St Edwards University - Tower Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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THE GOOD-

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NORTH-SOUTH WEEKEND: DAMN YANKEES WIN IT ALL... eee Basketball Blue 72 Grey 69 Girls Football Blue 14 Grey 7 Real Football Blue 7 Grey 0 Mississippi Proverb: Misfortune Nobly Borne Is Good Fortune. (Wait Till Next Year!)

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THE BAD- SPORTS EDITORIAL by Kevin Noonan HILLTOPPER (Nov. 1974) Over the past weekend I committed what was the most insane act that I have taken blame for in recent years. I participated in the sado-masochistic’s paradise, the North-South tackle football game. I would like to take this moment to publicly thank the dear Lord and my guardian angel that I was able to escape from the game relatively unscathed. That game is insane. Before we could play in the game it was mandatory for all players to sign a piece of paper which relinquished all responsibility from the university in case of , a eSCLiOUS ANjULY .Or death.” Awareness of that statement turned butterflies in the stomach into paranoia. I’m the first one to admit to large doses of cowardice, but I rationalize with myself by congratulating myself for being clever. I put much faith in the axiom “It’s better to be a live coward than a dead hero.” Irregardless of my own personal convictions and with an awareness of my own hypocrisy, I take the stand that the game should be shelved in nostalgia limbo along with Freshman beanies. This year was a fortunate one, as no one suffered any serious injury, 178 besides providing a close, exciting game. But it was fortunate. One o these days someone is going to rack themselves up bad. Real bad. It’s) got to happen, eventually. Sooner or later, maybe ten years from now, somebody is going to break his neck. Let’s get rid of the game| now ... it’s insane.