The Washington times., 1938-01-17


means that within very snort
time both boxing and Lacrosse
NAV become a regular athletle
ration with the Eagle lads whose
sports and recreation Weleh
happens to supervise.
He has already hroaehed both
subjects to the boys and they
are enthusiastic, just as they
were about a kicking coed
which incidentally never ma
terialized.
but. however, beyond the pale
of probability the kicking COED
may have been, boxing ana Ia,
crosse are truly practical and
possible at dear old American
University.
Ever honest with himself as
he is with his boys, Gus Weleh
has broken down and admitted
he has no liking fer SpTlns
football practice. 1t is neither
seasonal, or interesting for the
coach, and he knows players
share the same attitude not only
at American U. but at all col
legeS.
Sugar Coated
But Weleh, sees in Lacrosse an
appetizing substitute for spring
football practice and has al
ready sold the boys en the
switch. Faculty approval Is
hoped for-and expected.
This permission granted, a
little instruction in fundamen-
tails of football, with plenty OF
lacrosse scrimmage to toughen
no the athletes, and Weleh be-
lieves he will have solved the
proposition of sugar-L Q t 9 q
spring football rehearSals.
AS to boxing, Welch has ms
own ideas too. They are about
like this. He sees a mailer
fault of college boxing as resting
with the standard type Of boxing
glove.
The good Indian will approach
his Superiors to form a boxing
team and adopt a sneeially=een-
structed mitt with the padding
removed from the wrist ana
built over the knuckles instead;
60 as ta poinimize knoekauts with
their possible Injurious effect to
the growing boys.
He hopes to begin with in
tramural boxing and when the
team is developed branch out
inte intercollegiate boxing, pref.
erahly with teams of local ana
nearby colleges.
Tee, Welch would overcome
the acknowledged hazard OF
intercollegiate boxing, team for
team matching regardless OF the
experience of the individuals.
He would net match a boy with
enc year of boxing, against a
lad with two or three seasons Of
representing his college in the
ring. =,
He believes both boxing and
lacrosse would finance them
selves, once they were organized
and became a regular part OF
the sport curriculum.
Sports SilhOuettes
a taxicah driver around town
Is claiming Matte Brown swung
at him and missed following q
little argument over right OF
way.
Johnny Evers remember Tin
ker to EVers to Chance?) opines
that King Carl Huhhell, the
Giant southpaw, is Just about
over the hill. Jimmy Dykes
has Joined the volunteer fire de-
partment of Oakmnnt, Pa.
The five wrestling DuSeks are
not Duseks at all, but HasenS.
George Washington's proposed
ice rink recalls to Raoul lanai
that 80 years ago he operated q
small rink at Convention Hall,
and later branched out to Nor
folk Too when the Washing
ton Hotel was first built a COM
pact rink flouriShed atop thereof.
Aid fer CFipPles
The bowling and other sports
teams at the Navy Yard are re-
auesting the use Of the sail left
to hold Presidents Birthday
Bali, with the Navy Yard Band
furnishing the swing music
Jack O'Connell thinks at SO
cents q couple q tidy bit can be
added to the fund for fighting
infantile paralysis The com
mandant at the yard will have
to be asked only once.
My best laugh of 1888: A
nheney has been going about
Philadelphia posing as Cliff
Bolton. Senator Pat HsrFispn's
effort in trying to scout a good
pitcher from his native MiSsiS-
sippi may not be in vain. His
protege. ANDY Sierra, tWirler,
who got a trial with Washing
ten some time back, appears on
the RirateS' reserve list.
Herb Mendelsen, Detroit
sportsman and winner Of the
Presidents Cup regatta here
last September, is the father OF
2 seVenpognd baby, born during