SPORT SHOTS
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BY CHARLES CARPENTER
Installment 3.
"Sportsmanship ? Whose Respon
sibility?"
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
OFFICIALS
Well trained and' competent offi
cials are as Important -to the Suc
cess of an- athletic program as capa
ble coaches.. Their Influence qn
crowd and players is of great im
portance.
An official should:
1. Remember that his responsibili
ty is first to the players of the game.
2. Play the role of a judicious Jud
ge ih as insignificant a manner as
possible.
3. Know the rules thoroughly artd
give Intelligent interpretations to
the players If asked.
4. Handle the game with confi
dence and poise.
5. Control rhe game from start to
finish.
6. Make his first appearance
friendly, Interested, and cooperative
7. Greet the rival coaches as a
part of his finJt duty when appear
ing before the spectators.
8. Be cooperative to the fullest ex
tent possible with his fellow offi
cials.
9. Maintain a courteous relation
ship with scorers and timers.
10. Make courteous explanations
and interpretations when needed or
aSked by thie captain.
11. Station himself cway from
cc-aches or partial spectators at time
outs -or delays in the games when
he is not working.
12. Withdraw from the area of the
playing oourt or field at half time,
-ing technical fouls, especially a
13. Exercise diligence in prevent --
gainst crowds. "
-14. Exhibit a sense of humor
which is particularly helpful when
-criticism is directed against him. |
15. Actively participate in any or
ganization that tries to assure the
highest type of officiating for all.
An official should not: /
1. Over-officiate to the extent of
taking the game from fhe players.
2. Play for the lime-light at the
expense of efficiency.
3. Openly acknowledge or react to
actions or remarks by spectators.
4. Ash u me the bearing or manner
of a policeman.
5. Exhibit emotion toward players
in enforcing the rules.
6. Humiliate a player for violation
or. mistake
7. Try to even up a previous mis
take.
8: Allow personal bickering to
continue between opposing players.
9. Answer spectator remarks or
accusations. . I
1Q. Discuss or argue personally
with a player, coach, or spectator in
anger or in a heated manner.
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
STUDENTS
Students are the most important
factors in school sportsmanship.
Their habitr and reactions quite lar*
gely determine its quality. The bet
ter schools are those in which there
is a consciousness on the part of the
students to share equal responsibil
ity with the faculty, alumni, and
community for establishing and
maintaining good school practices
and traditions.
The following suggestions will
serve as a guide for fhe student so
that he will know what, he should
or should not do to carry out his
responsibility at athletic contests.
Th? individual student should:
1. Consider his afhletic oppon
ents and officials as guests and
should treat them as such.
2. Respect the rlgfits of sftidents
from the opposing school.
. 4. Respect the authority and Judg
ment of the coach.
?" 5. Tcspect the property of the
school and the authority of school
officials.
6. Cheer bcth teams as they come
on the field of play.
7. Commend or cheer good plays
by either team.
8. Cheer an injured player when
he is removed from the game.
9. Support his cheerleaders whole
heartedly.
10. Accept the officials' decisions
as final.
11. Show self-control at all times
during and after the game.
12. Be modest in victory and gra
cious in defeat.
13. Consider it his privilege and
duty to encourage every one (play
ers and spectators alike) to live up
to the spirit of the rules of fair play
artd sportsmanship.
Th? Individual student should not:
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"I sure am full of pep and rarin' to go now that X eat
HOLSUM Vitamin Enriched Bread!"
1. Boo or razz officials or players I
at any time.
2. Applaud erors toy opponets pr
penalties inflicted upon them.
. 3. YeM while Opponent is shooting
a free throw.
4. Yell while the opposing cheer
leaders are leading cheers.
5. YelJ for or .demand a substitur
tion or withdrawal by the coach. ?
6. Use profane language at any
time during the game.
7. Be obnoxious \q his fellow spec
tators nor exhibit rowdyism in any
form.
j 8. Throw things on the field or
! playing court.
