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Show ! SPORTS Pill INTO ; TROOPS THE REAL-FIGHTING REAL-FIGHTING SPIRIT, ASSERTSCAPTAIN Freeman Bataett, Former Guard Officer, Tells of Investigation on Border By Albert Paul I' S AS Interview with rTeeman Bae-eett, Bae-eett, former captain of a eaeairy of national guard of Ulan, "onta Inter-i Inter-i eating Information concerning ath- ! letlca and army lira haa been obtained, f Not tha leaat etriklna l tha captaln'a atatemant that "Organlmatlona who lve report, feweat courtmartlala and tha moat contented eompanlee.M Intenelre InveaUaatlon brought forcibly to the raptain'a mtnd tha facta of tha alatement. Tha Inveatlgallon waa carried car-ried on at Noaalea. Alia., while tha Utah guard waa aentetlng In maintaining pee.-e and dignity to the United Htatea In tha ocrurrenree Incident to the Villa raid on Colunrihua not many montha ago. Hupporttng hla alatement Mr. Haaaatt amid that the re aeon for the eondtllone of pool morale and other regrettable In-rldenta In-rldenta that occur In army life are almoat dlreotly traceable to lark of proper aaer-clae aaer-clae A eolrller may go through all hla manewvere and drllla and atlll day by day inee the "pep" that la neceaaary for the final teat the battle, ha aava. ' ATHLETICS OIV THS "PEr." Athletlca aupply thla. flame, make tha mm hanni.r fake the Btraln from daVB and davs In the trenches, relieve the mind, gives ihe men active chance to ex err lee erinks and crannys of mind and body that stimulates. Athletics develop a keenness of comprehension, a quickness of decision deci-sion and the Instinct of cooperation and teamwork necessary to ths soldier company, com-pany, he says. A third reason why athletics tone up g troop la because they develop squad, company and organisation loyalty, which counts when the test of amoks and fire Is telling. Athletics In abort develops high spirited spir-ited corps. On the border the troops" erected volley ball courts, because they were easy to carry, erect and required no great amount of material. Baseball was played and most of the companies formed teams. A league schedule was plaed during the fall. Running. Jumping duck -oa-roc It and gsmes of every sort were dug from ths annals of the men's minds snd played and the time pa seed altogether more ' pleaaant than tf athletics had not beea encouraged. ATHLETICS AND THE tOTH. When tha Twentieth Infantrymen earn home they announced that they had anywhere any-where from five to fifteen ball teams that would play with any of ths amatsur clubs ef the city. They have developed athletics ath-letics and athletlca are developing them. A talk with officers of the Tweltteth reveals that the men who are eager to take part In athletics are the ones slated for advances and the ones who usually , make the best soldiers. The work of outfitting every troop and company that goes from Vtah with athletic ath-letic paraphernalia Is a duty which cltl-sens cltl-sens of the state owe to themselves, the so filers and themselves. Athletics helps ths soldier and by helping help-ing the fighter It puts more soldier worth Into him and consequently Is an asset to the country that sends him. In view of the facts disclosed by the border history his-tory ths standing troop history of French Snd British troops In relation to athletics It would not be sn unwise move for the government to spend soma money In equipping each troop with footballs, baseballs base-balls and other athletic outfits. The government gov-ernment would make up In troop morale far more than It would lose In gold. A satisfied soldier Ig a good one, they aay. |