As regard Chato, it can mean many things in South American Spanish. How far away the goal posts are that called us to the play. }, Many thanks. We have several suggestions and variations of the poem. I first heard the line spoken when watching the movie: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius. This is intriguing. Many thanks. "For when the One Great Scorer comes - Goodreads "you are meant to play the ball as it lies." Grantland Rice 6 likes Like "A wise man makes his own decisions. Regards Grantland Rice also wrote poetry, and one of his poems, which is called "Alumnus Football," contains the following lines: For when the One Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He writes - not that you won or lost - But how you played the Game. Their shared legacy includes the Russell-Rice TRA scholarship for Vanderbilt students interested in sportswriting, awarded since 1956 to aspiring writers such as Roy Blount Jr., Skip Bayless, Lee Jenkins and Dan Wolken. This is great to hear from another source (New Brunswick Canada). Rices style has been criticized as schmaltzy and overly sentimental, even by some of his contemporaries. In fact superb words. Will be scored to your credit, my son. Let Courage call the signals as you keep on coming back. Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 - July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. He praised the inclusion of black athletes in major professional sports and wrote about women in sports with the respect many of his colleagues did not. He called boxer Joe Louis a valued friend and chronicled the exploits of Jesse Owens and Babe Didrikson in the same florid, hero-making style that he employed to chronicle the exploits of Ruth, Cobb and Knute Rockne. 1662 He said he had learned it as a young man when he played cricket. //Trivially Speaking: 'How you play the game' leaves a lasting legacy [CDATA[ I found these beautiful words in my parents house in Dublin, Ireland. That when the Master Referee In 1925 The Buzza Company published the above poem entitled Playing the Game by J. Please send photo plus any more information. Of course. "https://":"http://";i+=f?g:k;i+=j;i+=h;c(i)}if(!e.ue_inline){if(a.loadUEFull){a.loadUEFull()}else{b()}}a.uels=c;e.ue=a})(window,document); var stylesheet = document.createElement("link"); Whereat he aimed a forward pass, but in two vicious bounds Thank you again for your very thoughtful message. Thank you. Meanwhile we launched a new poem last Christmas, called The Smiling Poem if you scroll down through this post about smiling http://www.greatmomentsofsportsmanship.com/smiling-helps-you-win-in-sport-and-in-life/ . var isRetina = window.devicePixelRatio >= 2; // retina display googletag.pubads().setTargeting("resource", "author_9741"); Thank you so much for this. If you insert poem into our search box youll see some beautiful replies. Providing PROvision for all your mortgage loans and home loan needs! They formed the crest of the South Bend cyclone before which another fighting Army team was swept over the precipice at the Polo Grounds this afternoon as 55,000 spectators peered down upon the bewildering panorama spread out upon the green plain below. Joe Rexrode is a senior staff writer for The Athletic covering all things Nashville and some things outside Nashville. Just keep your eye upon the ball and plug on, yard by yard, He preached this the whole time we were at campToo bad most professional athletes dont have a clue what it means,,, Why Sportsmanship Matters - Game One Grantland Rice was one of his primary "assistant coaches" in this area. "Events.Namespace": "csa", Not sure about Newbolt. He writes not that you won or lost (function() { window.csa("Config", { It really is a beautiful set of words. Anyone ever heard of Douglas DeLong or DeLorry..I believe he was a friend of Rice, Walt Mason and DeWolf Hopper. And there had been a standing bet, which no one tried to call, Many thanks John. He received the J.G. We witness ups and downs in the careers of such legendary . In the great game of Life its the purpose to win, } In dramatic lore they are known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death. For verification, the complete address is http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/research/guides/bios.shtml. It believe in this instance it means flat referring to his flat face. I do hope to visit Texas to see a friend plus do some sportsmanship talks + do some business planning/marketing talks on the same trip during the next 12 months. For example, the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest a celebrated Confederate general, and a slave trader, and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan that sits