Show JOHN GRIFFITH FAVORS SPORTS Noted Official Gives Reasons for Growth In All Colleges BOONEVILLE Mo Feb FebBy 2 Ey By The Thc Pre destructive minded 1 critics who iho are fearful of ot the results of o the tremendous growth In athletics In America since tinco Inco the world worM war were taken to task last lat night by by- Major John L Griffith big ten commissioner in a li at the dedication of Kemper Military academY's new gymnasIum Many Ian who decry athletic over over- overemphasis overemphasis emphasis are arc jealous lie Ie said ald because there is no like over over- overemphasis overemphasis emphasis tor for certain ether things dear to the tho hearts of ot those who lament question It lC we consider the whether the American people pt-ople have havo gIven too much time to trainIng their bodies and conserving theIr health a 0 study of the tha draft sta- sta sla which revealed one halt our young men as physically defective should answer this negatively and conclusively The estimated receipts at American football game last Jast fall was about to Major Griffith saId while the American people spend a year on 01 and a year for tor chewing gum The boys of o today said aid ad 1 Major devour t the e sports pages agea of newspapers and aspire to boo be- become come be come Red Granges s or Bob Simpson Instead of Jcsse esse ESe James or Diamond Dicks Dicka as In la his own boyhood days |