The Rotary Balita no. 721 (May 21, 1953)

Rumors are being bruited about that the recent MCAA Golf Tournament was a plain and simple case of Youth's victory over Old Age. Since it is part of Rotary tradition to contend that a man is only as old as he feels, we shall skip in fact we shall ignore such ungrounded rumors. There are certain facts however that I shall bring to light, if only because they illustrate our Rotary ideals of service above self, he profits most who serves best, etcetera. (No report of the latest MCAA tournament will be complete unless it included the fighting spirit, the stick-to-itiveness and the high caliber of morale displayed by the Rotary team.) - To begin with, I must confess of course, that from the very start, the Jaycee team because the wind was in its favor, had already an edge. This fact, however, did not detract from the grim determinations that our local boys felt in an effort to win what they knew was an uphill fight. Commencing with our indefatigable team captain, Peter Lim, who was not only content with dividing us into different teams, he insisted in throwing in besides a volume of peptalk for morale up-lift. Then there were Jimmy Norton, the color of whose shorts would have won the day, had not Bill Sausotte decided to offer stiff competition. It is with deep regret that I report to all of you that if the national red-white blue and the Rotary yellow and white banners were not hoisted that day, it was only because the club boys thought that Jimmy Norton and Bill Sousotte have divided them between each other. There were the famous Reyes brothers, A, P. of the bay window, and Quitong, of the low bass voice. Yoyong Rodriguez, the famous sponsor of the internationally famous wedding of the year, there was Lorry Lolarga who, being a habitual champion played one of - the best games he has ever graced the greens with. These four Rotarians played so well that by the time their scores were added up, the Rotary team slid down to 3rd place! Of course, we must not forget Jimmie Velasquez whose temper was as ferocious as a bull; while suave, smooth Jack Preysler played so calmly, everyone commented they complemented each other beautifully. Ayesa, who played only once, and while we have never known him to be exactly a quitter, an unexpected case of vaginitis somewhere however, called him away from his game. Special mention must be made of Santi Abraham, who was not originally included in the team, but when he was told that our team needed another man badly, he courageously pitted himself against the top men of the opposite - teams and succeeded in piling for himself not less than 10 points. Johnny Gotuaco the man who used his long cigar as à radar to guide his golf balls. (No wonder they landed everywhere except where he wanted them) and the cake, the biggest cake of them dear friends all go to our Charlie Palanca. Charlie, as you all know is a three o'clock Cinderella on the reverse. If he goes home before three o'clock A. M. his suits and carriage will all turn into rugs. Now, for a man who goes home at three, prepares for bed and his nylon pajamas for one solid hour, and goes to sleep at four... for such a man to wake up at six at dawn just to hold high the banner of Rotary golf that man you will agree needs a special citation. In fact, Charlie was so wide awake on that big day, he did not know he was cutting off his finger with a blade, when he started to cut a piece of plaster for his lily-white hands in the locker room. Fellow-Rotarians: thus you have a detailed accounting of how our team played and lost at the recent MCAA tournament. Here are the men who heroically rallied behind the Rotary banner; that said banner fell into glorious defeat with their sup- port to incidentally a much younger team, I am sure is impertinent and irrelevant. As to these meek Rotarians who with hearts of cold ice turned their backs to the frantic calls for help of our team, those Rotarians who refused to rise to the crying need of the hour by refusing to join the team, these Rotarians like Vince Bunuan and Ralph Hawkins, I fine P10.00 each. As to that Rotary Judas, who not only refrained from playing with our team, but also dared to betray the cause by captaining a rival team, and leading it on to vie tory! I fine Polding Rovira P25.00 in absentia in absentia because in shame and agony he has decided to flee to Europe for a breathing spell.