Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-20
BENEFIT OF SPORT
EQUAL TO EFFORT
Critics Who Charge Present
Generation Is Decadent
Scored by Wolverine.
BY C. BYRD.

ern college man and woman
i and outlining in a rather
unusual way the fine values
to be got from college athletics
Fielding H. Yostfof the University
of Michigan developed both new
and old thoughts in all their
rugged strength at the annual
dinner of University of Maryland
IN" men last night in the univer-
sity dining hall at College Park.
There was not Whole lot that ives
new in Yost's address. but he presented
his subject in such an unusual and
entertaining way that what HI said
held for nearly an hour the spellbound
attention of those present.
The gist of the address by the Mchi-
gan man YVES that there are great
potential values in intercollegiate ath-
letics, but these values are virtually nom
existent unless the men in competition
get them out for themselves. Incl
dentally, Yost said that he had no
patience with those that think present.
day youth and present-day college men
are going TO the bowwows, as from his
contacts of 40 years with boys and girls
in this field he knows that the boys
and girls Of today are more frank, mere
honest and finer in every way than
those of two decades ago.
Up to the Athlete.
This thing we call college athletics"
said Yost, has IN it wonderful values,
but you men who take part in college
athletics must get out those values. No
cfr
stamina to fight a real battle in the
game of life By sitting on sofa and
pushing an electric button for what
he wants. Many parent is spelling
his children by saying that th-se chill
dren shall not have things as hard as
he had, and consequently that parent
denies to his children the rugged
training and hard struggle that de-
veloped his own stamina and made him
a success Steel to- be tempered and
be made strong must go through the
fire, and so the man who is to be a
success in life must himself go through
the rigorous course of both mental and
physical training that will develop in
him the rugged strength and mental
alertness to enable him to Withstand
the struggle every man faces. Nothing
in this world comes with ease, and no
goal is won without real price being
paid.
Ideals Hard Facts.
"And" continued Yost, Il want to
cav a word about this proposition Of
ideals. You know, I'm almost afraid
TO use the word, because most people
think that an ideal is something OF
which we all talk but which none OF
us ever attain. As matter OF fact,
an ideal Is nothing but a hard fact
A statement of ideals Is statement
CT the sound purposes of life. I never
have touched whisky in my life. not
because nave any fear OF what touch
ing II may do to me in an after life,
but simply because from my observa-
lions whisky breaks down the physi-
cal being, lessons mental poiSe ana
courage, injuries a mans thinking
power and lowers the general tone OF
his relationships to others, and ] long
ago decided they are the qualities that
Fielding H. Yost wants to have in their
fullest sense So 1t Is with all other
ideals as with abstinence, they have
back Of them good hard facts that make
them the best way for you and me to
live There's only one road we can
follow IL we want to be successful, and
that is the rugged way, the way beset
with difficulties, the. way in which we
get the training that should give US
the disciplinary values, both mental
and physical, beyond which Is the bor-
derline Of that field in which lies
failure"
Tells Oe Facilities.
DR.. r. A. Pearson, president of the
university, Eade the only other talk o.
the evening, brief address of welcome
in which he outlined the facilities thai
are expected to be available for athl:tic'
ana physical education next year anc
told Of the part these facilities are X
play in the development Of the univer'
sity. Prof Charles 8. Richardson wal
POSTMASTER.
Letters were awarded to men VIII,
have won their insignia in the variou!
sports throughout the current year.
Three men received letters in three
sports-Chalmers, Berger and Norris