Evening star., 1935-11-17
"a PART Of their physit

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N training and . further means
"A Of attracting interest to the
4 4 organization. the National
Guard Of the District Of Columbia is
going In for another angle OF their
training for fighting on the battle field
This time 1t Is fighting in the boxing
ring.
An announcement from the head
quarters says that "the Athletic Coun-
ell OF the District National Guard has
signed up Matt Twomey, coach
and promoter for the Olympic Athletic
Club Of washington. rs coach Of the
boxing team OF the District Guard for
the armory training season 1856
Mr.. Twomey Is at present the leading
amateur coach and promoter in Wash.
ington, having handled most Of the
Golden Gloves champions In the Dis.
trict last year, among them Lou Gev-
inson, Bob Grimm and Steve Thomp-
son. The acquisition Of Mr.. Twomey
as coach means that the District
Guard is in for . banner season In
that line OF sport. He will be assisted
by the following committee Of en-.
listed men:
Master Sergt. Adam G. Mouton, who
will serve Is secretary for the coun.
ell: Stan Sergt. Paul Worksman
Serst. George p. Delaney and Sergt
Ted Lowrie, who will act as managers
for the teams representing the l2lst
Engineers, Special Troops. 29th Divi-
sion. and 260th Coast Artillery, respec.
lively. Sergt. George Jones, 12lst En-
gineers, and Technical Sergt- Harry
Nellisan will act Is committee on ar.
rangements.
Training activities are scheduled te
start tomorrow night at 7:30 O'Clock
All candidates for the team are re-
quested to report at the gymnasium. al
the Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue armory.
The gymnasium Is being completely
renovated and new, up-to-date equip.
ment Is being installed. The improve
lnents will be completed by the end ol
the week, 1t was said, when the Guarc
viii have one of the best equipped and
most spacious gyms In the city.
Tentative plans call for the staging
Of first-class amateur shows, com.
mencing about December IS and ex.
tending into the Summer. The usua
elimination bouts to determine the
National Guard champions in the vari'
Gus classes together with the preseli'
tation Of medals will be staged in the
armory. The assembly hall will be
remodeled, with . seating capacity o1
more than 500 persons. Shows Will be
staged In outside arenas also. A
team representing the Guard will be
entered in the 1886 Golden Gloves
tournament.
All National Guardsrnen, whether
active or inactive. are urged to taks
advantage Of this excellent opportu'
nifty. The Guard has invited any
amateur boxer In the city to TAXI
advantage Of the training facilitle!
available, whether he belongs TO ths
Guard or not. The only requirement !,
that before he enters q show he mus
be q member Of the National Guard.
The plan Is . development Of Capt
c. Earl Smithson. adjutant OF the
l2lst Engineers and head Of the Mil
tin Athletic Council.
An increasingly large number Of en-
listed men In the local militia ar
showing ambition TO become q part d
the commissioned personnel. There
soon will be q preliminary examination
for the purpose Of determining whethe,
the applicants have the educational
backsround necessary to become com.
missioned officers and . very large
number Of applications are flowing
into the headquarters for permission
to take this examination.
Those who successfully pass the
requisite preliminary examination are
placed on an eligible list. When q
vacancy occurs In any branch Of the
service those enlisted men on the hs'
who are seeking that arm are callec
up for the professional examination
which consists Of tests having to dc
with the military part Of their work
The candidate who receives the high
est mark In these tests then is select.
ed to fll the vacancy.
With the probability that the Mill
tia Bureau OF the War Department
will assign some new units here out o.
the 5000 increase In enlisted person
mel provided for In the last Army ap'
preparation bill, 1t Is very likely tina
the number Of promotions from thl
ranks win be greater during the com
ing year than usual.
While the District officials hope I,
receive some new units, PARTICULAR.
for the divisional troops which ar,
stationed here, they have not receives
any information from the War De
partment as to what they will be
However, when the word comes the.
will have an eligibility list from which
to select the officers promptly. Tn
eligible list which will be made as .
result Of the coming examination
will stand for one year. At the ent
Of that time those who have not beer
fortunate enough to call for q vacanc,
win have to 60 through the tests agai,
to get on next years eligibility list.
After Lieut.. Col. Peyton g. hewitt
assistant adjutant general Of the loca
militia, held . conference last weel
with officials Of the National Capita
Park and Planning Commission, h,
found that the proposal for IN armor,
was just where 1t was 4 quarter Of {
century aso-the Guard Ia left waitine
ct the portals Of Congress for thsi
body to take some definite actor