Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Just "Too Eager"--Dave Sime, the 19-year-old Duke University sophomore whose muscle injury cost him a trip to Melbourne as one of the U.S. team's brightest track hopes, rehearses his starting stance on the lawn of his home here. Ricky, 6, an elementary school runner himself, copies his big brother's style. Sime, philosophical about his misfortune, says: "I can't blame anybody but myself--I was too eager and worked too hard.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
Just "Too Eager"--Dave Sime, the 19-year-old Duke University sophomore whose muscle injury cost him a trip to Melbourne as one of the U.S. team's brightest track hopes, rehearses his starting stance on the lawn of his home here. Ricky, 6, an elementary school runner himself, copies his big brother's style. Sime, philosophical about his misfortune, says: "I can't blame anybody but myself--I was too eager and worked too hard.
Associated Press · [ca. July 1956]
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