The Apache sentinel., 1943-07-30
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= "FumbIing The Boil"
By Chaplain J. w. Wactor

1t joyous time and eyefiling afternoon when
the SOU 1922 baseball champions met the 92nd Di-
vision All Stars. Thousands out to witness the
dedication of the Rube Foster Field and the keen
contest between these two teams. Being baseball
enthusiast, naturally I there pulling for my
team the SOU 1922 champions. The game was well
played by both teams. However because of my af-
fiation, there was burning DESIRE my part at
first for the champs to win; then when it was evi-
dent that we would win my desire changed and
wanted shut-out So I that
going to shut them out, before realized it, was
friendly jeering all Buffaoes within the sound of
voice, We going to shut these Buffaloes Out.
About that time when two out two
on base an All-Star hit the ball and one Fun
bled' The All-Stars scored; shut-out was done
for. It serious as far as was concerned.
funlbed ball is serious thing and often change
the entire outcome of the game. team may play
splendidly during most Of the contest it may come
to the beginning of the last inning with leading
score; someone may tumble and the tide of victory
turns in favor of the opponent.
In the fascinating game of life, fumbng the
ball is serious matter The result is costly Often
dishonor and disgrace follow. The good work of
many years is sometimes quickly ruined. While in
civilian life young man came to me who in
trouble. listened to his story. "I had responsible
position not many years ago., said he, "I earned a
good salary. had host of friends and was held
in high esteem by all who knew me. Now am out
of work and find it hard to get position My friends
have forsaken me. I am unhappy and miserable"
What had happened? He had fumbled the ball. Dur
ing the time he had the high salaried position he
became rather intimate with an undesirable group
OF young men. They were men who drank, who gam
bled, and who ndescreet. This association had
undone in short time record of fine achievement
that it had taken years to build up This is not an
exceptional Every day stories being written
of the disastrous fumbles of and women. Being
in the armed service does not excuse us.
Fumbes Spell Disaster
Sometimes tumble on the field is unavoidable
and the players cannot be held accountable for the
unfavorable results that follow On the other hand
young people do make funbes in life for which they
strictly responsible, and these spell disaster. 1
recall boyhood friend of mine who seems to be
making very little progress. He is endowed with
exceptional keen mind He might have become
brilliant lawyer He has unusual gift of eloquence
Yet he is barely able to make living. His failure
dates back to his school days, when he indifferent
to his studies and felt satisfied if he just managed
to get by Today he is living the margin of failure,
/ still just scrapng through. 1t is another case of
fumbling the ball.
Most of us here have the physical and mental
ability to do the task before in this new school
"the Army" We realize it is new experience that
i new duties face Yet in all this new adjustment
it should not be ours to merely get by. 1t is true
in the army as well as in any other sphere of life
/ Give the best you have and the best will come
| back to you' had football coach who often told
us, play hard and fair, you get hurt loafng." We
can't afford to tumble A tumble in our training
/ here at Fort Huachuca failure to apply ourselves
may mean the loss of personel life the lives of
| many comrades at later date 1t may mean the
| loss of country, loss of what freedom we now
possess.
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