Evening star., 1920-03-14
Army and Navy News

and turn south the radio compass
would Immediately show that the
plane was over Mexican territory.
This was distinctly proved on one
occasion where the pilot turned north
to locate an intermediate station near
Campo. The goniometric reading
showed at once that the ships bear
ing was changed. and the pilot was
asked upon his return If he had not
turned north, and answered that ne
had circled north for about fifteen
miles looking for an Identification
panel. Under good interference con-
ditions the goniometric loop received
the plane somewhat over fifty miles
distant. 1t is planned at a later date
to establish two goniometr1c stations
with a base line of several miles IN
order to be able to pinpoint the ship
exactly.
Physical Training Plan Of BenninE.
Plans have been perfected by the
War Department for the establish
ment of central physical training
school at Camp Benning, Ga. in con-
junction with the infantry school at
that camp. Five officers will be de-
Army for instruction in physical
training and athletics. The instruc-
tor personnel will be made up from
the physical training experts now at
the infantry school and those en-
ployed elsewhere by the War Depart. :.
ment The purpose of the physical
training school. it is stated, is to
train instructors and not to make
athletes Physical training as such
is only one feature. Instruction also
is given in the setting-up drill. in
swimming and life-saving and in the
strategy and tactics of highly organ
lied games. with particular attention
to foot ball, base ball and basket
ball. The course called personal
contact drill'' is preliminary to a
course in fand-to-hand fighting. the
first fits men for instruction in the
more effective and more dangerous
contact of the latter. Hand-to- hano
fighting is a course in ten scientihc
"holds" which were evolved by two
specialists from hundreds of holds
submitted by as many athletic train
ers throughout the country. 1t IS q
combination of boxing. wrestling and
jiu-jitsu, taking the swiftest. clean
est and most effective features OF
each form of combat and com bining
them successfully into minimum OF
offensive and defensive tactics. knne
and disarming methods teach soldiers
how to take away his weapon from
the individual enemy in close quar-
ters. Bayonet training is specially
successfully allied to boxing in It's
relation of thrusts to blows. But it is
not alone for training. but for recrea-
ton that these officers are given ath-
letic instruction. Returning to his
station, each officer depotes his at
tention to the fostering of athletic
activity. He organizes athletic teams
Of all kinds. following the seasons
of the year: he promotes base ball.
foot bali and basket ball leagues,
which create a spirit of friendly RI
valry and are a stimuli to the hu-
man enjoyment Of the Army commu-
nifty of which he is a member. He
puts on boxing and wrestling shows
for the entertainment of the enlisted
personnel of his post. and he develops
mass athletics, in which every soldier
takes a part. It is stated that the
War Department does not endeaFor
to create star athletes, but by its
athletic program aims simply ito
make every soldier fit for the physi-
cal ardors of his service. to promote
a clean. decent respect for himself in
every man and to provide opportunity
and encouragement for the Sanest and
healthest form of recreation-at
les. The recreational value of ath-
letics is undeniably high and of ut
most profit to every soldier. 1t gives
him that sense of teamwork and of
fair play which the American Army
demonstrated in the war, and by vir-
tue of which our Army won the re-
spect of all Europe"