The Washington herald., 1922-12-26
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lUNFHAM kELINUUlOHEO HlO FUOlIlUN UlANlO III
Youth, Wonderful, Glowing
u Mustn't Stand'St
Other Men Celebrated.
Religious Catholic Boys.

copyright. 1929. by Universal Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-An-
~ other year is added to our
lives. To some in the world
of competitive sport it has
been a year of great value.
They are the young men, the
"corhers. They have added to
their experience, are nearer the
goal of their ambition.
To others it has been a fatal
year. 1t has brought them
closer to their finish. To the
young man each dawn brings
brighter promise. For the vet
eran it merely produces added
stiffness, a further dimming of
the eye.
At the threshold of the New
Year stands Youth, wonderful,
glowing. And Age is about to
leave by way of the back gate.
1t is always so.
This is a week for recapitula-
tion.
What did you do during the
past year? Did you do any
thing to benefit your physical,
mental, or spiritual self? Or
did you merely mark time?
M. Coue's day by day in
every way | am getting better
and better" is made the SUBJ
ject of much joking. Yet every
man might well apply it to him
self. 1t can do him no harm.
1t may do him much good.
EDDIE RICKENBACKER, the
II American "Ace of Aces
famous automobile driver De-
fore the war, has this for his
motto:
II mustn't stand still"
Rickenbacker did not stand
still during 1922. He embarked
in the automobile manufacturing
business. He got married. Both
steps were PROGRESS, the last
more than the first. A bachelor
can make an occasional halt. A
married man CANNOT stand
still. Matrimony is the motor
that makes him go. Coue's say
ing and Rickenbacker's motto
mean much the same thing.
How did YOU spend Christ
mas Day?
Some men observed it by sit
ting around the house EARNING,
thinking of the bills which come.
while the children played with
their new toys, many of them
already broken.
These men thought they were
resting. There is only the dif-
ference of one letter between
resting and rusting. There was
no rest for their tired wives,
cleaning up the Christmas mess.
Other men celebrated the day
BY getting drunk on bootleg
whiskey, a strange observance
of the birthday of the Saviour.
Still others spent the day in
communion with the spiritual.
They profited more than the
others, and will feel better for
1t this morning.
VOU may say these are odd
L thoughts for a sporting col
umn. So they are.
The spiritual would seem to
enter little into sport. 1t would
be better if there were more of
It. Athletes who think of their
spiritual teachings as they en-
ter into competition have an
advantage over their opponents
70 this extent.
They have faith, which moves
mountains.
Religious Catholic boys make
the sign of the cross as the bell
rings for combat in the ring.
1t is generally done almost un-
consciously. 1t is tribute to the
tenacity of their early teach
ings.
The Centre College football
eleven kneels in prayer before
a game. Some may think this
Is a parade of religious feel
ings, but if the prayer is offered
with sincerity it is a fine thing.
The team may lose the game.
the boxer who crosses himself
may lose his fight, but one
great victory is won. Men not
ashamed to express their faith