Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-05-19

SATURDAY, MAY IT, 1925
INTER.sCHOLAsTIC ATHLETICS
GREAT many people of this day and time decy the extent
to which athletic events carried 1t is true
that most oppose such belong past
and are say We did not spend much OF our time play
ing engaged most Of in trying to master 1ne
three RS
This statement u.s. course but at the same time it
quite likely that the boy of generations ago. dd not any
than does the youth allow opportunity to slip by TO
participate in every sport named in the calendar.
He played spy prisoners base chase the fox one old cat
town foot ball marbles foot races swimming oase oa ooA
ing, and any other game that came hls'way
Moreover if these the development then that they
have now would been about them as the mod
en boy School have only followed along the path OF
progessveness just modes taye ana many
another day existence including our public
school system generally.
Interscholasc events whether they be of mental moral
or phvsica nature have benefits Students OF schoo
match their strength against of another in friendly debates
defamation and contests and receive added impulse
to excel whether result of such be defeat victory
Christian frequently part of school extra
curricua activities and often different institutions meet together
for moral improvement
Perhaps the attractive to the boy and also to the girl
physical whether that be Of strength endur
ance speed growing healthy boy always ready
to match his budding development against somebody
modern football only highly developed forno
the old boxing and wrestling exercise
long these had to be confined to one nstl
ution modern modes Of travel and communication
have villages towns Cities and states only big
community the individual contest has developed into community
contest instead of matching boys and girls OF school
gainst comrades greater interest has developed IL
their meeting the field of athletic war; other schools colleges
universities as the may be.
One good results from the advance along this ne is
that boy kept longer his school, he is attracted into the
high school from the elementary and is thus better fitted to face
the world in fight for existance.
We believe highly developed athletics ad believe they
factor in producing good American citizen But
believe there training that should hand in hand
with side of the boys Development There
ethical to the question: and this puts boy and
every girl play the game hard but play square Every
seraon Of fairness justice and courtesy should acuae the
participant and opponent should be given opportunity
his BEST and the victor will have the greater reward
Unfortunately courtesy receive proper
tenon when opposing school teams meet Boys to be allow
upon other fellows enemies rather than
friendly antagonists boys to feel too strongly that their
visitors to take something from them that naturally
the property of the home organization and they allowed to
travel too much on their muscle.
Student spectators enter too into spirit
effort to assist their fellows winning exercise themselves
verbal to discomfort the visiting In other words boys
and girls do not to think it necessary be young ladies
and gentlemen the sctest of these words such
but rather look fine opportunity to be
young rowdies and justified in being such.
We led to mention above
the only that has but the
notice. refer to the base ball game Berlin last
We believe the unsatisfactory
due primarily to incompetent umpng but of the worst fa
the intense feeng that existed be-
tween the two schools This manifested openly by
home students not in the than by the players The
sders distinctly dscourteous times insung
hurled oprobous ephes players and accompanying
they threw dirt and gobs of the VISITORS
times manifested readiness precptate the tcus which
finally broke up the game
This of might have happened had the game
place here we not calling Pocomoke boys snges but
likely because of the inability Of the crowd close the
contestants Propinquity is at tines dangerous.
The whole proceeding highly dscredtable land
to us to evidence the fact the boys and girls
the right mental attitude toward their neghbors opponents
in such feats of strength.