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JUNE 12.
ATHLETICS and RECREATION
BOXING GLOXES
POPULAR '
Ordnance Puts on Some Good I
Bouts. Rare Form Displayed
by Contestants.
Some two thousand men who witnessed
some real fighting last Tuesday will agree
that the pick and shovel has ecased to be
the ordnance emblem, and that, the box
ing glove reigns supreme. Looking from
the boxing stand one would have thought
that the audience extended for miles
around.
First on the program: Battling Malaney,
vs. Kid Levlson, both of the 25th Com
pany, 2nd Regt. It seems that while K.
P’ing some dispute arose as«jo the best
man, a real fight ensued. Battling Mur
phy of Ch’cago Stockyards vs. Devers.
All will agree this was some bout. Sergt.
Larsen vs. Kid Beve. The main bout of
the evening was that of Frank Galaska,
3rd Co., 2 Regt., vs. Sergt- Perskin, 3rd
Cas., 1 Regt. These boys showed rare
form and ability. Last of the evening
was that of the Blue Denim Specialists,
Daubrock, 4th Heavy, vs. Barrow, same
company. Said professionals appeared
on the scene stripped for action but it
did not take very long for them to re
treat as they were needed in the kitchen.
Several other bouts were staged but in
the hurry Referee Me did not get full par
ticulars.
You do not have to ask what night box
ing is staged, as all are informed.
JIU-JITSU DISPLAYD
Japanese Art of Self-Defense
As Demonstrated By Dr. Leon
ard Knowles Makes Big Hit
With Soldiers. Thorough Ex
planation Given. More in Near
Future.
With an expert demonstration of ji-jit
su, the Japanese art of self-defense, and
with a strong appeal to the men of the
ordnance department to master the sim
ple but effective, science. Dr. Leonard
Knowles, of Augusta, for thirteen years
an athlete and physical director, appear
ed at Y. No. 79, Wednesday night. His
brief demonstration served to convince
his audience thoroughly, especially a few
volunteer /subjects," that ji-jitsu, as a
means of self-defense, is by' all means one
of the best and easiest of all to master.
Dr. Knowles IS an expert, having been
at one time one of the best known ath
letes on the Pacific coat- In Seattle,
Washington, among the Japanese artists
who were most expert in ji-jitsu, he
learned the game, and, from the records
shown in the sporting pages at that time,
he repeatedly' defeated the Orientals who
brought the baffling wrestling to the
new world.
Personally. Dr. Knowles looks more like
the professional athlete than like the
peaceful profesional man that he is. Much
of his time is devoted to the Camp Han
cock troops. Almost every' unit of the
2tßb Division when it went to France,
had a number of ji-jitsu experts who had
been carefully—in many cases, painful
ly-trained by this hard working direc
or. He visited the Pennsylvania troops
continually, and was of great assistance
in their physical training.
"Ji-jitsu is the best. most effective
method of straight self-defense in the
world,” he declared in his speech Wed
nesday night, "but it is made up of tricks
which I would not show you fellows un
der any circumstances, if you were in
civil life. But you may need to use
dirty tactics to overcome dirty work, and
in ji-jitsu the smallest man can leasfi to
be the physical master of the largest
adversary.” He then explained the
effectiveness of the Jap wrestling, and
how a knowledge of nerve centers and
muscular junctions was used to overcome
brute strength.
In the near future, a big open-air meet
ing Y 79 will be held, and Dr.
Knowles wdli give a thorough demonstra
tion in response to the great Interest
felt among the men.
The Y. M. C. A. and camp authorities
are highly pleased with the character of
work being done by Dr. Knowles.
LIVELY BOUTS STAGED
IN FISTIC ARENA
The “Y” ring of Hut 232 was the scene
of much excitement on last Friday even
ing. Thirteen friendly and interesting
bouts were staged for the benefit of three
hundred onlookers. The contests were
voluntary, drawn from the audience. Ow
ing to the lateness of the hour, many w'ho
would box marched back to their tents
with the expectation of meeting their
partners in future contests to be staged
on Thursday, June 13th.
Those who entered the ring were:
Schwind and Yarns, two two-minute
rounds; Exarhikis and Levy, two two
minute rounds; Mettleman and Lynch,
one three-minute round; Donahoe and
Levy, one three-minute round; Behling
and Viglio, one three-minute round;
Yarns and Bongo, one three-minute
round; Hays and Corbett, one three-min
ute round; Marrall and Schwartzman, one
two-minute round, and the following also
in one two-minute round each; Gallant
and Schwartzman, Yarns and Bongo.
