| Show AIM arl D discussions discussions lately have been lowing flowing with the length and turbulence ot of midwestern rivers concerning the names of allaround all around stars in ailiese these arguments many of them started in army camps we have hod had such names as jim thorpe bronko sammy baugh and many others As a composite star we have just heard from an old friend wed like ike to enter in this competition in any mass formation of prominent celebrities ills his name might be swept aside here ere are his qualifications a pound plunging hard hitting fuu full back at vanderbilt around 1908 high class college boxer Grantland Itice professor ot of ene lish at amherst author of volumes of extremely high class verse largely sonnets bonnets now in addition to his bis english teaching to in charge of boxing at amherst along the lines of war training ills his name Is david morton morion one of dan mcgugins favorite football players and one of best liked professors dave morton lilt hit the line with thorpe or or pass like baugh but he was still pounds of crash and smash but ti neither elther of these men could box with him and neither could write his sonnets from ll harvest arvest 01 ships in harbour and other published works and I 1 have ari an idea none of these could teach english at amherst Ani herst with quite the same effectiveness strong for boxing here is a letter from dave morton that explains itself 1 I welcomed your emphasis on boxing for soldier training in a recent column im running the boxing at amherst all you say about parry and thrust and feinting is true plus two other things keeping on balance set for offense or defense every second under all conditions discovery for beginners of the surprising margin of endurance and vigorous action after being hurt the un uninitiated initiated dont know they have it they learn this front from boxing these two things go into the list of wartime dividends from boxing experience at amherst boxing Is compulsory now for every student I 1 I 1 have a week taking instruction and mauling one another around they like it for the most part and all of df them want what it gives conditioning ordination coordination co skill in offense and defense capacity for ab absorbing 9 punishment dont let anyone tell you the college student Is soft I 1 take eight or ten hours a week and other things around the jaw and body learning that that Is an exploded myth iles hes willing and hes determined ter mined to learn how to give and take and to be skillful as well bowings Box ings worth when over 60 year old tony biddie is willing to meet a bayonet fighter with bare hands when tommy loughran takes the bayone on with boxing gloves you get the main idea thero is still another idea that can be added to this list brought out by another old friend known as jack dempsey lieutenant dempsey could never hit a line throw a pass or even take time to read a sonnet much less compose one but the old mantissa manassa mauler had another good reason tor for bowings box ings worth the big help jack says is the confidence it brings to these fellows they seem to think they are dubs at the start and most of them are dont know a right hand from a left hand but after two weeks when aben they find they pan can take a punch and ian can i throw a few they are differ different nt guys guy they look you in the in differ eye a jack j dempsey ent cut way I 1 ive ve seen so some me of these boys hurt front from a punch and I 1 made them stop for a rest they dont like to be stopped they want to prove they can get hurt and still keep swinging and im now talking about clumsy look ing starters who even chin themselves twice when they came to camp 11 untapped mines abines this country Is full of possible stars and potential athletes who have never had it a chance to prove their place in the shining sun of competition there has been entirely too much concentration on the few who as s football players fighters or bas baseball b 1 I 1 players could attract crowds at the gate some stars had more color than others although they may not have hava been better athletes the buildup build up iway always has been important |
