The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-04
PARIS. WILL Be
SCENE OF MANY
BOXING BOUTS
Fighting on Front May Let
Up But Not in French
Capitol.


New York, Nov. EVEN though
there may be some curtaiIment of
hostilities on the various fronts dur
ing the coming winter, due to incIe-
ment weather, there will be plenty of
hghtng in Paris Pugilistic bouts be-
tween the leading A. E. F. boxers of
the various weight divisions will be
staged weekly for the benefit of the
American and Allied soldiers, quarter
ed or on furlough in the French cap
itol. The athletic department of the
Y. M. c. A. has leased the famous
Palais de Glace for the winter and
every Wednesday night will be Box
ing Night" until springtime brings
return of outdoor sports.
The Palaise de Glaze is an ideal
place for ring contests. 1t has a
seating capacity of 1000 with standing
room for several hundred more. The
ring will be up in the center of the
hall so that every seat will command
a good view.
All talent for the boxing programs
will be furnished by members of the
American Expeditionary Force. 1t is
planned to conduct the shows in the
form of a continuous tournament so
that in time the Paris division cham
pionships in the various classes may
be established. Toward the end of
| the season it was hoped to bring in
the champions of other districts and
hold tournament that will develop
the star boxers in the entire A. E. F.
F. w. Stone of the Y. NJ c. A. is
| matchmaker He was for years prom
inent in promoting amateur boxing
for the Chicago A. A. and is relied
upon to bring together the right men.
| The aim Of the committee is to de-
velop boxing among a large number
of men rather than to exploit a few
| professionals. At the same time,
men who have had ring experience
will not be barred. Eight bouts each
| Wednesday night is the limit, with
| four rounds as the usual distance, but
| in some cases with windups over
! longer routes. Eight ounce gloves will
! be used, the idea being to increase the
knowledge Of the game among sol
| diers, rather than to furnish material
| for the hospitals.
The probability that the powerful
football team of the Georgia School
| of Technology will figure prominently
! in the war fund games of the present
month attracts attention anew to
some of its remarkable gridiron for
nations Of these none is more IA
nous than the so-called Jump Shift
as described by it's originator, Coach
Heisman. It is as follows:
CIVILIAN {ha &c ioto ~
every man except the center is back
Of the scrimmage line. The distance
OF the guards, tackles, ends and back.
field men from the line depends upor
what kind of play is to be attempted
The whole idea of pulling ten men Of
the team back of the line is to give
| concerted action and a preponderat.
ing force when driven against the
| enemy line.
"In 1910 it occurred to me tina
nothing much was gained by askins
my tackles and guards, standing
shoulder to shoulder with the enemy
lfnesmen, to batter down those men
It was a task almost impossible be
cause. to get ramming power into {
drive, a certain momentum is neces
sary.
so pulled my guards and tackle
back to form first line of interior
ence. The ha1fbacks and ends form
the second line. The moment tn
ball is passed, the two lines of inter
ference move forward with all posi-
BILE speed and when, in a concerted
formation, it hits struggling enem
line the inevitable happens TIL
, enemy line is knocked down. In case
where an end run, fake kick, for
ward pass or some trick play is to b
, engineered, the double line of inter
t ference serves as an effectual mask.
1.-THE beauty of that formation
: that every conceivable play can b
, made from it, Georgia Tech make
} practically all its plays from that for
mation-line bucks, end runs, eriss
r cross passes and forward passes. Jus
1 how successful the Jump Shift ha
7 been when using the aerial attack
2 shown by the fact that rs per cent c
3 all Georgia Techs forward passes dur
t ing the past four years have bee
= completed"