperation to 10 COOperate is J necessary fOOd in citizen It i Is necessary e 4 We A and nation of individualists It I Into anarchy is another quality which clops A kun boy Playing base base- not II 18 tolie down dawn when tetra fetting g the pd rJ to worst of it it He Hel l Is II qUit fighting until the theare then m denot n to crab then ani the breaks are going tut bi to st built grin and play his hisk nine i k InnIngs Game Game- one of the fey n. n lIe lights fights qualities of a bead SS a gOOd tight fight l Cot alms and a for his sued on Page 8 Local Legion aires Sponsor Baseball Continued from Page 1 political benefits and If he is beaten lie he grin grim and tries again Probably the most important lesson leMon that baseball holds for a boy is its lesson in democracy The game as played under the Legion program brings together boys from families In fn Inan all an positions position in life from the poor homes hom down by the railroad yards and from the fine homes on the boule boule- vard These boys playing together come to recognize each other for what each it is worth in hi himself and not for tor what position his hia family may hold Inthe in inthe inthe the community Can he hit Can he pitch Can he field are the tests which boys boYI apply to each other In baseball base Ills JUs own accomplishments set ad each boys boy's standing This is ia true democracy Carried over into adult life Ufe It will constitute one of ot th the the basic attributes attributes attributes of good citizenship The code of Sportsmanship is Keep the rules Keep faith with your our comrades Keep your temper Keep yourself fit m. Keep a stout heart in defeat Keep your pride under victory Keep a sound soula clean mind and a healthy body This Is also a mighty good code for citizenship If the boys In the Legion Junior Baseball competition can learn to follow It and to adopt it to all their lifes life's relationships the program will wm have accomplished its big aim atm I |