Donahoe and Demara, Levy and Byrne,
Levy and Zarra.
The fistic arena is one of the most
healthful exercises for the soldier and
should be indulged in from time to time
by as many as possible. It helps to make
one strong and muscular, develops a keen
vision, serves to make one grow alert,
thereby bringing about a better, all
round, manly man and soldier.
TRENCH AND CAMP
SOLDIERS GAVE SAILORS ROUGH SAILING
IN GAME AT WARREN PARK ON SATURDAY
Camp Hancock Team Defeats Charleston Navy Yard Aggre
gation by Score of 11 to 2. Pitching of Bartow for
Soldiers Featured the Game. <
In a game that lasted two hours and
thirty minutes —till it appeared that it
might have to be called in on account of
darkness caused by the solar eclipse—
the team from Camp Hancock made it
rough sailing for the sailors represent
, mg Charleston Navy Yard Saturday af
ternoon. Bartow for the sailors tossed the
cowhide splendidly all the way through,
allowing but two singles, one in the initial
and the other in the final rack. The
grand finale was rendered in the high key
of 11 to 2. The sailor boys made their
two runs in the ninth after using three
moundsmen during the proceedings.
The sailor team was composed of men
from the 11. S. S. Hartford, a receiving
ship now at the Charleston Navy Yard.
Their line-up was as follows: Johnson,
left field; Hoffman, catch; Hunter, third
base; Osborn, second base; Fernety and
Stone, first base; Duncan, center field;
Waddell, short stop; Kavaney, right field;
Warner, Otis and Rupe, pitchers.
The Camp Hancock nine went to the
bat in the following order: Dwyer, short
stop; Donahue, left field; Goffney, center
field; Howard, first base; Butler, second
base; Thomas, catch; Auer, right field;
Putnam, second base; Bartow, pitcher.
The Hancock aggregation began the
fireworks in the second chapter, scoring
two runs on a single by Auer, who stole
second and went to third when Ferenty
forgot to hold down first sack at Putnam
let go at him, and on a single by Dwyer
and another error by Fernety; Auer and
Putnam scoring. Mr. Ferenty' was re-
HINTS ON SWIMMING
SECOND LESSON
By W. R. BURDICK '
The plunge for distance; the second
step.
After a man has learned to duck under
water and has come to feel right at
home in it, he is ready for the next step.
Before teaching hint this he must be able
to breathe with ease In water, as he does
on land, using the proper swimmer’s
breathing, in through the mouth and out
through the nose. This same method of
breathing Is strongly emphasized in the
second step.
The plunge for distance, the second
step in teaching swimming, Is given in
the following manner. Have the pupil
stand on a slightly elevated platform,
rock, or In shallow water, facing out to
deeper w'ater. Then the hands are
brought together, palms down, arms
straight forward, feet together, legs
straight. He then stoops forward bend
ing the body' at the waist, lowering the
head to a position just above the arms.
From this position he takes a deep
breath through the mouth and pushes
Roles For Three Good Ootdoor Games
MEDICINE BALL TAG.
Field—Any flat playing surface. A cir
cle is marked on the ground about twen
ty-five feet in diameter.
Equipment —Medicine ball, or any other
inflated ball.
Players—Any number may play the
game, ten to twenty make the best game
for a single circle. The players form a
circle and face toward inward. One
player is “it;" he stands inside of the
circle.
Object—the player who is "it” tries
to intercept the ball as it is being throwq
from one player to the next. When he
has either caught the ball or touched it,
he takes the place of the man who last
handled th%. ball, and that man becomes
"it."
SKIN THE SNAKE RELAY.
Field—Any flat playing surface; indoors
or outdoors.
Equipment—None.
Players—Any number up to fifteen or
twenty. The men are placed in lines one
behind the other. Each man spreads feet,
puts right hand back between legs and
left hand forward grasping right hand of
man in front of him. At signal "Go" last
man lies on on ground, on his back, and
all men walk backward with legs spread
until all men are lying down. Last man
touches back of head to ground and then
rises and starts forward, pulling up en
tire line.
Rules—Hands Are kept grasped through
out game.
SWAT TAG.
Field—Any flat playing surface. A cir
cle thirty feet in diameter is drawn on
the ground.
Equipment—A stuffed canvas club that
is about eighteen inches long and two
inches thick (stuffed cotton).
