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BE A GOOD SPORTSMAN BOND BUYERS Wherever the English tongue is spoken people know the meaning of sportsman A fair field and may the best man win is the supreme law of all our games and sports And that law observed as a matter of honor on every baseball football cricket and lacrosse field accounts in no small measure for the magnificent victories of the Allies on the western front Our national sports have made us despise fluitting and the yellow streak The sumu code of honor holds with reference to Liberty loan subscriptions And it has a vital ele ¬ ment in addition that of loyalty to Country and loyalty to the Army1 and Navy Every man woman and child in America who subscribed for Fourth Liberty Loan bonds on a der f erred payment plan is in honor bond to live up to the terms of the subscription pledge Nothing but dire necessity in the words of Secretary McAdoo can possibly excuse quitting and failure to carry through the plan Make all r the payments receive the Liberty bonds and hold them fast until the Government repays the principal This is a rule on the ball field Fight for a fair hit Run hard for the bases and the home1 plate Work with the team Fight down any selfishness Combat any disposition to quit or accept defeat lie honorable and play the game like a man manThis This is the program Vliat Liberty bond subscribers are in honor bound to carry through No matter how much selfdenial it may call for no matter how hard the scrimping and economizing may seem every subscriber is bound by the law of Patriotism and by the honor rule of good sportsmanship to accept the sacrifices and make good the subscription pledge pledgeAny Any other course throws a burden on the Govern ¬ ment and interferes with the best interest of the Army and Navy and is a stain on ones personal selfrespect Be a good sportsman Be a patriot Have nerve Pay for every Liberty bond you signed for
