Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-08
PARIS PLANS TO STAGE
j. s. BOXING BOUTS
When Cold Drives Americans
From Battle. They'll Show the
French Art of Self-Defence.

New York, Nov 2.-Even though there
may be some curtailment of hostIilties
on the various fronts during the coming
winter. due to incement Weather, there
will be plenty of fighting in Paris. Puglls-
tic bouts between the leading a. r. l. ::
boxers of the various weight divisions. Will
be staged weekly for the benefit OF the
American and Allied soldiers, quartCrcd
or on furlough in the French capitol
The athletic department of the NJ Z.
A., has leased the famous Palals Gle Giacc
for the winter, and every "Wednesday
night will bc Boxing Night until
springtime brings return OF outdoor
sports.
The Palais de Glacc is an ideal place
for ring contests. 1t has n seating capacity
of 1000. with standing room tor several
hundred more K he ring will be up IN
The center of, the ball, So that every seat
will command good view. The building
: in the Champs Elvsees. corner of the
Avenue dAntin, a central location, easily
accessible by the Metro subway
All talent for the boxing programs will
be furnished bv members of the American
ExDeditionary Forces. 1t is planned to
conduct the shows IN the form of a@con-
tinuous tournament, so that IN time the
Paris division championships in the
various classes may be established. To
ward the end of the season, it was hoped
to bring in the champions of other DIS
tricts and hold tournament that will
develope the star boxers in the entire
A f. f.
f. W. Stone of the \. Nj. c y, IS
matchmaker lie was for years prominent
in promoting amateur boxing tor me
Chicago \ 4, and IS relied upon to bring
IL. i. J.. ,Af no
committee is to develop boxing among a
large number Of men rather than to cN-
plot a few professionals. At the same time
men who have had ring experience Will not
he 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 VIII bc used. the idea being 10 In
crease the knowledge Of the game among
soldiers. rather than TO furnish material
for the hospitals
The probability that the powerful
football team of the Georgia School Of
Technology will figure prominently ii
the war fund games Of the present month,
attracts attention anew to some ot its re-
markablc eridiron formations. OF these
none Is more famous than the so-calcd
"Jump SHIFT rs described BY its origlna
tor Coach HeIsmau. II Is n follows
when the shift is put into effect. every
man. except the center Is back Of the
scrimmage line The distance of the
guards. tackles. ends and backheld mon
from the line depends upon 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 pre-
ponderating force when driven against
the enemy line.
In 1910 it occurred to me that nothing
much was gained by asking my tackles
and guards stant..lL boulder to shoulder
with the enemy linesmcu to batter down
hose men. 1t was task almost impos-
slble because, to get Tamnlng power into !
drive. a certain momentum is neccS-
sary And that momeT tum IS gained
only by run.
so ] pulled my guards and tackles |
back to form a first line Of Interference !
The halfbacks and ends formed the second /
line. The moment the ball IS passed, the +.
two lines Of interference move forward !
with all possible speed and when in .
concerted formation it hits a struggling
enemy line. the inevitable happens The
enemy line Is knocked down In cases
where an end run, d fake kick = forward
pass or some trick play is TO be engineered,
the double line Of interference serves as an
effectual mask.
The beauty Of that formation IS that
every conceivable play can be made from
it Georgia Tech makes practically all its
plays from that formation line bucks
end runs, criss-cross passes and forward
passes Just how successful the Jump
Shift" has been when using the aerial
attack is shown By the fact that - per
cent Of all Georgia Techs forward passes
during the past four years have been
completed :