Career
Foreign the latter, he was meet director between 1934 and 1974. Schmertz acted as assistant meet director for the Millrose Games from 1915 before acting as director The Millrose Games has become one of the world"s foremost international indoor track and field meets.
From 1928, Schmertz also acted in an official capacity for several United States Olympic teams.
In 1989, Schmertz was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. In 2003, Schmertz was inducted into the Millrose Games Hall of Fame.
