South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-20
SPORTS FLOURISH
At GREAT LAKES
tackles Indulge in Everything
But GOIf-AthIetiC Stars
and Coaches Enlisted.

\ the country are being developed Al
| the United States naval training sta
( ton here. In fact, under the sched-
\ ule laid down by Capt. w. A. Mof-
I felt. commandment. from the time the
Y young American slips into his blue
4 jacket. athletics form a big part Of
/ his daily life. breaking up the rou-
I tine of drill and serving TO build up
! his muscle and morals.
Eighty-twO hundred men from
I Missouri. Kansas. Illinois. Iowa. Ne
4 braska. North Dakota, South Da-
/ kota. Ohio. Indiana. Kentucky. Min
I nesota Wisconsin, Michigan and
parts OF other states are in training
here and from the moment he enters
| the station a young man is encour-
| aged 10 participate in athletic con-
/ tests. 1t is argued that the skill and
strength Obtained In this way will
/ stand in good stead in fighting the
/ nations battles.
Kaufman in Charge.
John h. Kaufman. passed assistant
surgeon. although engaged at the
head OF a hospital corps Of $50 men,
/ is in charge of all athletics. His
athletic STAFF, composed of Ensigns
/ w. b. Edwards and w. H. Stillwell
/ has been aided by voluntary services
Of many civilians. who occupy high
rank in the outside athletic world.
Among these is Jimmy Sheck-
ard. star outfielder of the old Chi
| cago National baseball club, and now
assistant manager and scout With
many college. semi professional and
amateur players in the ranks at the
station. he is whipping an enviable
| baseball team into shape At pres
ent there are several leagues in the
various camps of the station. and il
| is expected that the championship
nine will represent the sailors
against outside clubs
Martin A. Delaney, physical di-
rector of the Chicago Athletic asso-
citation. also has volunteered his ser
vices Delaney, who was second in
command Of the American Olympic
team at Stockholm, devoted much
/ OF his time TO the first big outdoor
| track meet Of the season, in which
more than 1000 bluejackets par
| ticipated Coach f. ]. Mather of
Lake Forest college also is assisting
with track athletics. After Lake
Forest college abandoned athletics
at the beginning of the war. several
of his men enlisted, among them
Capt. j. Hellberg OF the track team.
who is serving as a second class yeo-
man.
Coach Harry Habelhurst Of the
Hamilton club of Chicago, has en-
listed in the United States naval re-
serve force as a chief yeoman and
now is engaged in teaching recruits
TO swim. William Bachrach of the
Illinois Athletic club. also has volun-
teered his services as swimming
coach and il has been announced
that as soon as the waters OF lake
Michigan are warm enough, every
man in the station will be required
| to demonstrate his ability 10 swim.
Boxing is Popular.
Boxing is one of the most popular
sports at the station. Chief Turret
capt. Jack Kennedy is in charge of
this branch of athletics. Bouts are
held regularly in a ing pitched in a
natural amphitheate~ in ravine on
he reservation and thousands of
persons attend them.
Almost every form OF athletic
competition finds its advocates here.
Some of those who have claimed
particular attention recently are c.
C. (PaD Smith. captain-elect of the
university of Michigan football
eleven. who came here with the
Michigan naval militia. Another
Michigan football hero i'm training
here is Raymond. halfback for two
years There are numbers of men
who have engaged in professional
wrestling matches. among them Ben
Reuben. a ChicagOan, who claims the
middleweight championship. Reuben
enlisted as second class ma
! chinist's mate. is acting as instructor
/ OF wrestling. One Of his leading
pupils Is Wicker formerly OF the
university Of Indiana.
Almost the only sport for which
/ there is no place at the station is
| golf and r. B. Lackman Of Kansas
! CITY. who came with the Missouri
naval militia. and was one of the
/ best golfers of his state. said he
/ hopes they find "a place for at least
| a putting block.
Although the men engage in al
/ most all Of the branches of athletics
baseball and boxing are easily the
favorites Almos. any Of the day
light hours will see those men not
! on duty engaged in batting practice,
/ PLAYING catch. or with regular
game i'm progress, while of 20 one
/ side may be several men sparring-
! And the effects are seen in the gen
! eral improvement in the health of
/ the men. Roy Norton. who enlisted
/ i'm Kansas City and claims Duluth as
his home. expressed this when he
/ said
i've gained 10 pounds since /
came here. and my muscles are
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