924 November i, 1924
THE LEXHIPEP
PAGE SEVEN
TirE IjExington spmiT
The Lexington-Saiisbury game may
have revealed some defecl.s m foot
hall playing, but the outscan.bng de
fect was not in the game but on the
sidelines. Lexington High S.'liool boys
Pulied their usual .stunt, that is,
showed absolutely no intere.st in the
same as far as “pep” was ooncerne.d.
Nor severai years the girls of Lexing
ton Hi. have taken the lead in cheer
ing. The boys seem to take the
Sames in a matter of fact way, if we
Win all right, but if it is going to cost
any effort on our part then let the
same go.
This attitude was demon.s'rated at
the Salisbury game. The boys went
over to that city hoping our team
ivould win, but not expecting to put
out one thing toward gaining the vic
tory. Mhiie the girls were just op
posite. They were wiiling to do all
in their power to help support the
team. This attitude of the boys is not
appreciated by the team or those who
provide for foot-ball in Lexington Hi.
fn the first quarter of the game
while the ball was in the shadow of
Salisbury's goal, enthusiasm ran high
on the Lexington sideline but when
file gridiron squad, your representa-
tives, were hard pressed, pep vanish
ed so far as the boys were concern
ed. When the game was over every
one began to recite, ‘T told you so,”
I knew they would beat u.s.” It was
a fact they had beaten us, but through
no fault of those who had .sacrificed
fihie, money, and labor to miike Lex
ington High School known in foot-
mil. After all the score was not b.ad
eompared with the poor spirit shown
y you lollqi)oi), jelly-bean, asphalt
iioi boys who have a yellow streak
fii^re ought to be a liackbone.
^ o will not even stand by those that
Ended your school, much les.s go
and try to better the team by
■'"Ur Work.
terioti*^ ^ contagious charac-
test H ^'’i’^i'iaiiy in an athletic con-
• shows iLself .so plainly that
enii athletes wlio are weak-
veu^ ' «timulent to
M
encum needed
absolutelv i Imxlngton boys
btirv w ^ them, while Sails-
The ‘ ourselvuM.
''■ini ))iit lip Kpipn,]i,] fight.
Even in the losing moments, they
struggled with all the fight that had
been drilled Into them during the
three long months of sacrificing prac
tice. Although only an occasiotiivl
yell informed them that a few sup
porters. remained faithful, showing
all the more plainly that Lexington
boys were either yellow or unorgani
zed. The team played a marvelous
game under the circumstances. Bu
ford Miller, one qf Lexington’s best
men was out. Salisbury team had
more weight than our team and this
fact proved to be of great ailvantage.
The team did their best, the real fail
ure was on the side line.
Every student of Lexington High
School has his or her part to play in
each game, as well as the men in un
iform, and in part as important.
Why not get out of the old idea that
the team dosen’t need our support'.’
Let us back up our squad like the
students of other schools back up
theirs. The schedule cal's for four
more games before the Championship
series. We battle Burlington next
P’riday. Let all the boys who appre
ciate out team be on the lieid in big
numbers. Let’s redeem ourselves with
the team, and show the mcr. who do
the fighting that the boys of L. H. S.
do amount to more than a crowd of
disinterested spectators.
HOW I LOVE IT
Every night when I go to .oed.
I put Cicero under my head.
And there let him rest.
While I dream of the golden west.
i
Every mornin,g when I a^-ise
Great Cicero meets my sleepy eyes.
AVhen down the stairs to breakfast
I go.
Behind me follows Cicero.
t
Then when I start to school,
Cicero follows, he’s nq fool.
For 45 minutes Cicero reig".:.
While zero falls beside our names.
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And every day when school is done,
Cicero deprives me of m.v fun.
Of all my lessons I’d love to torget.
It is Cicero, you ma.v bet.
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