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Editorial
October 8, 1921
The Colorado Statesman
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
What is this article about?
This editorial employs the World Series baseball games as a metaphor for life, stressing the importance of effort, fair play, teamwork, and consistent performance to succeed, while warning against cheating.
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HITTING THE BALL.
All America is playing ball this week. Everybody is watching the score board. Shouts and cheers are ready to greet the victors; sympathy and jeers await the vanquished. The world's series will bring the dual anomaly of happy and aching hearts. It will produce both triumph and failure. And yet all life is a world's series. We are constantly playing the game, sometimes playing with might and main to shut the other fellow out. We are fairly reminded that we must "hit the ball" if we would win. Oftentimes the game requires strength, endurance and cunning; sometimes a matching of wits and intrigue. And in many instances undoubted team work is the only safe guarantee of success. Like the great national game it is far best to play it on the square. Crooked work and cheating must inevitably result in exposure and disgrace. And then the chief prize lies not in a single victory. The season in life's game is sometimes a long one, and then it becomes necessary to hit the ball hard and hit it every day. Yes, all America is playing ball. Everybody is watching your score-board. Shouts and cheers are ready for the victors, sympathy and jeers await the vanquished. It is life's fateful lesson.
All America is playing ball this week. Everybody is watching the score board. Shouts and cheers are ready to greet the victors; sympathy and jeers await the vanquished. The world's series will bring the dual anomaly of happy and aching hearts. It will produce both triumph and failure. And yet all life is a world's series. We are constantly playing the game, sometimes playing with might and main to shut the other fellow out. We are fairly reminded that we must "hit the ball" if we would win. Oftentimes the game requires strength, endurance and cunning; sometimes a matching of wits and intrigue. And in many instances undoubted team work is the only safe guarantee of success. Like the great national game it is far best to play it on the square. Crooked work and cheating must inevitably result in exposure and disgrace. And then the chief prize lies not in a single victory. The season in life's game is sometimes a long one, and then it becomes necessary to hit the ball hard and hit it every day. Yes, all America is playing ball. Everybody is watching your score-board. Shouts and cheers are ready for the victors, sympathy and jeers await the vanquished. It is life's fateful lesson.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Baseball Metaphor
Life Lessons
Fair Play
Teamwork
Consistent Effort
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Life As A Baseball Game
Stance / Tone
Inspirational Exhortation
Key Arguments
Life Is Like The World Series, Full Of Triumphs And Failures
Must 'Hit The Ball' With Effort To Win
Requires Strength, Endurance, Cunning, Wits, And Intrigue
Teamwork Is Essential For Success
Play Fair To Avoid Exposure And Disgrace
Success Demands Consistent Daily Effort Over A Long Season