The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06
SPORTS

DEEPING over the edge of this column we see that
Comrade Calverton goes to bat Russian culture.
That's good tip Well put one over on Russian physi-
culture to keep him company In Russia they believe
these two go together.
Two years ago when the British Trade Union Dele
cation gave Russia the they found 240O fac
tory clubs with over million members promoting
sports The trade unions backed these clubs. They
have their teams in soccer wrestling and gym work.
Swedish drill is the big feature. Moscow had $4,000
physical culture circles and estimated the Wora-
ers Clubs had total of 100000 circles They have
grown fast since then
Sports magazines from Russia come occasionally to
the Bug (Wel send copy to any American sports
Bug that's interested Boxing the noble art of nulli
flying noses, unknown there Soccer the big game
Russian teams played in Germany last year
and of the best European teams bow-egged
The other day recent visitor to Russia told us that
baseball teams sprngng up in many towns.
Here's hoping they learn the game well enuf to send
over team with pitcher good enuf to make Babe
Ruth think he's got holes in his bat
In this country the boss backs up sports in the shop
In Russia sports are run by workers and organized
Labor backs them. little of that here will do the
Labor Movement lot of good.
T ERE's something the British Trade Union Deega-
IL ton learned that most Sport Bugs don't know
Russia: "A worker who is suffering from fatigue is
run down in general health, by application to his
Trade Union is sent to of these establishments
rest homes) free of charge. The rest houses have
considerable acreage of ground attached them where
games are organized"
When you get weak in the knees from turning 5out Il
production your machine for a number OF years;
when you feel you got lead in your feet at the end
Of a hard days work-thnk this over! In Russia the
men who work-get rest and sports In this country
he who work-get more work And the more
hey work the more the boss rests and the
he plays golf
A COUPLE of weeks ago we spoke of the way Negro
4 athletes were Jm-Crowed at college. Now Ray
Vaughn of the Colgate team reports he was kept
Of the game against Pittsburgh because Of a protest
made by that team against his presence in the game
He reports also that the manager received letter from
the Navy officials prohibiting his playing against
them. He had played every game on the Colgate
schedule previous to these games.
Further evidence of racepreudice in American col
leges bobbed up in the ChicagO-Penn game Coach
Stage of Chicago sent in Fouche, colored neman.
Here's the result newspaper vicously reports it,
Few persons in the stands knew that Chicago in
colored substitute neman the end of the game
AS it happened Ed Fonde, Of Mobile was paired against
him. Thayer tried to tell the southerner his opponent
Jap. To prevent trouble the Penn coaches called
Miller to relieve Fonde."
The Negro athlete sure gets dirty deal at college,
These huge football stadiums with class around
them" where racepreiudce is rife, misleadingly
called "centers of education"
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There are many Workers Sports Clubs thruout the
country We will be glad to give notice Of their &c
tvities IL you will send the information to the Maya
zine Section for the Sports ea s%
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