The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
SPORTING CARNIVAL DURING THE WAR
 WORK CAMP PA|GN
Leading Athletes of COun- try to Participate in Con- tests Next Month to
 Help Swell War Fund

1 Reyeille has sounded for all the ath- 1 letes in the country, calling them to bestir themselves and prepare for gen. eral mobilization to back up the boys who are driving the Huns to Berlin. A nationwide carnival of sporting events is planned for the week of November
 anything of the kind ever before att tempted in the annals of amateur and
 professional competition.
 Under the banner of the United war
 work campaign the great rerival of sport will help to collect a fund of S170500,000
 for the Y. M. c. A., National Catholic
 council, Knights of Columbus, Jewish
 Welfare board. Y. w. c. A.. American
 Library association, Salvation Army and
 the war camp community service.
 By request of President Wilson the
 big war service organizations have band-
 ed together in a drive for money to
 finance their morale building activities
 in the army and navy. Sport has played
 q tremendous part in moulding Persh-
 ings army into an efficient fighting
 machine, and a portion of the money
 obtained in the coming campaign is to
 be expended in athletic goods In the
 period of demobilization when tre-
 mendous amount of educational work
 must be done among the soldiers, ath-
 letic diversion will be an important fac
 tor in keeping Americas S victorious
 fighters keyed up physically and men
 tally.
 The week S tournament will be under the direction of committees of promi- nent sportsmen, who expect to import foreign talent to assist the home bat talions of athletes. Some of the Belgians who stopped the Huns at Liege have
 been invited by the Belgian embassy to come over to play soccer football against our best players. There will be football games between the leading serv- ice eeyens of the country. An Army Navy game is also talked about. As soon as the Washington authorities act foot ball fans will receive the news as to whether or not two fighting elevens of l the land and sea can be gotten to- gether
 One of the projects under considera- ! tion is gigantic boxing show in Madi- son Square Garden, New York. James w. Coffroth, the famous California pro- noter, is in New York to take charge 1 of the affair. If any man can bring Jess Willard to his senses it is Sunny Jim" Coffroth will be in Chicago in 6 day or two 10 induce the heavyweight champion t. box six rounds or more with Jack Dempsey, the foremost contender for the highest honors in pugilism. Golf roth will stage tournaments in all tn principal cities.
 The schedule of bouts tentatively ar. ranged are; Jess Willard vs Jack Demp sey; Benny Leonard vs. Johnny Dun dee; Johnny kilbane vs. Willie Jackson Some of the bigger football games il
 the east will be played at the Pol' grounds. Tn the middle west A. A. Stagg, coach ot University of Chicago has been asked to arrange few days i during the campaign week.
 | There will also be competitions in golf. I billiards amateur athletics and soccer. Willie Hoppe has already consented to 1 play a series of match games for the ! fund Although it Is now known who | will meet him, those behind the drive
 are endeavoring to obtain Welker Coch-
 ran, Hopes most formidable contender. l All of the leading golf players of the country also will engage in special matches.
 ] Brig. Gen R l. Rees of the general staff has signified the unqualifi ap- probation of the administration for the ! football plans which have been submit ! ment will aid and assist in carrying 1 forward the programme, especially in the
 matter of putting forward the teams for | the football and soccer matches. 1 The committee in direct supervision Of 1 the most gigantic sporting undertaking ] that has ever been known in all the world, either in times of peace or war, | includes the most representative men of | the nation The list is composed of l Herbert L. Pratt, chairman; Julian w.. l Curtiss treasurer; William Roper, Prince 1 ton secretary: Walter Camp, commits sion on training camp activities. navy | depa artment; pr. Joseph F.. Raycroft, com | mission on training camp activities army l departmen4; Ernest Stauffen, Jr war ] camp community service: William J.. 1 Mulligan. Knights of Columbus; Morti- 1 mer L. Schiff. Jewish welfare board : George T. Brokaw, Salvation Army Dr.. | George J. Fisher, Y. M. c. A.; Justice Barrow S. Weeks. Amateur Athletic un- 1 ion; Bruce Barton, united war work 1 campaign, and John B. Foster.
 l The committee which will have charge | of football embraces the names of many | men well known in collegiate football. 1 W. S. Langford, formerly of Trinity and 1 a well known referee is chairman. The l others who will serve with him are Big | Bill" Edwards, of Princeton; Parke Il ! Davis. Princeton; s. Brinkerhoff Thorne, 1 Yale. Arthur Cummock, Harvard; John I Gates. Yale; William F. Garcelon, liar | ward; William H. Lambeth. Virginia l ITniversity; J. w. Hesman, Georgia 1 Tech. and A. A. Stagg, Chicago uni | versity.