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Show 1 1 EDITORIAL: Support For The "Champs" Its a splendid compliment that the business houses of Roosevelt are paying to the Roosevelt high school football team by closing hop from 1 00 p. m. to 3.00 p. m. on Friday. By the same token its something of a privilege to suspend business operations for two hours for those six youngsters who will walk onto the field I? riday afternoon. None of us will know what a heart breaking effort the kids who make up the Roosevelt High team have put forth this year to live up to their name of "Stale Champs". Ever since the opening of the school year, which also means the opening of the scholastic football season, the "champs" have been without a coach. Yet never once has the team missed a practice; never once have the players openly complained; except to express the hope that before long their coach would arrive, and that isn't complaining in any man's language, Coaches are at a premium ,and it may be that the Roosevelt high team will have to play throughout the remainder of the season on its own. Lt. Marion Baumgaertal, a former Rough Rider, can't remain re-main indefinitely to give the boys a hand with their problems. But anytime a bunch of hopeful youngsters can start a football season without the mature leadership of a coach, and can start the season by winning then the community itself should provide the inspiration inspira-tion so badly needed to keep them winning. By their gesture Roosevelt business houses are handing the high school team a goodly portion of needed enthusiasm. And Friday, Fri-day, when the chips are down, the "champs" are going to appreciate apprec-iate that generous offering. |