"Baseball is But a Game of Life First base of Egotism, Second base of overconfidence, Third base of indifference, Home Plate of honest achievement. A good many men lose by reason of pop-flies; the short-stop of public opinion frequently nips short the career of a man who fails to connect with the ball of life with a good sound wallop. The winner is the man who knocks the horse-hide of opportunity loose with the bat of honest effort. When you have batted for the last, made the rounds of the bases and successfully negotiated home-plate, may we hope to hear the Umpire of LIFE, which after all is the esteem of friends and acquaintances, call to you that you’re safe."