The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-18
COACH SCHNEIDER
MAKES PLEA FOR
SCHOOL SPIRIT
Local High School Athletic Director
Addresses School Body mt Chapel
On More Interest in
School Games.

Coach George Schneider, of thu
Maysville High School, made n strong
plea for more school spirit in an ad
dress to the entire school body a
Chapel Friday. Mr. Schneider said ii
part:
The football season closed, for NJ. H
S., last Saturday; basketball practice
for the boys begins on Wednesday. In
this lull, between the two seasons,
want to review one and outline the
other.
After an absence OF L. years football
made its temperance his year and
about 20 ansN cred the first call for
practice. For various reasons, some of
the boys dropped by the wayside so
that we had about 16 in one squad.
These fellows practiced regularly and
faithfully. They received their knocks
and bumps ana learned to come up
smilingly.
We played six games and lost six
against NJ. NJ. l., F. H. S. (2), c. c. H.
s., c. H. S., and Kenova. In each case
excepting against Flemingsburg, We
played against experienced teams; in
every case were outweighed and-it is
the consensus of opinion-in every
case out-played our opponents.
If my memory is correct, we went
through the season without penalty.
After each game, it was my privilege
to have the coach Of the opposing team
and the officials come forward and
compliment the boys, through me, for
their craftsmanship and clean play
ing.
1t took about $4,000 to equip and
outfit the team Mr.. Noel borrowed
part of the money to pay for the uni
forms. Our first home game-against
mingsburg-thanks to the goodly
number that came with them, several
children from the grades and few OF
you girls, was financial success. Our
second home game, vs.. Winchester,
was a blot on the craftsmanship OF
the city If it had not been for six OF
the girls, four or five of the boys and
:, the parents of the fellows who were
playing, the game would have been
played before the officials and the sub
stitutes. We should have won that
game and, l believe, would have had
we had your moral support. After q
good deal of coaXing and pleading we
managed to get a crowd out for the
Carlisle game. We had a good crowd
the boys played hard and according to
post mortem dope" We won the
game. Those of us who have followed
each game saw what your presence
meant to the boys. For your informa'
ton, though let me say that in spite Of
the crowd, we did not make expenses.
The expenses do not worry US. AS
the farmer said, What do we care for
them when we have so many of them.
What we want, what We have to have
is your moral support. Look back over
the season and answer these questions
Have seen the NJ. H. 5. football team
r, in a game this year? Did l go to two
of them? Did l support them in all
three of their home games? Some OF
you have been most liberal in your
support. You have even gone to cheer
the team when they were playing on
foreign fields. u have given of your
time and energy unstintingly. You
did any and everything that was asked
of you without hedging and asking,
"Cant you get so and SO to do it?'
In short, you carried the message to
Garcia Your school is proud of you,
the team appreciates what you have
done for them and ! on my own and
their behalf, thank you.
But, there are some of you who have
not seen a single game and the only
excuse that you could offer would be
81 haven't any school spirit" If that
were the only way in which you failed
to support the team perhaps it would
not be so bad, but you had to knock.
you made fun Of the fellows, you de-
rided their appearance, you discredit-
ed their efforts, you spoke disparingly
of them to outsiders. you laughed at
our efforts to turn out team. Mr.. Cap
scribes your type TO nicely.
scvribes your type TO a nicely.
when the Creator had made all the
good things, there was still some dirty
work to do, so He made the beasts and
reptiles and poisonous insecis, and
when He had finished He had some
scraps that were too bad TO put into
the rattlesnake, the hyenna and the
scorpion, 80 He put all these together,
covered 1t with suspicion, wrapped It
with Jealousy marked II with yellow
streak, and called It a 'knocker.'
This product was so fearful 10 con-
template that lie had 10 make some
thing 10 counteract II, so He took a
sunbeam and put IN II the heart OF a
child, the brain OF a man, wrapped
these In civic pride. covered Il with
brotherly love gave IL a mask Of velvet
and a grasp OF steel. hnd called II a
booster made him a lover OF fields
and flowers aud manly sports. be-
lover In equality and justics. and ever
pee these two were. mortal man has
> tho privilege Of choosing bis AZ.
Mas