The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-03
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Comments by the Labor
Athletes.
Militarism and Sports.

One Of the means through which
sport is being used to further mill
tarization of the youth is clearly
illustrated by a news note in the
New York Times of April p. We
quote:
"Following an annual custom
which has been maintained for sew
eral years, F. Trubee Davidson, act
ing secretary of war, will receive
from Babe Ruth at the Griffith
Stadium, Monday, before the game
between the Yankees and the Sena-
tors starts, fifty-one baseballs and
Louisville Slugger bats autographed
by the home run king for presenta-
ton to the outstanding athletes in
each of the fifty-one Citizens Mill
tary Training Camps this summer.
The balls are donated by Colonel
Jacob Rupert of the Yankee Club
and bats by Hillerch & Bradsby of
Louisville, Ky"
This is just one of hundreds IF
sports schemes to get young workers
into military training camps so as
to be prepared to become good cam
non fodder and a strike-breaker.
The young workers should get wise
to these schemes and join the L. S.
u, a real worker sports organiza-
ton.
"2,25O Rifle Clubs Open Season
May l."
This is another headline of an
article in a bosses press. These
rifle clubs are independent" but
controlled by the officers of the US.
army. Workers ought to organize
rifle clubs also and learn to use
them, when the time comes, against
their masters.
Baseball
/ The L. S. L., together with the
T. U. U. L., is preparing to conduct
national baseball tournament for
the championship of the 7. U. U. L.
Al trade unions should start to or
ganize baseball teams, if they have
none yet, and enter them into this
tournament. BY holding a real ma
tional trade union baseball tourna-
ment under the T. U. U. l.. and
L. S. U. auspices we shall direct
blow at the bosses INFLAMMATION
of sports as well as against the
company sports movement. Build
workers. baseball team in each
factory and mine" and "build
broad workers sport club in each
union composed Of union and lore
union members" must be made liv-
ing slogans of the whole working
class. e.E
Labor Sports Union Sends Sports
I Delegation to Berlin.
The best representative track and
field team of the L. S. U. will be
sent across in June to compete il
the International Workers Meet.
The meet is being sponsored by the
Red Sports International. From ali
indications this meet will be the
largest workers international meet
since the 1928 Spartakiade, which
was held in Moscow. This marks
the first beginning of international
! participation for the L. S. U. What
ever the sports results may be for
the team, we are sure that their
! participation will help strengthen
the bonds of solidarity between the
international working class.
Eastern District of L. S. L. to Held
Meet in June.
The Eastern District will hold
large open track and field meet on
June 7 and s. To this meet all
worker sportsmen, irregardless of
their affiliation, are invited to pay
ticipate. The meet will be held at
Ulmer Park, Brooklyn. All those
wishing to participate should write
for entry blanks to SO Fifth Ave,
N. Y. c.
Boxing.
With the arrival of Max Schmel-
ing the boxing racket in the heavy
weight ranks has taken on a new
lease" of life. Since Dempsey's
exit from the squared circle the
heavyweight division has been in
mournful state, much to the regret
Of the boxing promoters. The
building" Of Camera proved flop.
Campolo has also receded into OBJ
security. Schmeling is the only out
standing mitt singer of the recent
invaders. Will he beat Sharkey, the
cabling COB? We can state that the
years rest imposed upon him by
the boxing trust through the New
York State Boxing Commission has
done him no good. On the other,
hand, Sharkey has been quite busy.
From this point of view Sharkey
ought to win. But? This is the
thing. What are the plans of the
promoters? Will Sharkey, by beat
ing Cchmeling, be a greater gate
attraction than if Schmeling wins?
The promoters will decide this point
and upon their decision the outcome
of the bout rests.
Professional sport is a business,
and, like every other big business,