Evening journal., 1922-09-25
GIVES TEST TO
DELAWARE
DR.. Wharton Puts Blue and
Gold Players Through
Examination
SECOND TIME 1T
HAS BEEN MADE
Special 70 The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Sept. 25.-Dr. Charles
NJ. (Buck) Wharton. former State
Senator from the Dover district
Kent county and for many years a
football coach at the University OF
Pennsylvania. visited Newark over
the weekend and put the University
OF Delaware football squad through
his new test known as the Standard
zation OF mental and physical fitness
OF a football candidate. Delaware
has the distinction OF being the sec
ond football squad 20 ever receive
this test, DR.. Wharton having given
the test for the first time in football
at the University OF Pennsylvania
squad at their training camp. Mt.
Gretna. several days ago,
/ DR.. Wharton Is now associate pro-
fessor OF physical education at Penn.
and has worked out the new test to
determine the physical and mental
fitness OF football players and their
capacity OF the candidates for the
game. DIR. Wharton is Della
warean, his home being in Dover,
and as such has always been keenly
Interested In the University OF Della
ware. He recently wrote 20 the ath-
letic authorities OF the local univer-
sity telling them OF his tests and Of
fered 70 come TO Newark and give
the Delaware squad the test without
any charge whatever. This offer was
gratefully accepted and consequent
ly DIR. Wharton made the visit and
gave the test 10 twenty-five OF the
football candidates.
Coach McAvoy was present with
DR.. Wharton when the tests were
made. Later he win send to Coach
McAvoy his report on each player
who was put through the test Coach
McAvoy will have a chart prepared
dealing with the mental and physi-
cal condition OF the players as shown
By the tests. In this way he will be
abue TO tell how much work any
particular player can properly stand.
In discussing the matter DR..
Wharton said: The important
thing about the new training idea IS
the accurate determination OF the
capacity OF each player for football
work.
I'VE don't overload horses. wag-
ons. trucks or other things, then why
should we overload human beings.
But invariably and unconsciouslyl
the human being Is overworked or
overworks himself. This will not be
the case where this new idea Is car
rled out in football. The new sys-
TEN IS the first real scientific one
ever used by a college. And II can
not fail because fguress do not lie,
neither do examinations.
/. THE old method OF judging play
ers was a mere superficial examina-
ton OF the heart and lungs. II
these were without defects, then the
candidate was passed after a casual
inspection in other respects. our
idea Is TO keep the players within
their capacity and to increase that
as they are developed daily,
II such progress takes place.
Coach McAvoy will be given the
reports so he can give each man the
amount of work he can stand and no
more. for individuals differ greatly"
The examinations were made by
DR.. Wharton in the gymnasium. As
each player entered the room his
mental condition was observed. Then
the player was asked TO walt for five
or more during which time
his reactions were noted. The player
is also judged in his attitude toward
the tests and towards football in
general, whether listless or earnest,
and whether he shows enthusiasm
about football
Players who are worrying about
their chances making the team.
their scholastic ability or other cares
are quickly spotted under this plan
and given special attention as their
case may demand.
In concluding DIR. Wharton said:
'1n almost every student. the physi-
cal and the mental are always IN
conflict. An athlete sometimes IS
especially unusual physically and
rather deficient mentally or pro-
icient mentally and deficient physi-
cally. What we are trying 10 do IS
10 strike n balance between the two
.one OF the hardest things imagin-
lble. We deal mostly with the nor
NAL and that,is why we standardize
these tests. We don't care so much