in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville is the subject right now of intense debate between lawmakers. Not that You Won or Lost but How You Played The Game Right Tackle Competition scuttled through and blocked the kick. I dont remember what she said about how she knew this poem by memory. The illuminated plaque which has Grantland Rices poem attributed wrongly to Newbolt (Sir Henry Newbolt, not Cardinal Newman) is confusing how you played the game [Rice] with Play up! paul@GreatSportsmanship.org perhaps two photo on of the front and the words and the back also? That you played a clean game, and you fought a good fight, Thank you John for your beautiful story. Richard Beale previously suggested the poem, Alumnus Football, first appeared in an article written by Grantland Rice for the Nashville Tennessean in 1908 to describe a Vanderbilt alumnus football game. the dusk has come, the hour is late. No one may dare accuse, [CDATA[ Wow Steve this is truly intriguing. They are best filled with a balanced account, rather than the flowery acclaim he favored. In 1908, legendary sports journalist Grantland Rice wrote, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game." His poem compared sports to lifeenjoy the competition, try your best, and focus more on effort than the outcome. ), I thought the full sportsmanship poem is a good way to kick off the new year. } These are all beliefs many readers of the 1950s did not share. I wonder if the Buzza company did the graphics on this lovely verse? I just read Tom Englishs No Borders which has some lovely comments by your father Jim McCarthy. In 1951, in recognition of Rice's 50 years in journalism, an anonymous donor contributed $50,000 to establish the Grantland Rice Fellowship in Journalism with the New York Community Trust. To defeat your opponents today; Coincidentally, the verse hung on my parents bedroom wall in Dublin, Ireland many moons ago, was, coincidentally was both held together and framed, using black masking tape (as were all the family photos on the walls in our home!). If Competition trips you up or lands upon your eye, Bill hit the line and ran the ends like some mad bull amuck. The back says To my sister, Ann, with love., Florence. Thank you again Peggy warm wishes to you and yours from London and Dublin. I never forgot that line. According to author Mark Inabinett in his 1994 work, Grantland Rice and His Heroes: The Sportswriter as Mythmaker in the 1920s, Rice very consciously set out to make heroes of sports figures who impressed him, most notably Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, Bill Tilden, Red Grange, Babe Didrikson, and Knute Rockne. } catch (err) { Thanks very much for sending this. He was, relative to his peers and to much of society at the time, a progressive. ~ Paul. On June 8, 2011, ESPN's Bill Simmons launched a sports and popular culture website titled Grantland, a name intended to honor Rice's legacy. The directer was Mac Pitt,Baseball Coach and Athletic directer at University of Richmond. Grantland Rices poem was published in 1941. Henry Grantland "Granny" Rice (November 1, 1880 July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. } else { By one estimate, Rice wrote more than 22,000 columns and more than 67,000,000 words. The poem lives on. They were quite loyal to each other, Carolyn said of Temple, who passed away in 2016 at age 89, and her father, who passed away in 2003 at age 96. From all the above it should be evident that the idea was NOT first expressed by Grantland Rice. The gym and the elementary school were demolished years ago. }; Do you, by any chance, have the full poem by Cardinal Newbolt (and year of publication)? Many thanks, Paul. (The principal sport promoted was Rugby). I am not sure how we can clarify who wrote this beautiful verse and/or poem. Re poems we featured another poem called the Smiling Poem in Dec 2018 have a look as it makes a serious point about the POWER OF SMILING. var ue_furl = "fls-na.amazon.com"; }()); But Left Guard Envy broke it up and stood him on his ear. I have also got some feedback from Linkedin Sports discussion which I wil try and dig out and post here soon. And when he tackled at Success in one long, vicious prod As usual, he had astounding access. Wonderful stuff. Taylor Spink Award posthumously in 1966 from the Baseball Writers Association of America for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(stylesheet); Not long ago I questioned the author of the poem as I had a copy that my father gave me on my bedroom wall that I felt predated the life of the American credited with it. Rice, Grantland Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame He pleads with parents to let kids have fun and theyll keep at it