The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14
Soldiers Will
Have Athletic
Program Soon
-ampcrt Of Chicago Athletic
Association Making Plans
for Supcr-AthletiC Meet,

CHICAGO. march H. A super-Ath-
lcuc program under government control
and direction making II certain that
r,ory American be- glycn tho .opporiu..
nifty tn guln sound ana wen dfulsh
body iu mo manner best liked by each
individual. has been evolved by nelsoh
n Iampert president ~ the chicago
Athletic association, and turned over 10
the Washington administration. Ihe plhn
virtually calls for q secretary ol h,h',,,l.s
I'm tho national cabinet nni for ~ loAfs
~ much recognition 90 the dryelopmef
N American physique ~ II now EyTe
hy tho secretary NJ agriculture 20 ths
Improvement of livestock
II IN called 10 the attention ~ tho
government that at present only q very
small percentage " tho American pcoWs
have nm opportunity to get athletic train
Ing during tho ages when this training
can he most valuable our schools mhhs
n possible nnd necessary that the child
from eight 10 II be- given rudmentAtH
education Iiut from the hge Ot II 10 II
when physical training In most valunhlss
10 tho youth. less than percent OF tho
population ~ the country get the hys-
trmatiC development Of physlque which
is the ideal method Of lettering the
race.
In advocacy of tho INmpsrt plan II
II pointed out that our athletes, ana
especially our college athletes have
hcHn the best material from which TO
raise our armies A systematic athletic
training provides n youth with sound
/ body and the ability 20 learn quickly
! whatever his military teachers desire 10
lmpnrt A nation Of athletes Is always
! prepared
baseball the national sport. is Eiven
| first attention In the lAmpert plan.
! This snort r. more widely dffuSed than
| nny other and iN " particular value In
| the development of soldier material
As IN tho raising ~ the national army,
the election machinery Of the country
! could he used for tho time being In ths
formation of schedules for every precinct
In the country and for the classification
| ~ tho youth according 10 age or ability.
| Each game PLAYED could he credited 10
| the youth In HIS term Of national Hery-
ice No one would he 80 poor thAt hs
could not take part In the training H
where all must give their share of serv-
Ice there In no hardship visited upon
anyone. The highest interest In tho
games would he maintained by the race
for the national chrmplonship M tho
winning team NJ each precinct league
\ moved mp In the semi-fnnlS until .he
last games between tho surviving teams
Of all the country were played. Three
ClRFsifications, lunlor, intermediate ana
senior would take care OF the disparity
in ages
II would he the duty NJ the officials
In charge Of each congressional dis
trict TO see that each precinct had It's
sports field and athletic paranhernalia
and instruction provided Just ns II II now
the duty Of the various school boards TO
provide schools. teachers and books for
the children free Of charge. As baseball
would he handled 40 could all the other
widely difuscd sports be taken In hand
and made to play their part In the sys-
tcmatic development Of tho natior-s
youth
II Nelson N IRmpert. father Of tho
, plan. is vice president of the Fort Dear :
horn National hank and one of the most
/ prominent bankers In the middle west.
He has been active for years In sports
and as member Of the Lincoln Park
board of Chicago has been leading n
strong fight for athletics for the masses.
Under hls leadership the Chicago Ath-
letic association has begun n campaign
for the quantity production Of athletes.