Evening star., 1918-01-17
HlSTRUcT|NG army
IN ART OF BOXING
How Mcfarland, White and
Goodman Teach Self-De-
tense at'Camps.

CHICAGO. January 1s.-Packey Nc
Farland, Charlie White and Danny
Goodman, all Chicago fighters, are
busiiy engaged in instructing the new
Army in the art Of boxing. OF these
three men. Danny Goodman is reg
ular soldier, having enlisted with the
list Regiment and having seen service
during the trouble with Mexico on the
border Danny was transferred to
Camp Grant to act as instructor.
Charlie White started his work at
Rockford, but later was transferred to
Camp Custer, at Battle Creek. Packey
Mcfarland has been doing his stunt at
Waco. Tex.
1t has been a matter of considerable
curiosity among civilians as to just
how these men went about their work
to $4,000. Mcfarland explained his
method. He instructed commissioned
officers first. and they. in turn, with his
assistance, instructed other officers.
non-coms, so that a staff was organized
to teach the privates. Thus the work
was systematized so that every soldier
received instruction.
Lessons Are Short.
Each man, according to Mcfarland,
receives half hours work a day. and
they are rapidly becoming proficient in
their work.
Charlie White uses little different
method. To his surprise, he discov-
cred that boxing is such a strenuous
sport that a man not trained to 1T could
not go more than a round at fighting
pace. He started on a system to de-
yelop speed and endurance at the same
time. and says he has attained fine
results.
His first endeavor was to discover
men with some boxing skill or expert
ence to assist in conveying instructions.
He counted himself lucky if he could
discover four such men to a company
OF boxing stock. Some companies pro-
vided more than four. some less, but
an average was reached.
How White Works.
Each of these company instructors,
four to company, in turn discovers
four more second assistants and con-
vey their lessons. so on until whole
company has been put through the pre-
lfmfnary movements of boxing. When
they become proficient in the rndi-
mentary positions and a few simple
blows, the men are matched against
each other as fast as it can be ar
ranged, as Charlie maintains that by
personal experience and by personal
experience alone can a man ever learn
anything real about boxing.
They pick up the fine points of the
game very quickly once they get a
start on the rudiments. They box only
one-minute rounds at the start.
1t IS necessary first of all to assert
and classify the men according to their
weight and size in order to have men
matched evenly From day to day as
their course of study progresses they
are taught new blows, new defensive
tactics, footwork and the like They are
also given ten-minute training instruc-
tons to do In barracks. This consists of
two-minute rounds of rope skippinr
with minutes rest between
AFTER THIS they are told to pair and
pull and haul each other around for
minute rounds, giving an experience in
tne wrestling and holding tactics that
are always part of ring contests
Then come three one e-rninute rounds
OF boxing with a minute rest between
rounds
White finds that this regime brings
!ne men along at top speed. After few
gayS they get the idea of preserving
tneir energy and using it to the best afi.J
vantage. This is one of the most useful
points In boxers training, The boxinp
~ TOP speed Tor one-minute rounds gives
Ine men an endurance that hiking and
1EuHne does not provide. as it brings
INTO play different lot of muscles.
Inc camp Custer boxers now are so
1ar advanced in their boxing tourna
mems enat White is planning tourna-
iariy Camp Grant pa eieu-
Goodman WorIre i, 4