Show Sports Show Stresses Trend to War CHICAGO Feb Fek 21 W The Jl The American sports world unveiled its many gadgets today and termed them instruments of war The International sportsmens sportsmen's show opened a nine- nine day stand at the huge International international international amphitheater with the playthings of the peacetime era credited with active or Indirect roles In the nations nation's war effort The theme of ot the 1942 show Is Isto Isto i to demonstrate the close alliance of sports recreation and physical fitness to the nations nation's war effort said F. F W. W Nick Kahler exposition exposition exposi exposi- tion manager The American sports world has been mobilized for its new wartime duties Keynoting the display was was the exhibit of ot seven sport planes planes- replicas of ot those In service wi with th the Illinois reserve militia Major James Keogh of ot the militia said the pleasure craft easily could be converted to carry a pound I bomb each and soon would take takeover takeover takeover over home patrol and sance duties of the regular air forces Other exhibits featured powerboats powerboats power powerboats boats designed for pleasure but now serving with the expanded naval patrol units ski jumping demonstrations picturing the dexterity dexterity dex dex- the army's new ski troops must possess and trailer coaches of the type being made to house war workers at defense plants An innovation at the show is the to it Instruction professionals professionals professionals pro pro- are offering in various sports This policy has to directly coordinate the national national national na na- na- na programs of ot physical fitness fitness fitness fit fit- ness and to bo bo t sports' sports part as a bulwark to national morale and well being Kahl Kahler r said |