Players—Any number, fifteen to thirty
makes the best game. They form a
circle and stand with their hands behind
their backs, palms up, and face toward
the center of the circle.
Object—One person is "it.” He starts
the game by walking around the outside
of the circle with the club in his hands,
and placing it in the hands of any of the
players. The person in whose hands the
club has been placed, immediately strikes
his neighbor on the right with it. Mie
player to avoid being struck with the club
runs around the circle once and back to
the place that he has vaacted. The play
er in whose hands the club has been
placed has the privilege of placing it in
the hands of any of the players.
Note—Prohibit players from striking
lieved at first and Stone sent in to see if
he was heavy' enough to hold down that
important, post.
In the third the soldiers scored again
when Howard drew a free pass, ad
vanced a notch on Butler's single and
scored on Auer's infield hit.
In the seventh Otis was sent to the
mound by the sailors after singles by
Gaffney and Howard and a free pass to
Thomas had intoxicated the bases. Otis
proceeded to get one man out and then
his generosity got the upper hand of
him. Ho walked two men, forcing in two
runs, and then handed out singles and
doubles until the soldiers registered seven
runs.
In the eighth the soldiers made an
other tally on a single by Thomas and a
double by Auer. Auer’s work, by tho way,
was the batting feature of the game.
In the ninth Bartow yielded his second
hit of the game. His team-mates errored
twice, and this, connected with a base on
balls, gave the sailors two runs; Johnson
and Hoffman scoring.
The game was witnessed by a crowd
of about seven hundred made up mostly
of soldiers but with a goodly sprinkling
of civilians.
E. T. White, of the Augusta Y. M.
C. A. referred to the satisfaction of all.
Score by innings: R R E
Camp Hancock 021 000 71x -11 10 4
Chalston Navy Yard.ooo 000 002— 2 2 5
Batteries: Bartow' and Thomas; Warner,
Otis and Rupe; Hoffman. Umpire, White.
Time, 2 hours, 30 minutes.
out forward into the water, straighten
ing the body out to full length but taking
no strokes. In this position allow the
body to glide along in the water as far as
possible, holding the breath and coining
to a stand when the momentum of his
spring is spent. At this point the breath
Is blown out through the nose and the
water shaken from the head, this being
one of the fundamentals of swimming.
Only by repeating the efforts of this
event will a man be ready for the next
step, which starts the stroke! The en
tire time on the second lesson should be
spent in reviewing teh ducking, bobbing,
sitting on the bottom of the pool, and
plunging several times in sucression, the
object in mind being to make a longer
plunge each time. In this way the body
will be held In control for long periods,
as well as the breath. The swimmer will
begin to appreciate how little his body
weighs when under water, and will grad
ually lose all fright. Then he is ready to
learn the strokes, which will be given in a
later lesson.
the runners on the head or the legs with
the club. They should strike them on
the back or the seat.
HUNTING BRINGS OUT
THE BEST IN SOLDIERS
The Stalking of Game Makes
for Efficiency in Scouting,
Says Gen. Blatchford.
Huntng and fishing among officers and
men of the Canal Zone Department. U.
S. A., are encouraged by Brigadier Gen
eral Richard M. Blatchford, commanding.
Recent orders Issued by him read:
“Any officer or enlisted man desiring
to hunt in the Canal zone must obtain
a copy of the game laws of the zone
from his commanding officer, and must
thoroughly familiarize himself with the
law and comply with it.
“It is the desire of the commanding
general to encourage hunting and fish
ing on the part of our officers and en
listed men. There is no better way of be
coming acquainted with the country, the
trails and the jungle than by hunting, nor
is there any better way of training men
for scout duty than by stalking game.
“All post commanders, therefore, will
not place obstacles in the way of officers
and enlisted men who desire to make
hunting trips into the jungle, but will aid
them in every practicable way.
“The laws and restricted area must,
however, be carefully studied and com
plied with.”
CALIFORNIA BOYS IN
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Since the weather has become hot you
will find the tennis court at 79 is busy
a good part of the time. Professionals
hailing from the fair state of California
are staging tournaments on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons.
It may be well to say that any soldier
boys desiring to have a game of tennis
will find the court in good condition at
all times.
KINGS AND PAWNS
A Column Devoted to Chess
—'Ey---
Sgt. T. E. Moon, 119th
Ordnance Depot Co.
Sgt. T. E. Moon, 119th Ordnance Depot
Company.
