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The more eften I ponder the mask of happiness that this thin, drawn,
unassuming little Japanese cook wore, the more do I choose it as a fitting de~
sign for living with players and opposing teams and coachese

Behind the dressing room deors we see anxious, panting, drawn men, spent
and spraivling, We sce coaches adjusting themselves to the situation of the
moments. If the men necd mental pep-injections, the coach may be a snarling,
vicious, fighting or laughing tiger. If they need seothing and quiet their re=
actions may be determined by the ingenuity of the coache At one time he must
be kind and extremely gontle - at another he must be relentless and hard; but at
all times a dynamic leader whom men with their blind faith and loyalty will dic
to followe

I am happy that in America today we find eur boys waging a gridiron
battle on football fields instead of, as in Europe, the symbol of the young schoel
boy with a musket over his shoulder marching for the battloficld. Ours - 4
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