Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-01-28
BOOSTERS CLUB ENTERTAIN
MI. & Nj. BASKETBALL TEAM

MERCHANTS OI the L VIII CILl6S, very
| pleasantly entertained the members
! of the boys basketball squad at a
| banquet given at the Hotel Ken
| nebec, last Thursday evening. 1t
was one of the finest affairs of its
kind ever held in the Twin Cities
and was rather impressive to see
| the business men each one taking a
| boy to be his own for that evening,
and to see each boy sitting next to
his "big BROTHER The event was
! the establishing of the bond of fell
| lowship between the athletes of
yester year and the vigorous young
ones of today.
A three course dinner was serv-
ed. Ance Harter and his Rhythm
Kings rendered a splendid pro-
gram of music during the banquet,
and accompanied the singing of the
high school songs and other old ia
vorites. Many laudable comments
were heard about the fine singing.
Seldom, if ever, were there any
better speeches delivered before a
gathering in this locality The
speakers program contained ad-
dresses by Superintendent Turner
the local schools, Elmer Steward, a
member of the "All State High
School Team of Ohio" and who al
SO is member of the local team.
Coach Marquis. Professor Turner
gave very interesting talk on the
history and origin of athletics, and
told how the Greeks used athletics
to great advantage, especially the
Dorian City State Sparta whose
great end was to fit the citizen for
the service of the state. Sparta
while held in the throes of pagan
ism and superstition allowed the
Spartan elders to decide whether
each child at birth was sufficiently
strong enough to be raised or if not
exposed to the wild beasts. The
boy was taken at the early age of
seven from his mothers care and
given over to public trainers. He
had to prepare his own meals, dress
the same summer and winter, sleep
on bed of rushes, to be hardened
by the lash that he might better en-
dure the hardships of camp life.
To develop his physical strength
and agility, he was trained in gym
nastic exercises, in running, wrest-
ling, and throwing the javelin.
Elmer Steward spoke on behalf of
his teammates, and thanked the
men for the interest they have dis
played in the boys athletics, and
assured the business men that their
kindness to the boys was appreciat-
on to greater effort to bring more
glory and honors to old M & M.
Attorney G.. O. McGonagle gave
| one of the finest talks of his long
career. He told the boys "that the
aim of athletics is not to make
high scorers, but to make men.
Many men are high scorers, but not
all high scorers are men. Victory
doesn't mean winning team at any
price, but by playing the game fair
ly, squarely and in a clean manner.
On the athletic field you have diff
cult problems to face, handicaps to
overcome, you meet with disap-
pointments and even defeat, but
face these things honestly and
courageously. This is where the
test of your manhood shows itself.
He said, if you play the game in
this manner athletics will make
you men of strong, sound charac-
ter; for no matter what you may
be able to do, no matter how sue
cessful you may be in life, if you
haven't character, you are a fail
ure, for the most beautiful thing
in all the world is a man of char
acter'
The following is a list of the
business men and establishments
who contributed to honor the bas-
ketball squad: Father Louis Pres
ton, st. James church; r. F. Miller,
Citizens National bank; R. M.
Winegardner, Attorney-at-Law, and
candidate for state representative
Dana Walker, Rainbow restaurant;
Ralph Baker, jeweler; Sears Phar-
macy, Marmaduke Sears; Stanbery
Pharmacy, Chas. Stanbery; Danford
Pharmacy, Don Danford r. K.
Brown, jr., Brown-Manly Plow Co.;
Fisher & Young, Fisher & Young
Morticians; David Lowe, Twin City
Motor Co. (Ford); F. S. Doudna
Attorney-at-Law: Ray Durbin, Nor
gan County Democrat; DR.. L. E.
Sharp, Dental Surgeon; John Fox,
Fox's Barber Shop, Insurance; Elite
Pressing Shop, Elmer Spence; Will
bur Matson, Herald Printing Co;
{. r. Pat" White, Whites Con-
fect5onery; Geo. Lowell, Gents Fur
nishings; Earle Eveland. Twin City
Theatre; c. B. Smith, Malta Ma
tional bank; ], Q. Lyme, Attorney
at-Law, candidate for judge OF
common pleas court: Dale Perkins,
Perkins Barber shop; Chas. Ridg-
ley, kroseT Co: Ellis Booth, A. &
r, Stores; DR., Lee Humphrey, Ply
sician; Fred Smith, Malta Hard
ware; Harry Harris, Harris Phar-
macy. Malta: Fred Coulson, A. A
CoulSon & Co.; Harry Betz, kraps
4 Betz; Geo. o. McGonagle, At
torney-at-Law. candidate for Judge
OF common pleas court.
The committee appreciates the
cooperation of all these merchants.
and their contributions for the
boys of our high school, and we
hope the boys, their parents and
friends will remember these busi-
ness men when tho oocnrio., n.o