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Show NOTED ATHLETES it M. OF E. War Organization Provides Entertainment for Men in the Series. By C. J. ME EG AN". AthVti: ilir.'-:"!,s n:.:;.v' . i'ur.i- l- r- axo f'-citur-'il 'i th- ii.trri i : : : i -: 1 1 fr a-i-4!-n .Till h.i:!r.t ! f at i .-T1J-'i !v t'-.e KniKl'.iA j I ;nr-it.': - I', t '.ir v n r f!:' f wcrk. -.hik-h t. f'f i'it h- p rr.; .rt ' 'i : . r, arl l'Tii; r t i I ci-,. : .1 AtH- K'l- -H 'f l! i t I. I . !!..). 1 I. :.H 1 . V t'T A tl smi.tv- itiiil t'lit Ii : p.irt . r f.t- tu r" v. , ;iu n-.f m wr .. i r i mi ; 'ri.ni'" i r vi'l. fu '! I'V th" tn.i.jy :i ;' i .i ' n : .. r--rc -'i thf K n : V, t fn :; i );rr- in t!-:.s ii.irti- il.tr frin of : i h m. Ther jh ..',ari,''iy a (r.i:M. h oi .i : , . t.. In which tri'- Kmpht1 ur- :i"f furi'iTMl- vriouKli to h:i5 ii;.it. r l . tf.e h.lm. Johnny Kvcrs, mr.I:ir a tcijr.ot'- t ir. Li if le.urue b;is. UiM, t iL-t oviTs.-aa I v th" KniH.r'tf. i-1 a I'.i.li r in the K. of C uUjJctI.- i,iM.iM. N,t only Li h ar'knoWM-iIL'-i ;u ; h'Jl JiL'lr of extnuinii n.'ixy rvl'inty, hui his i 'iiivc finnbiU'"' om.iMp him ti dtri-. t u n-1 o -p.inl outdoor iLnI Ili'l'HT vi(,rtM of !OrtS. HIS a'lvlr will ho a'Ttptf 1 hf-cauw hf-cauw he r.in r'lul tn )t n -.n,"! of arhi v-mont. v-mont. M."vmj)ir.i? li.m a. ;i diii-- . -f " 1 1 mar.airtr and dir"ft"r, a w.ll Sit partift-punt partift-punt ia nthleiii' om- si.-. Kvrrs, nid.-st alwuvs n'eiirdin hi.1 fe-ats and pla ns, h m lit ll.. to an y nbnt what Ik pun- dnii.t In Ii'-j work ahroid. Lut th-- f- w words l.e --s p.--ik rrr'-rdlni: it rv brist !tn'f wit.h Mviifi-cnziCf. Mviifi-cnziCf. "Johnny" sums it up in tlu.s M..t;-me-nt: "1 am jroin lo pive the I-jh in ntii-form ntii-form j;ist what ih-y wnnt. It ttvv pr-ftT pr-ftT pini;-poi:t: t L.Ts.-l-iiiil c.r l' in to ba.'hall, I'll pive It to ;h ni. Vy f-perienr f-perienr has taught m; that a man jiols trt?nf-firi;)l pe'.xation and r-Trr-at ion only from .sports t hp I h really c.i r- s for. A Kiirtie or coiiP.st that, does not npi':il to him Is not of anv Lfn''il to hi in N-c.i.n-0 he. dofRn't t-ntr into ihn spirit of it ami U dons not wholly occupy his mi nd. Tin ffolng to piw 'em v. hat they like and It will do 'em pood, too." Th-1 Kvcrs prop-ram evidently will hear fruit. Dickerson Going Over. Another valuahlo asi't to the Knichts In the athletic field, who als is pohii,' overseas as a Kn'irhis of Columbus secretary secre-tary i K. W. L!ckorson,- form.-rly sporting sport-ing editor on Ix-nver, (irand Kapids (Mich.) and Columbus (Ohio) newspapers. For twenty-five 't-ars Mr. I 'ii kt-rson has figured In sports jus a parlioip;mL manager, reforeo or vritf-r, and a quarter of a. centur-'a experience, hits qualified him thoroupiily to take :ui a:tive- p;irt in the athletic hra.tn.-h of Knirhts of Columbus Colum-bus war relief work. Mr. I 'i'-krron's kist active connection in the Fportincr world was as president of Die A'fsi-;rn leairue. Whon Secretary of AVar liaker recently decided that baseball was uness..-nti;d "wDrk," the leairue pmmptly flowed its season, which left Mr. Dickinson free to volunteer for Knights of Columbus work. Mr. Dickerson'y nucoess in baseball matters was dupHcnti-d by his success in the field of boxing. He refereed thousands of contents in that line and his decisions wero respected it& fair, unbiased un-biased arid correct. Johnny Hayes, too, has made application applica-tion to ?ro abroad as a K. of C. secretary, secre-tary, and if tho little chap who won the Marathon in the Olympic Karnes. London, In lftflS Is accepted, he will fitruro bis in K. of C athletic aJ" fairs. Hayes, for some years, bits W-en enpafred as physical trainer of students in Jersey's schools, Sam Fltjtpatriclt, noted ass mar.ar of pugiltsta and director of various field sport-s whoso biK achievomont was piloting: pilot-ing: Jack Johnson to tho heavyweight championship of tho world, is another who volunteered to help the. Knights provide pro-vide entertainment and relaxa tion tor Unole Sam's fibtinir men. Fitzpatrick is esfecIaJly well qualified for a secretaryship secretary-ship in a war en mp, where companionship, compan-ionship, fellowship and temperament mean so much. With deep sympathies, unvarying pood nature, willingness to help and natural ftxecutivo ability, be could perform a secretary's dulws in an ideal majiner. Billy Roche to Help. "Hilly" Koche. whone habitual smile was cultivat ed under California's sunny skies, but who oi recent yccirs has resided re-sided in New Yorlc, Is anot her notable in athletic affairs, volunteering to do his "bit" us a K. of C. neeret:iry. Kx:be has been identified chiefly with spa mm? exhibitions ex-hibitions ns referee und is widely known a-s a capable official bi that cjipac.ity. 1 Ho la pjso a handy man to have around at field events as he has knowledge in that direction g-amered during many years' connection with atldetic contests and association irith athletics. The list of athletes volunteering their services to tho Knights includes "Hiz" Mitckoy. famous as a little mHii :tlways ready to put on the gloves with anybody near his weight. |