he would be able to get back to protest his post before the
opposition could execute their playse- Smitty, who was breath-
ing heavily, partly because of the cirst half, and also because
of some physical defects, said that he was unable to beat the
opponents back. He wasn't admitting failure, for he was giving
his best, but merely knowing his own physical prowess and its
limitations, gave his ideas in relation to how it might affect
the team and not himself. This is a test of character that

his coach will probably ever remember, and one that any coach
would be proud to relate..

I have never been thoroughly convinced that "Keeping up?
with the Joneses" is the best policy, but I do believe that
for the sake of self-preservation, the policy of “When in Rome
do as the Romans do’ "is adviseable.. In the state of Kansas
there are over 600 high school basketball teams. This number
shows the enmeet number of teams in any one sport.. The game
of basketball in the state has risen to heights that few states
in the union can boast of. We have in our state both the in-
ventor of the same and the greatest and oldest living coach,,
Dr. Forrest Allen. Both of these individuals are connected
with the University of Kansas and not as some authors would
have you believe, the University of Nebraska..

Communities are no longer isolated members of townships
but are all sovaeen te and are part of the whole.. This small _
community has received recognition - its gridiron sport be-
cause of its great teams but these same towns also have basket-
ball teams.. Are you thrown out of the association with them

during the winter months because you do not have a team?