Children Add To The Wonder Of Being

The Rigid Volunteer Rules Of Right And Wrong In Sports Are Second Only To Religious Faith In Moral Training.

The Supreme Purpose Of History Is A Better World.

Our Fathers And Grandfathers Who Poured Over The Midwest Were Self-reliant, Rugged, God-fearing People Of Indomitable Courage...they Asked Only For Freedom Of Opportunity And Equal Chance. In These Conceptions Lies The Real Basis Of American Democracy. They And Their Fathers Give A Genius To American Institutions That Distinguished Our People From Any Other In The World.

I Was Not Able To Work Up Much Enthusiasm Over The Ball Game, And In The Midst Of It I Was Handed A Note Informing Me Of The Sudden Death Of Senator Dwight Morrow. He Had Proved A Great Pillar Of Strength In The Senate And His Death Was A Great Loss To The Country And To Me. I Left The Ballpark With The Chant Of The Crowd Ringing In My Ears, 'we Want Beer!'

I Want More Runs In Baseball Itself. When You Were Raised On A Sandlot, Where The Scores Ran Twenty-three To Sixty-one, You Yearn For Something More Than A Five To Two Score. You Know As Well As I Do That The Excitement, Temperature And Decibels Of Any Big Game Today Rise Instantly When There Is Someone On Base. It Reaches Ecstasy When Somebody Makes A Run.