I 9. Argue or develop the "sore
head" attitude.
10 Place bets on the outcome of
the game.
11. Molestt the referees after the
game.
( 12. Criticize his players or coach |
i for losing the game.
13. Boast in victory nor alibi in
defeat.
The individual student .Should a
bide by the Golden Rule: "Do unto j
oth'ers as you would have1 others do
unto you."
NEXT WEEK
"The Responsibility of the Team
Captain
VW^iLOOKING I
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GEORGE S. BENSON
Ptaiitut?Htiimi CilUft
^ Scire). Art us it
What Witch Hunt?
No Communist, no matter how
many votes he should secure in a
national election, could, even if he
would, become President of the
present government. When a Com
munist heads the government of
the United States? and that day
will come just as surely as the sun
rises ? the government will not be a
capitalist government but a Soviet
? government, and behind this govern
I ment will stand the Red army to
| enforce the dictatorship of the cro
? letariat."
Please read the above quotation
I again. Could an American have
said that? Or does it sound like a
message from Moscow? Indeed
everything in that statement is un
American. It was written by Wil
liam Z. Foster, head of the Com
munist Party in the United States.
This statement is reprinted in large
type on the back of a pamphlet pre
pared and distrih ??'?i by a Commit
tee of the U. S. House of Represen
tatives. This is the Committee that
is accused of "witch-hunting."
Sworn Statement
Nor is the Congress guilty of dis
tributing the sayings of Communists
?" propaganda for the Soviets. The
publication which carries Mr. Fos
ters sworn statement is very much
anti-Communist. The bw>klet is
called: '100 Things You Should
Know About Communism in the
U. S. A." It is one of a series of
five publications "on the Communist
conspiracy and its influence in this
country as a whole, on religion, on
education, on labor and on our gov
ernment." * '
By giving Mr. Foster a prominent
position on the back cover of this
booklet, our Congress hoped to show
Americans that native Communists
really condemn themselves when
ever they open their mouths. In the
quotation, there is revealed Com
munism's greatest appeal: the lust
for power, and the urge'to dominate
others that some people have.
There is revealed also its greatest
weakness, for people everywhere do
not like to be dominated by force.
People like to be free. ?
Light and Facts
The Congressional Committee to1
Liejer if the Committee on
un-American Activities. If you have'
H1* Ptf*ver of Com
munists o? the fellow travelers"
(Communist sympathizers). the
ch#tj?M are vOU have heard this
?- Congress strongly.
Criticized. Like the committee says,
j ithe right answers given in the book
! '?V ,?>y using the facts, must cer
f| tainly infuriate the Communists. It is
true also that many of these right
; answers will shock the average citi
fy ten who has not studied the "ism"
closely.
, fjg not my purpose to apologize
t for the Committee on un-American
Activities. No apologies are need
ed. It has done a great service to,
the American people in a time when*
i Hght and facte are needed to clear
. up so much confusion. If the Com
mittee has made minor mistakes in
I the course of it* work, It has at the
i same time Jone a glorious lob in
reselling* our people on. the Ameri
can way of lite. It has opened the
dark secrets of Communist con
spirators.
Hired Mea
.The CoromunM policy Is to break
down existing nations any way
they can, and in the confusion to
eeize control. They will promise
every kind of "better life," but
they have never been known to de
Hw. A , A* American I am
thankful for the work the Commit
tee has done. I say with the COm
J??* wlmt ^ TJnited
ay- U 790 want *
Communist. But befora you do, re
member you will lose your tad*.
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; Broiler chick placements in the
j Chajtham area during thj week end
ed December 1 totaled 304,000, aa
compared with 113,000 during the
corresponding week in 1M7.
The Tar Heel sweet potato crop
during the past season was the
smallest since 1924.
North Carolina Cotton growers
produced an average of 454 pounds
of line per acre in 1948.
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