Show Doughboys Have Learned Benefits of Athletics Must be Shared by All By Hy J. J A. A PIPAL A A. E E. E F. F P. P Athletic C Coach ch- ch The first effect of war on athletics was registered when our military examiner discovered that from 33 to 50 60 per cent of or the recruits were found wanting in the physical test set for them by Uncle U Uncle cie Sam Fortunately for us however we have learned that the fault was not with our methods of physical education and athletics but in the lack of an an organization and a system that would bring our athletic methods into more more general use The result of Uncle Sams Sam's athletics leti s for all program was that our doughboy caught the spirit of play and vigorous competition and entered into the athletic cont contests and recreational games with thorough enjoy enjoy- ment He from slab-sided slab shouldered hollow developed a stoop stoop shouldered and meager or flabby muscled flabby muscled youth into a vigorous well well- well set up et-up well- well developed self self- self respecting young man raring to go And when this young man did go over over the top he did it it in such a masterly way that the European world is 8 still marveling at his a adapt v ability And the interest interesting ng th thing ng a about it is that our our allies 50 so generally attribute attrib attrib- ute ut a a. a large share of our our military success as fighters to o our r athletic program program program pro pro- gram th that t several of them have already asked for our experts to introduce American Americ n games and athletic meth methods ds into their armies rm es and and also th their ir school systems l' l This making history-making athlete having in mind ind the benefits he hede derived ived from rom his athletic opportunity while in the army will demand th the same same opportunity in m civilian life and e especially p for his hie progeny j p r v p-v Thus the after effects of war on athletics athletics' will be a strenuous s ts dem demand nd for a system and mid an organization in our scho school Is colleges industrial tr al centers cen- cen centers cen and d communities in n general that will make makei i i possible for the ben benefits fits of recreational and competitive athletics to be shared by all |