Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
Athletics Did All They Could Help Detroit Tigers Win Opening Game
England, June 3.


DIFFERENT viewpoints even among
~ individuals, are sufficient to start
an argument.
Between nations they lead to even
longer discussions. England, Tor eS-
ample, is not nearly SO strong pc
lever in the supremacy d youth in
One reason is that England is old,
while America Is young. Another Is
that England has too many examples
TO give body to her belief.
England doesn't believe in intensive
training and the quick development Of
youth, as we do. Her angle, In tho
main, is to drift along leisurely and
by steady development to conserve the
athletes energy until the day comes
when he has experience to guide him.
She points TO Fitzsimmons, who was
hardly known as a'boxer until he was
nearly thirty. but who wnR still fight
ing Mt the nge of forty seven.
She points to her tennis veteran, j.
G, Parke. who, well out beyond forty.
nearer forty FIVE. was still able to beat
Bill Johnston last summer In the
British championship. She has numer-
ous entries well beyond forty who arc
still stars Mt tennis. polo, golf, cricket
these men were not phenoms at eight
cen or nineteen, but at that age were
merely getting an easy start.
Fifty. Year. Old Stars
Examples Of conquering age are as
thick over here as stars, in a Surrey
sky of summer, Sandy Herd was fifty
two last June when he finished second
in tho British open golf championship,
which is no light physical test. with
it's long marches and it's attendant
mental and nervous strain.
John Ball was fifty when he won
his last British amateur championship
at golf eight years ago, and at the
age Of fifty eight made q great show
ing in this years championship.
Norman Brookes, an Australian
Briton. and J. G. Parke are two tennis
illustrations which carry out her point.
Buclmaster is still great polo player,
although the noon of existence is now
many spans to his rear.
They point also to the stamina Of
Ray and Vardon, forty three and fifty
one. able to play thirty-six holes a
day for nearly three months. ms they
sloggcd along over endless miles under
an unaccustomcd summer heat through
their last American tour.
A certain well known English trainer
was discussing this angle.
Youth" he said, "has speed and
elasticity. 1t also has n certain ad-
vantage In the way of stamina, the
latter being nt its top between the ages
of twenty five and thirty. Youth Is
also quick at acquiring the knack for
games, is keen at initiating form. BY
! intensive training you can get Won
derful results from these younger stars.
But you can't eat your cake and
have it, too. The penalty comes later
on. Part Of the vital spark the fame
and dash, are burned away by these
hard competitions and rigorous train
ings before the youth is developed suf-
fcicntly to stand any such pounding
United States Stars in Youth
"Corbett was very young when he
! boxed sixty or sixty-five rounds with
Peter Jackson. He was hardly more
than youngster when he whipped Sui
| livan. But he was knocked out in his
first real defense of his title only five
years later.
Mclaughlin, the great California
| tennis player, was n dashing wonder