Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-06
CLEAN ATHLETICS.

The high school athletic season is
nearly over, especially to to basket
ball, which has created the greatest
interest. and it is worth while to re-
view a few things. Grundy has come
thru with clean slate when 1t comes
! to fair play and that is something to
be gained. There will always be more
or less OF unpleasantness connected
with any contest and there will be
(: those who can not lose gracefully, but
! it is worth while for any team to know
! how to take it's defeats as gracefully
as its victories.
There has been some regret that
| Grundy did not have a paid coach this
year, the belief being expressed that
with the material on hand this year
good coach would have placed Grundy
in first place in the recent state cham
pionship series. That might have been
the result but if Grundy and a pro-
fessional coach had acted like some of
the other high school teams with
coaches Grundy is far better off in
third place without a coach than III
first place with one.
Some of the neighboring high schools
with professional coaches have taken
stands that make 1t a question whether
the professional coach is not hind
rance to the average high school boy in
that wrong ideas are put before him.
A coach is working for his job and
winning team is necessary, consequent
~ ofttimes the winning at all cost is
the predominating idea of the contest.
Grundy has been fortunate that she
has had good advice along this line
and her boys have not been coached
to win by means fair or foul. We have
won much that was desired by other
teams and we have won without leav-
ing behind a charge of unfairness
that is worth more than higher honors.
ARIZONA MOUNTAINS.
Elizabeth Lyday Sloanaker in Newton
Record.]
We saw them partially hidden In
snow storm one day-in this summer
land-grey and misty clouds covered
the mountain side, and the white
whirling mass was very beautiful, as
though magic fairies were having
wild and furious dance. Above the
storm the rugged peaks were visible
and suddenly the western sun, again at
his odd pranks, shot golden waves OF
ing them in radiant glow. AS sud-
denly as they came, the snow fairies
melted away to hide in verdant cram
MES and lonely hooks in the valleys.
AT any rate, the baby snow storm was
over and all that remained was
white feathery coverlet to tell the
story.
The grandest scene of all appeared
the evening we had a daShing spring
rain, an hour before sunset. Out shone
the sun, and away across the eastern
sky appeared, as if by magic, a glori-
Gus, perfect rainbow. 1t was brilliant,
yes, gorgeous! \ perfect bow of beau
ty. Each shade standing out wildly.
like bands Of beautiful silken ribbons
stretching across the sky which was
| dappled all over with snowy clouds.
The northern end of the rainbow was
planted deeply in the Catalinas and it
reached in all its pristine beauty to
the far off Rincon range. If we live to
be hundred years old. we will never
forget this radiant bow Of promise
blazing in beauty from mountain to
mountain. Truly He has set His bow
in the clouds as proof that His prom
Uses shall never fail. May we lift up
our eyes unto the hills: whence cometh
our help-rockribbed, silent, eternal
emblems OF all in life that is sure and
enduring.
1t is night over the Catalnas. Clear
cut like a huge cameo, they stand out
lined against a starry sky. The silver
dipper hangs in solitary grandeur
above her top most peaks. We feel
safe and secure shut in by these eter-
nal walls and we lay US down in peace
to sleep. Perhaps they too are weary
after all these centuries Of watchful-
ness. and gladly welcome the sable
cloak of night which is gently thrown
over them by the hand of God. All
nature is asleep. The wind has died
among the pine trees. Each bird and
leaf is silent Each peak and rock and
stony wall is yelled in mystic shadows!
Night has fallen over the beautiful
Santa Catalinas and the hour of rest
is at hand. To them we will say, Good
night!