The latest of this series of "holier than thou" posts on this non-topic, by
non-athletes included:
>Come on, Jack Lemmon's 4:10 mile is a perfect illustration to "The Older I
>get, the Faster I was" rule.
The entire thread, after the first post that sought information, reminds me
of Joseph Welch's summative question to Joe McCarty and the House
Un-American Activities Committee:
"At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency?"
Lemmon has died, after a distinguished career in an activity that had
nothing to do with track and field. Whether he was mistaken, exaggerative,
or misquoted on his high school track marks, the time he claimed could have
no effect, whatever, on the history of the event.
Just what is it that is to be gained, and to the gratification of whose
ego, to pursue this topic?
