Arizona republican., 1917-05-15
VAR HAS NOT HALTED 5P0RT
 OF EUROPEANS
TaepublIoan A. p. Leased wIre1


 NEW YORK. May 14.-Although tho i war has eliminated the major portion ol dthletlc competition throughout the european countries, sport has not been ! entirely abandoned and there is pIentv oi evidence to support the belief that there will be a general revival of ath- letlcs following the declaration Inf peace. Many close observers of inc physical condition of the trooDs have stated as their opinion that the train Ing necessary to fit the young man for l the modern battlefield has produced a ! new type of European manhood which VIII lnstinctively turn to sport with ex- 1 laid aside.
 It IS matter of record that many lormS o1 athletic competition are con stantly being indulged in on all fronts. Just back of the firing lines. and these games are particularly encouraged bv ppth the French and English army au- thorltles. Football baseball, golf cricket, wrestling. boxing and foot rac- ing are all participated in by the SOL clefs of duty and it is said that some remarkable performances are wit messed from time to time when the handlcaps, under which the games are played are taken into consideration.
 Tn the Scandinavian countries steady progress in the development of atm letlc standards is reported, notwith- standing the fact that. these nations are Tar more affected by the great con- fllct than neutrals at a greater dis tance. An example of the upbuilding and broadening of sport throughout this section of Europe is found in the recent Scandinavian Athletic Congress held at Stockholm
 Ihls congress was formed at the suggestion of the Swedish A. A. U. and was attended by representatives rom the athletic organizations of Norway, Denmark and Sweden. At this conference it was agreed that the new body should have full charge of all arrangements looking toward ath letlc meets between these three nations or with teams from other countries which may later desire to compete against an All Scandinavian combina- tion.
 committee was appointed to pre- pare new code of eligibility and com petition regulations that will be uni form throughout Scandinavia. It was informally announced that this step was deemed advisable in view of the athletic challenges which this associ- ation is prepared to issue following the close of the war
 Competent judges of pugilism. who have witnessed the various bouts of re- cent months, in which Fred Fulton, Jim Coffey. Carl Morris and Frank Moran have participated. appear to be unit in the opinion that Champion Willard's title is not in danger None of the quartet has shown boxing skill equal to that possessed by the cham pion. With the possible exception of Morris, Willarl is easily superior in strength. and has demon- strated ability to stand punishment with less discomfort and confusion of purpose, than any of the four leading for a chance at the heavy weight honOrs.
 A number of the larger Eastern col leges have awakened to the fact that they acted too hastily in declaring off all intercollegiate athletics, following the declaration that a state of war eX- isted. Intermural competition has been found to be a failure as a suh- stitute and individual entries or hastily rearranSed schedules are being advo- catpd to rectifV the situation created