New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Camp Names 6
OfNote toPush
Navy Athletes
Roy Thomas, Wentworth
DR.. Longwell, Jacklitsch
and Others Get Posts

NEW HAVEN, Sept. -Four athletic
directors and two athletic instrnc4or,
to-day were appointed by Walter Camn
director of the athletic division Of -.
Navy Commission on Training Camo
Activities. The appointed men inclua.
former athletic stars and professional
sport champions, who viii be sent ~
stations of the marine service to pro.
vide recreational sport. BY a coine;.
dence, the stations represent the 60.
air, undcrsea and land branches Of tbs
navy.
Roy A. Thomas, formerly Universi.v
Of Pennsylvania baseball player ara
athlete in several branches Of susr,
and later major league Etar, more re-.
Gently college baseball coach, and A.
present director of Philadelphia ath.
letic club, has been appointed organ.
izer of athletics at the submarine ba,.
in New London and has just reported
for duty.
Till the present time the Thousands
OF navy men who are engaged in this
hazardous service have had only such
recreational sport as has been provided
by former athletes who arc now en-.
listed men at the Now London station
The Importance of recroational ACTIVITY
for the men at the submarine base, be-
cause Of the strenuous character Of
their service and the high tension un-
der which they are compelled 10 work
continuously for days, led TO DE-
cision to develop athletics along brosd
lines furnishing relaxation for every
man in the service.
Reginald De Merritt. Wentworth has
been appointed athletic director at the
marine acronautc raining camp 81
Miami. Fla, another branch of the ma
rine service calling for perfect condi-
tioDing or the part o. the enlisted men.
His Record Imposing
Wentworth is concluding q success
full thirty years career in athletic play
ing and coaching. Following his grad
uation from Williams College in 1884,
where he was intercollegiate star in
he coached the University of Texas
loOtOolh CiC'CIi' - iAiNb' III Ae''if 'St Vic
Southwest championship without being
scored upon during the season.
As athletic coach a Trinity School,
New York City, he produced repeatedly
intersch elastic champ mpionship teams, III
cluding eight varsity players at Prince
ton, Cornell, Columbia. Trinity and
New York University, and three foot
ball captains, including those At Trim
ity, New York University and Colum-
ba. He has coached the athletes at
the 18th Regiment, National Guard
New York, lst Brigade, for several
years.
DR.. John B. Longwell. of Philadel-
phia, has been appointed athletic d.
rector at the Cape May navy station
succeeding Harry 7. McGrath, OF Phila.
delphia, who has resigned TO enter
active military service. Dr.. Longwell
is graduate of the University Of
Pennsylvania and was A member Of the
football, baseball, track and basketball
teams while an Undergraduate. He
since has coached college teams in all
four of these branches of sport and
was physical director of the University
at Birmingham, Ala, for three years
Jackiitsch in Brooklyn
Fred Jacklitsch. the former Boston
major league baseball player, has been
appointed director of recreational sport
at the station in Prospect Park, where
the Brooklyn Armed Guard is stationed
Willie Jackson. one of the best known
American pugilists Of the youngei
generation has been appointed BY
Mr. Camp boxing instructor al the Pel
ham Bay Station. Jackson's remarkable
ring career the last two or three years
has brought him into the front rank Of
boxers of the lightweight class, and he
has devoted much of his time snd
energy the last year to entertainments
in which he has taken part for the
benefit of war funds being raised b.
different organizations.
Issy Winters, formerly American
champion wrestler in the 135-pound
class and for eleven wears wrestling
coach at Yale University, has been ap
pointed instructor of wrestling also o.
Pelham Bay. During his career as Yale
coach seven of his eleven teams have
won the intercollegiate title.
Both Jackson and Winters are donat
ing their services to the government in
their life alty--boxing and wrest'
ling instruction-a their war work.
---- ,