The main thing in chess is to "get
your pieces into play quickly, and in
their most advantageous position.” There
are a number of ways to do this, and
they are called “openings.” The simplest
opening on the board is tho "Giucco
Piano," and goes like this:
White. Black.
1- l’-Kk (A)
2- Kt-QB 3 (B)
3- B-QB (C)
These constitute the opening moves,
to proceed carefully, play:
4- P-Q3 (D
Kt-K-B 3 (E) Kt-K-B 3
6- B-Q-Kl 3 (F)
7- O O O (G)
Notes.
A—Liberates tho Bishop.
B—Attacks and defends the Pawn and
develops the piece, to play the Queen’s
pawn up W'ould block the movement of
the Bishop; to defend with the Queen
would block the Bishop and get it into
trouble very soon.
C—Develops the Bishop to a point of
great mobility and attack.
D—Liberates the Bishop and the
Queen.
E—Puts the Knight into play and is
better than to Rook 3, where it would
only command 4 squares, instead of 8
where it is, count them.
F—Declares war on Black; if Black
accepts the challenge, then White re
takes with K B Pawn, making a strong
center and a future open (Bishop) file
for her Rook when Castled. See it?
G —Two zeros for Castling on the
King’s side and three zeros for the
Queen’s side; the King moves TWO
squares in each Instance, and the Rook
moves two squares in the King’s side,
and three squares on the Queen’s side
depending on which side you Castle.
Now, each side is developed. White
is to make a move and Black will try
to bring the Bishop into play as soon as
possible, and get the Rooks into play.
You can only see the various ways in
which tiiis is done by playing over Mas
ter games, and see why such moves were
made, and why not others.
Tiiis particular opening has no imme
diate "objective” and is only played by
those learning. But you MUST get your
pieces into play. An instance of where
this proved fatal to a player, who should
have brought out his Queen's Knight at
the proper time instead of prematurely
attacking is seen In the following game:
White. Black.
1- P-K4
2- Kt-QB 3
3- B-B4
4- O Kt-KB 3
5- P-Q3 (A)
6- Kt-5 I’-KR 3 (B)
7- P-K Kt (C)
8- Kt 3 P-K R 4 (D)
9- P P-K R 5 (E)
10- P P-x B (F)
11- Q B-K Kt 5 (G)
12- Kt-Q5 (H)
13- Kt-KB 6 check (I)
14- B-x P (J)
15- P-xP check (K)
16- B P-KR 8 ch’kmate (L)
(x-means that one piece takes an
other.)
A—Should have defended with his
knight; this cost him the game.
B—White has declared his Intention, in
Castling on the Queen’s side, and Black
pushes him. White attacks prematurely
and black pushes him back.
C—White goes back, but is still after
the pinning of the Knight. Black keeps
after him.
D—Black sees something and lets the
Knight’s pawn go, which White gobbles
up.
E —Closing the net.
F—-White forks the Rook and Queen
thinking that he will get the better of
the exchange, which he does, but over
looks the consequences.
G —White takes the bigger piece, but
it would have come to the same thing.
Play it and find out for yourself. Black
attacks White’s Queen, which of course
he does not want to give up. He cannot
interpose the KB pawn, as it Is pinned
by the Black Bishop on B 4; it doesn’t
matter where White moves his Queen,
he can't help the situation now—it is
past help.
H—Black intends to check at King 7
forcing the White King to the Rook's
square, where the Black Rook could take
the Pawn on Rook 7 Checkmate (under
the protection of the Pawn), at the cost
of giving un his Queen: so White now
plays the Knight to QB3 to stop this:
but it is too late.
I —Black plays tho Knight with great
skill and forces White into practically
the same condition, 1. e.: if he goes to
Rook's square ho is mated as before; so
he takes the Knight and thinks his trou
ble is over.
J —But Black takes the Pawn.
K—Should White now play, Rook's
pawn takes Pawn, Black would Mate by
Rook to Rook 2 Checkmate, under' the
protection of the Bishop, so he moves
the Rook to make an escape for his King,
anywhere—but the Pawn Checks, and—
L —Pawn takes a Queen, Checkmating
as the King cannot come out to K 2 due
to the Bishop.
It is really a beauty. Play it over
and let it teach you to get ALL your
pieces into play as soon as possible. One
mistake against a good player will cost
you the game.
Next week we will play the greatest
opening on the board, the “Ruy Lopez,"
named after a Spaniard who developed
it. Believe me. It has an objective, and
is played in all tournaments.
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