Newark post., 1922-05-10
SPORTITORIAL

1t does not take a man of manv
years to remember when the athlete
was a sun-bronzed man of broad
shoulders and sharp eyes. The bronze
color OF mans arms and face at
one time was almost sure sign that
he was son of the sport field.
But take our present dav athletes
and they would rather hundred
wear coat of moonburn than SUM-
burn.
One of the biggest problems to the
promoter and manager of sports to-
day is to make his cohort or cohorts
see the point that night travelling is
the greatest drawback to a success
ful career, there is. But in the long
run you will find that d majority of
the promising young athletes of the
past year or so have failed to reach
the pinnacle of success due to the fact
that they loved the CLEAN of the bright
lights more than the tan of the sun.
1t happens among college players,
big league ball players, bush leaguers
and even with school boys. Just the
past week "Bobby" Roth a natural
outtielder worked his way out of the
big leagues due to the fact that he
loved the white lights better than the
lure of sunshine on the diamond.
This is happening every day on the
athletic field and in other walks of
life, for the business man also feels
the strain of enough work, too much
play and not enough sleep.
There is no use to battle against
the will of Nature-it has been tried
but the opponent has always lost.
That "Do or Die" spirit was shown
in the highest degree on last Wednes-
day afternoon by the track team of
the University of Delaware.
This spirit carries it's possessor to
the higher things of life at all times
and although it failed to land the Del
aware men on top of the heap last
Wednesday it placed them on a level
with their opponents from Swarth-
more.
AS rule the writer is not keen
on track meets but when one as close
as the one staged on Frazer Field last
Wednesday comes to his notice he
must be interested and hand out the I
laurels.
There was a fair attendance at the
meet, considering the weather, and if |
any of them left before it was over
it was due to the fact that the strain |
on their nerves was too great.
The track events were first run off
and when the time came for the Jaw
elm throw, Swarthmore was leading
BY several points. Delaware's one
best bet Betzmer, was conceded the
Javelin event and his heave of the
ead-pointed spear for a distance of
[67 feet 10 inches landed him first
place and Asplundh, of Swarthmore,
vas second. This brought the score
Up to So to 81 in favor of Swarthmore
With only the Broad Jump remaining
o be run off.
1t was here that the true Delaware
pirit showed. Fred Harmer had al
eady won the 440 yard dash and 22O
ow hurdles but he entered the last
vent with the old determination of
Do or Die" and he accomplished the
Do" end of it with a jump of 20 feet ,
l-2 inches. Sharpless failed by a {
alf inch to tie the jump of the Blue l
nd Gold man and therefore Delaware
led the score at Sc all by half an +.
nch. !
Harmer's accomplishment if follow c
q by all of us would bring more t
uccess and less failure in all our |
forts. The spirit that "Well have {
one my share, let someone else work
ow" spells FAILURE.
Those who advise ball players what I
do from the bleachers might as
'ell pour water on a ducks back. The :