Friday, April 25, 1988
THE NEW-BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
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' At IHs time- that Sam Arbes was
jj' hired as head-coach at New Bern
High schodl, he was 4hought of
^ prlfnarily ae a gridiron mentor. An
p ablo i«placement in the realm of
. football, was, needed to fill the
‘ vacancy left by Joe Caruso’s de
parture.
Those who were disgruntled over
Joe’s farced exit have opeply ex
pressed doubt that Sam can mea
sure up to the capabilities of his
predecessor. Maybe he can and
majfbe he can’t. As we see it, both
' mep were blessed with good ma
terial. Each won some games and
lost some games.
Whether either should have
done more with what he had is
strictly a matter of opinion. In
, weighing the pros and cons of the
matter, prejudice is apt to tip the
scales. Personalities enter the pic
ture and cloud the issue hopelessly.
Joe and Sam are vastly different
in their mannerisms, and their ap
proach tdVard coaching youngsters.
Caruso, to extent, was aloof. 'Either
intentionally or otherwise, he saw
to it that his players kept their dis
tance. He did little fraternizing
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with the boys, on or off the field.
Perhaps he was right,
Sam, on the other hand, is bub
bling over with congeniality. He
could no more keep a hoy at arm^s
length than he could refrain from
chatting frankly, honestly and
quite sincerely : with, a complete
stranger who happens his way.
If unrestrained friendliness with
players, coaches, fans and officials
is unwise in the coaching profes
sion, then Sam Arbes has exhibit
ed a lack of wisdom. Some of us
are introverts and others extro
verts. Whatever we are, that’s the
way it is
There are successful coaches in
college as well as High school who
are friendly like Sam. And, by the
same token, the^e are unsuccess
ful coaches who are more or less
stand offish, like Joe. Unfortunate
ly for all concerned, no one type
of attitude can achieve the utmost
with boys collectively.
' Some aspiring athletes need the
warmth of friendship and a word
of encouragement, while another
boy overburdened with cockiness
might need taking down a peg. It
would take a Solomon to give each
individual the special handling he
could profit most from.
Neither Arbes nor Caruso is a
Solomon, and we’ve never discover
ed one among the hundreds of
coaches we’ve knoWn-fairly in
timately. If a Soloman dees come
along, there’ll bcj so many schools
biddin.g for his services that New
Bern High school’s chance of land
ing him will be quite remote. ^
One thing we can say without
resei'vation for Arbes., He has
transformed the Bruin athletic pro
gram from a thing of limited scope
to a weir rounded, diversified as-
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Neveir, In New Bern High’s long
hbltory, has there been a program
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.provides an interesting menu for
fans, bqt’gives' the boy who could
never excel in football, baseball or
basketbrtl a chance .-to star in some
other, field of .endeavor.
'Trust him little who praises all,
hvB less-'who censures all, and him
leaat who is indifferent about aB.
—Lavater. ,
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8:30 performance atlhe New Bern
High school auditorium. Mrs. Rob
ert L. Stallings, Jr., is membership
chairman.
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