The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-25
Boxing In the Army Converts Legislators to the Spon
Boost byArmy
Helps Boxing
Back toFauor
Sport ThrIyeS at All Camps,
New Bills 10 Restore
Game,

Judging by present indications the game
| NJ boxing ls ON the upllft aud the coming
| months bid fair 10 make big history In
/ tho sport Just what the cause fOr tho
feiuNenltlOu stuff at this time may be- ~
not hhfd 90 guess win boxing the most
prominent lins Of athletics st army train
lg camps and the soldier boys becoming
adept AZ the art Of mltt swinging, tho In.
| nueuce could hardly do other than re-
duund In favor " the game
Thsfs IL no doubt that the important
nHu bOnnG is playing IN the training
of Uncle Sans soldiers will 30 long
wHyH toward qufnchng the fire ~ oupu.
Gillun which for years haH Prevented the
bows who 30 into the sport professional
ifuin exhibiting their pfuWttH uF freely
.r desired Many u tho conscientious
ohicotOrs 10 pugillsm are given full credit
fur being sincere In their opposition. but
tt tho same time n never has been be-
llDyod that their efforts were due 20 any
fNlng Other than lack Of information on
tho subject.
Try II and See.
Put boxing glove on one Of the fel
lows who 10 opposed 10 the sport aud he
Will soon change from a foe 0f the spout
20 a friend" In not new SAYING, and
according 10 several boxing instructors
M army camps, II II true.
A. Fort Sheridan. Ill.,. whsre the FW
tlrth Infantry is stationed, professional
boxing shows are held, although there lr
no law In tho state Of Illinois lcgullzlhg
lho sport u is az army post pure ana
simple and II would he hard 10 find any
spot In which the boys go In Tor boxing
with more enthusiasm Those boys box
make no mistake about II. on every
card there are at least two bouts between
soldiers While they don't know the finer
points OF the game as do the profession
ais they surely make No for n with zeal
Soldiers PatronlIe Pro Shows
Colonel Burkhafdt In command Of The
Fortieth. IA n strong exponent of the
glove sport ue likes II 10 we'll he takes
squad OF ''his boys" 20 Milwaukee 90
ser a show with professional talent a.
the entertainers.
have A." said Colonel BurKhnrdt 10 tho
writer. There are boys who naturally
are uf timd nature, and boxing Ia the
thing 20 remove that timidity and give
ilrrfh the fighting spirit that N needed In
The war game
To see couple of those soldier boys
In action In the ring wouldn't Indicate
they were tinid Far from it But some
Of them had to put the mltts on once be-
fore they got over being backward about
going forward.
Here's an Army Story.
There's story about a couple Of boys
ut a certain army camp, which indicates
how they feel about boxing n happened
these soldiers had bfen nursing a grudGc
against each other for some time They
kept II under cover pretty well, hut n
always was smOderlng and ready 10
break out. N did one morning, Just be
toro mess. rlsin language was used bl
each In telling what he thought Of tho
other.
Al this point th.lr lieutenant took
hand
what would you fellows rather do, have
mess or fight II out7'' he asked.
wed rather fight" was the reply
Of both
Another soldier quickly was sent to the
the gymnasium to get tho gloves. and
the chaps with the grudge quickly settled
H. They knocked over chairs and tables
and pOmmeled each other merrllly. And
after II was over the winner shook hands
with the loser and they have been good
friends ever since And after the scrap
neither said word about breakfast.
At Camp Custer, Battle Crack, Mich,
where Charley White 10 boxing Instructor,
every man In the camp is being taught
how to use his fists. o., yes, and. accord
INK TO the latest info, white has started
a boxing class for the nurses, ss well
Looks a. II there wouldn't be anybody In
Michigan who won't know how TO box
pretty soon.
As for the other angle law permit
ting elRht-round bouts In New Jersey
has been passed and a measure assuring
professional sport in Kentucky is riding
through with good prospects, In New
York n measure TO take the place Of the
old Frawley law is being reviewed b,
the law makers.
Things looking up a bit