Newark post., 1922-06-07
SPORTITORAL

parts OF the country. And whv
shouldn't they? Let the boy come into
MS own! 1t is the boy of TODAY who
Will shoulder the country's responsi-
ollltles in the years to come. This has
been drilled into every boy since he
was knee high to a grasshopper," so
why not show him that there is con-
hdence held by all of us in him.
Booth Harrington in ''Penrod" tells
OF the workings" of the real Ameri-
can lad of today. In this story the
writer tells how Penrod and his
gang organize for the purpose of
obtaining equal rights" for "iust"
boys. Boys Weeks work along this
same line so is it any wonder that the
youths welcome such celebrations.
These weeks work to promote a bet
ter comradeship among the younger
generation, better sports and a closer
relationship between boys and their
elders.
BETTER SPORTS. This is the
one big thing in Boys Weeks that in
terests the writer the most. For it is
his claim that when better sports are
promoted then a better and cleaner
life is assured those who take part in
these. A drilling in youth along the
better line is going to grow up with
hlm into manhood and then he is 90
ing to have better understanding of
how to play the game on both the ath-
letic field and in the business world.
A Boys Week here in Newark
would be great thing and that it
would bring joy and happiness to
every boys heart is assured The
cost of a week of this nature would
be very low and the interest that
would be repaid would be over hum
dred fold.
There is not a father or mother in
Newark who would not be willing to
get back of such a movement for they
would be assured that they would be
profiting by such week to a great
extent and that their children would
gain a right that is due them.
Such week would be all profit and
no loss, so why not get back of such
a thought and make it reality?
Here's encouragement.
Sports at the University of Della
ware have come to a close for this
year with the end of the term now
close at hand. 1t has been an in and /
out season for the various teams of
the institution but not once has the
and backing of the student
body of Delaware College or the
Women's College lacked or dropped
off. This is the spirit that tends to
ay foundation on which eventually
teams with only the Gins" of season
will result.
The University football season at
he start promised no joy to the back
ers. This was caused by eternal
eruption according to those Sin the |
Snow." There was no mistake that
he material was there for a winner ;
'ut the problem was how to get the
,est of the material. The first games S
If the schedule were not encouraging
hen came a change and the warriors {
# the gridiron in the latter part of i
he season brought joy to their sup t
,orters in the manner in which they {
ook new lease on life and made t
,ood. t
On the basketball court Delaware {
aced hard proposition. For several J
ears the Blue and Gold had team
hat could give battle to the best of
ollegiate teams. A number of the |
'layers of this quintet were lost
through graduation and the problem
vas to build team that would up ;.
old the proud record of McCaughn- \
Jarter-A -Alexander-C Carter Wills. AL !:
hough the team this year did not !:
ave as wonderful record as the i
Big Five it played it's best and moth !:
ng more could be expected. !:
Material for a wonderful baseball j
nachine was available but that in :
Inference that was evident in some of
he football season again was evident ,
n some of the games and these of
curse were lost. But when one con-
iders the Holy Cross, Swarthmore
nd Johns Hopkins games they know
hat there was baseball ability in the
cam but that Indifference lost games
hat should have been won and there
ore the baseball record for the season
5 not near as good as it should and
ould have been.
The track team this season was
cry successful one. The bare-legged +
thletes were fighting bunch and