A DAILY MESSAGE

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1929, Page 1

A DAILY MESSAGE

PLAY THE GAME! Hitting a hall with a bat—up and down a cricket pitch—isn’t “real” cricket; it’s just a game of bat and ball, unless the fellow who handles bat plays fair, loses cheerfully, and wins without bragging. A good cricketer is a good man to meet anywhere, for be plays the same kind off game on the field of life, and he never blames the other fellow when lie misses the ball or is bowled out. A good cricketer never begs the question; lie never dodges responsibility; he never refuses to shoulder tho blame. You try to find out which of your employees left the safe open; left the gas on ; left the tap running. You will have a busy morning, hut by lunchtime you will know how many real cricketers you have on your paysheet. Two men are rarely responsible for one error—but there will be 200 errors in your business before you will find one man who is prepared to acknowledge his responsibility for one. And when a fellow does come forward, looks you squarely in the eye, and says, “ I’m the man,” lie’s a cricketer—cultivate him. You haven’t too many of his sort in your business —and. what is more, you can’t get them either. Many a man who plays hat and ball in the great game of life would like to be mistaken for a cricketer. —M. PRESTON STANLEY.