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Show ATHLETICS WILL BE OFMffllii" ! STANDARD AFTER WAR IS ENDED WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S. There is no subject about which there is greater great-er speculation than what will happen throughout the United States and the whole civilized world after the war. It is a live topic for discussion in business, busi-ness, educational, religious and labor circles. There undoubtedly will be tremendous tre-mendous changes, though just what they will be no one knows to a certainty. cer-tainty. However, all persons are unanimous un-animous in tho belief that all kinds of athletic sports will experience a tremendous tre-mendous boom. This refers principally to amateur sports, but undoubtedly professional sports will benefit as well. Educational institutions, which always al-ways have been the pioneers in the development of amateur sports, already al-ready are preparing to do. their part. Most eollocns nnrl srhnnl.Q li.nvo whnt approaches a system of compulsory sports or physical exercise, but it undoubtedly un-doubtedly will be intensified after the war. Tho ideal which the colleges and schools of the land will have before them will be athletics of some kind for eveiy student. In other words, every eftorl will be made to get rid of the student known as the "bleacherite," who does just as little as possible and spends his time watching others compete. com-pete. In many localities the draft boards found as high as 40 per cent of the drafted men between twenty -"one and thirty-one unable to qualify for military mil-itary service. It is true that this was not excessively high when compared to the results in other countries, nor was i' greatly unexpected when we consider the unusually high requirements: require-ments: for admission to the United States forces, requirements which are - Mgn(!r tnan tnose for any other coun- - try ;n the world. Shortly after England Eng-land entered the war it was necessary for that country to lower the requirements. require-ments. So widespread Is the new gospel of physical training that professional in-slructors in-slructors are expecting a big boom in tieir business. There will certainly be reliction among business men, who will desire to utilize courses in physical phy-sical training to make themselves more fit for their dally work. A.11 this intensified Interest In athletic ath-letic training will have a most beneficial ben-eficial effect upon athletic performances perform-ances in this country. Thero will be more men trying for football, ;rack, baseball and other teams than ever before In our history. This can have but one effect a higher standard of performance. |