that is sportsmanship also. Steroids seems to be what he really . He is featured as a character in the movie Bagger Vance as well. Maintaining a rosy view of a Confederate figure who had a role in the massacre of more than 300 black Union troops at the 1864 Battle of Fort Pillow is problematic. Thank you for the correction. With eyes ablaze he sprinted where the laureled highway led- It is encased in a frame that is in rough shape and held together with masking tape. You can use our stories in a structured programme. Regards, Paul. Perhaps you might email me the photo and Ill then post it for you. The company published poems and writings by Edgar Allan Poe, Maurine Hathaway and J. P. McEvoy. He writes not that you won or lost but how you played the Game, I agree with John Miles because I found this poem and it was said to be written by Grantland Rice and published in The Nashville Tennessean. Russells career includes one of the things Carolyn said makes the family most proud, his friendship with the late Ed Temple, who coached Tennessee State University track for 44 years and served twice as U.S. Olympic womens track coach, in 1960 and 1964. The Grantland Rice Bowl, a college bowl game named in his honor, was played from 1964 to 1977. How You Played the Game: The Life of Grantland Rice (Volume 1) i once became a player of chess but i loose the game but i accept it because my father and teacher always say to me play the game fair and accept the result of the game and be sport, Hello. Henry Grantland Rice - Poet Henry Grantland Rice Poems - Poem Hunter Game Called by Henry Grantland Rice - Famous poems, famous poets. Thanks very much. Please do keep sending us comments on any of our stories. BUT HOW YOU PLAYED THE GAME. Grantland Rice: It's Not Whether You Win or Lose - Homeschool Express Bill Jones had been the shining star upon his college team. He lauds the Dodgers for breaking the Major League Baseball color barrier with Jackie Robinson. Sherry that is fascinating. To put Grantland Rices career in Grantland Rice terms, he doped it out with the best of them and gave the world the magical, majestic musings of a wordsmith who clattered away on his contraption amid the smoky din of a packed press box. !function(){function n(n,t){var r=i(n);return t&&(r=r("instance",t)),r}var r=[],c=0,i=function(t){return function(){var n=c++;return r.push([t,[].slice.call(arguments,0),n,{time:Date.now()}]),i(n)}};n._s=r,this.csa=n}(); Ive yet to find the full poem .but pls ignore Sheetzs Amendment: Have enjoyed the thread! gads.src = (useSSL ? Do we know when Rice composed his poem? Is there a way I can post a picture of it? var ue_t0=window.ue_t0||+new Date(); Also feel free to use the poster it may inspire others! 1 November 1880 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; d. 13 July 1954 in New York City), sportswriter who was the most powerful and far-reaching voice in U.S. sports for nearly half a century, and who first said it mattered "not that you won or lost, but how you played the game." This puts it in the late 1910-20s at the latest. Until at last above the din you hear this sentence spilled: It wont be whether we won or lost, Someone once told me that the words were written by Robert W Service. Grantland Rice on tel/mic, c. 1920. var cookies = document.cookie.split('; '); With your permission Ill add it to this post plus post it on our facebook page etc. Interesting to see who the World Cup heroes are see home page for my 3 World Cup Sportsmanship heroes. I was a young child. The illustrating department created superb designs which were reverent to the poetry, and Buzza printed on quality paper using quality inks. Dad regularly uses this quote. Rice Im pretty sure wasnt part of that., Theres no record that he was. Born in Murfreesboro on November 1, 1880, Rice was one of the foremost sports authorities and respected voices during his heyday as New York's "Herald Tribune" columnist. Hi Dean, this sounds amazing. if(cookiePair[0] === name) { "[7] Rice coached the 1908 Vanderbilt baseball team. Bill had the speed-Bill had the weight-Bill never bucked in vain; Russell, 73, of Nashville, is one of four living daughters of the late Fred Russell, the second-most-famous sportswriter in Nashville history. } A Biblical reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, this famous account was published in the New York Herald Tribune on October 18, describing the Notre Dame vs. Army game played at the Polo Grounds in New York City: Outlined against a blue-gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again. May I enter the discussion on who wrote those final lines of Rices epic poem. Thanks again & very best wishes to Mac Pitt and all at Uni Richmond from a Dubliner in London.