Reverie on Sports Mania in TIME - life as a useless passion !

I never attended a local high school football game. Nearby is busy Cranston Stadium. Weather permitting I might soon get a whiff of the ATMOSPHERE of school sports drama - the highs and lows of regional Olympics.The stuff of Ancient Greek poetry - the immortal game ! A moment in TIME for healthy , beautiful YOUTH. But also THE VANITY of it all. Ashes in your mouth victory. Manic murderous emotions aroused by a controversial call. Terrible injury to a fine young body. Do hot apple juice and hotdogs with mustard and relish taste better in the stadium stands on a chilly afternoon in November? Do teen age girls look more radiantly delicious to teen age boys leaving THE GAME ? The roar of the crowd for the home team echoes what was heard in Olympia 3000 years ago . Pindar captures the eternal MOOD of very watched athletic contests. In a sober mood on a Saturday afternoon I wonder while watching TV how THE CROWD gets so excited over a golf game. A fan memory of young Red Sox legend Ted Williams : a poetry in motion vision. But his decapitated head and lifeless body now FROZEN IN TIME in some super cold cryogenics hell. Show that on a fine Greek vase !