The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-05
Bright Spots in the Sport Arena

don't see why ne can't cop the NorS
Series title TO boot, sad Stanley cove
leskie at Cuiontown Yesterday during
tanning pee with friends
New York is the only club We need
to fear in our owl league. the way
look at *. though Miller HuSginS anu
Babe Ruth seem 10 get stronger on
paper every day. In the post-season
clash with the National. all l hope Is
that we draw Brooklyn again. robin
soa's team may be good. but it's almost:
a set-up for US. The Giants, yes, and
the Pirates. would give US lot mora
trouble" continued the big Indian
twirling ace.
zone thing that should help Us in the
fact taat they are going 70 let me stick
10 the spit bail. don't mind saying
that wouldn't feel sure OF lasting out
the year without my splitter, ror I have
practically made L my stock in trade
Wneu I am going good l can fool a
lot OF batters with my moist ones who
would knock the bail out Of the lot X
had 10 give Il Up.
with Bagby and Malls we will have
some real pitchers and look Tor Slim
Caldwell 10 have I good year And
then we nave Iris Speaker. He's the
team. after all. He's not only the
greatest individual player In uniform.
but the best leader. We fellows played
our hearts ogt last summer FOR Spoke
and he deserved everything We Rad 10
give. One lad wo all will miss is poor
Ray Chapman. He was 4 good buddy
Coveleskic thinks wcI- o. PIttsburgs
chances In the parent circuit. Il don't
know much about the banance OF The
National League" he said. but from
what near around the loop the Pirates
just need about two men 10 have pen
nant winner
Adttchsns are Busy
Tho Mitchell Brothers-Ritchie. Pin
Key and will,e-wIl entertain on the
training ship. Granite state. starting to-
day. Brother Richie boxes Boxes Benny ,
Leonard on tho 18th: Brother Pinksy
boxes Willie Jackson week before
Brother Willie collects. Brother willie
will pour o. the first afternoon recep'
ton.
The Mitchell Brothers, who box. have
not been seen in the East yet. but out
in Milwaukee, and in fact all through
the Middle West. they are very highly
esteemed. In fact since they reduced
the stun that made Milwaukee famous
To a half o. one per cent. and thereby
made Milwaukee nat. the Mitchell! Bro
theirs have been the only source OF pride
for that stricken and Respondent city.
for the lightweight championship. and
was doing very nicely until he met Ben
ny Leonard for the first time and was
tapped on the chin He won 4 decision
or two over Joe Wcillhg and tackled
quite q few OF che leading "contenders"
This bout at the Garden will be by
way OF a return match. and they do say
that Richie is very optimistic about
his chances Of grabbing of the light
- ,,I -
ways optimistic until Leonard lands on
their ch!ns.
France In the Future
France, having produced Carpenter.
the heavyweight contender. and having
made Johnny Coulon's physical prowe&s
an !nterna tIonal subject. is str!d!n9 rap
idly toward the day when she can put
winning Olympic teams into the field.
according TO Miss Agnes Doran. who
has just returned from France. Miss
Doran was sent TO France last spring
By the American Committee for Devns-
lated France. the French government
placing her in charge as directrice OF
all physical training OF school child
rem OF the cantons OF Blerancours. An
Ivy. scissors. Coucy and Eic-sur--Aisne.
There were s!Nty-seven schools ami p
305 children - her territory.
THE French peasants are stocky. bu.
Miss Doran. They DID not nave public
athletics az we know q. but now they
ere Wild abou: IL. A small number de-
veloped AS strong men for professional
show purposes, but the mass Of people.
II muscular At all. merely were
through hard work In lifting burdens.
The French government established
since the war what we have tried TO get
training. BuE they did not nave enough
physical instructors, and when the Am
ertcaa Committee Tor devastated France
offered 20 take thu work for the ruined
AZ n NJ I'm n q
up the generation the government
thankfully Put us IN complete charge
there"
women IN the University OF Texas be-
fore erl.sting. a. tho request OF Miss
Anne Morgan, 20 organize the worS
overseas.
Miss Doran went 70 France IN Tune.
trained q staff OF directors and intro
duced n course in physical instruction
which tho government made Official.
Following the method OF ali american
committee work the instructors derel-
oped teachers among tho French. who,
in turn, trained other directors. thus er-
panding the work by constantly multi
The course is designed 10 appeal 10
the interest OF the pupils who exercise
while at play without realizing they. are
being put through developing exercises.
The little children play singing games
which develop their muscles and lungs.
the older children are coached in mass
play. They have advanced 10 point
where tho youngsters voluntarily go
through their exercises as play. with no
directors at hand.
"One OF the most gratifying expert
ences I had" said Miss DoranA was 10
see from n passing motor one OF our lit
tie captains putting the other children
through our games. unconscious Of tho
fact that he was observed. You see. We
divide each school into two competing
sides and choose captains from tho
groups. This developed composition and
fair play.
when the American committee took
charge, these children we're running
wild They had been for four years
under German dom !nat!on. and since the
war the older people were 10 busy re-
claiming the fields and rebuilding tho
villages 70 care for them. We had to
take them from the beginning, with the
simplest games. Last summer they held
an Inter-villsEe Olympic, and next year
they are going 10 hold bigger meet be-
tween tho best teams chosen from the
cantonH. Watch France in future ath-