Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-10
hit EN- HARD" IS TIP
OF BOXER TO ROOKIE
English Tutor Gives Meade
Men Scrappy Talk on
Fighting
WORK FOR THE ATHLETE
Mimic Battle Staged in Which De-
tenders of Hut Are
Victorious

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Patrick O'Donoyan tho fighting Iri,h-
man of tho British army who bo.
tackled the lob of making a hover out
of every man at Little penn
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Why boxing has been introduced as a
feature of the training program was
outlined by Captain O'Donovan today
when he delivered II short talk to his
boxing class. This class consists of
seventy-iive junior officers. and when
they have qualified as mitt artists. they
Will return to their respective units and
impart their knowledge OF the manly
art to the plain privates.
In sharp. crisp and forceful lam
guage the Irishman told this bunch Of
ambitious men that the success of the
American army depended unon tho
physical fitness of the individual
"The plans of generals. tho efficiency
of eouipment and tho genius Of military
strategists will fail" said tho sneaker
,"unless' the men who are picked to exe.
cute the work are M for their tasks
You owe your strength souI and wind
TO your Goverpment your snul ana
,t,nd can he deye,oned only who, vour
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keen in shane nbveicaiiv ,baro &c
nothing SO practical and efficient as box.
ing. 1t develops your muscles. quickens
the eye. and tunes up your brains.
England recognizes that the real de.
pendable man is the athlete. for the
athlete has physical power and coura ge
He has decision, too, and in tight pinch
when the Hun must be hit ard hit hard
it is the athlete who Is drafted fo-
the work. That tells the story, so 81
to 1t and learn to hit, but learn to hit
hard"
| Mimic battles are now the order OF
the day at Camp Meade and they are
| as realistic IL is pOcSible n mn Il.
| hem without EMPLOYING genuine bullets
Yesterday a battalion of tho 313tt
/ Infantry opened the war game nv stag
| ing a miniature battle near tho Hos,es,
| House. One COMPANY Of 200 men nIavef
| the role of the attacking force ana
| starting near division beadm,rtor.
moved SLOWLY over the snou,'on,.arad
marshIond that senarates ,ba can,n ,rh,
| defepders oou,nnad ,,itb thoIr ia.
,oo,s nm n noe,tion n.or ,ha tIa,.on,
House and to defend that structur,
which was the objective Of the imagin
| ary Huns moved toward the attackins
force.
GOOD CAMOUFLAGE
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no ue ue'eo'eo "he" lying on the
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me oelenuers were given spiendit
@unport ny .ne au'ahce detachment
Wn'cn cainounaged itS position behind
Ec,oopY CROWN OF aio"rs Ana thi'
de'acnmeht cut the attackers to pieces
as 'hey advanced u was cIean-cu
victory TOR the defenders. and the STAR
ana stripes sun hoat over the Hostess