Evening star., 1942-01-20
Schools 10 Emphasize
|ntramura| Sports
In Emergency
Big Institutions Plan
Compulsory Physical
Education Policy
BY RUSSELL NEWLAND.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ASSOCldteQ FICOo 0pOAto "AAICAs
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20-Ex-
pansion, rather than curtailment, OF
college athletics is the present war
time program Of schools on the
Pacific slope, a declared danger zone
already vitally affected by blackouts,
AFRAID alarms and military alert
ness.
The picture may change by next
football season, but at this time
the emphasis is on increased sports
activities, especially in an intramural
sense.
Spring and early summer inter-
collegiate schedules, arranged about
the time the Japs were setting fire
to the Pacific, will be carried out,
barring new emergencies. Physical
fitness Is the keynote and the mil
itary services regarded 1t on the basis
of the more the better.
The University of California Is
considering returning to compulsory
physical education. Another sugges-
tion is to retain the voluntary pro-
gram, but encourage it by increasing
credits for participation.
Mass Programs Adopted.
The entire sports program will be
carried through, at least to the
May 81 budget setup, and the future
depends entirely on the 1912 football
receipts. Some 5000 students engage
IN intramural sports and approx
imately 1000 athletes are in inter-
collegiate competition during the
school year.
The University Of Southern Cali
fornia's trend is toward increased
minor sports activity and q mass
physical education program. The
University of California at Los
Angeles is proceeding along similar
lines as are Washington State Col
lege and the University Of Idaho.
Football Coach Edwin Babe"
Horrell of U. c. L. A. looks Tor a
huge spring turnout In keeping with
Army and Navy recommendations
Of the sport as a developer OF con-
tact fitness. Idaho Track Coach
Mike Ryan has a standing invita-
ton to all men. athletes or not, to
work out with the track and field
teams there.
Star Athletes "Join Up"
The Universities of Washington
and Oregon and Oregon State Col
lege, Rose Bowl football champion,
contemplate no changes. There Is
a possibility Oregon State will make
physical education compulsory
four-year course.
Major independent colleges as
well as the bulk of the minor schools
are carrying out programs OF nor
NAL tempo. Star athletes in num-
bers are either in the military
service or on the brink.
Southern California men have
hocked to the colors. They include
such track and field luminaries as
Art Kacewicz. conference high hur-
die champion; Bill Stewart, Nation
al A. A. U. high jump titleholder:
Carl Merritt, conference shotput
champion: John Luber from the
basket ball team, and Fred Hols-
berg of the swimming squad.
WaShington's extensive contribu-
tions to the armed services are
headed by varsity footballers Jack
Stackpool and Earl Younglove.
Oregon will say gooy-by to Martin
Chaves, guard and acting Rose Bowl
captain.
Air Corps Rejects Albert.
Stanford lost track Sprinter Ken
meth Talk, who enlisted, and more
athletes are expected to follow him.
All-America football man, Frankie
Albert, was rejected by the Air Corps
because of fiat feet, but undoubtedly
will find a niche in the military.
His backheld teammate, Pete
Kmetovlc, is regarded as certainty
to be on the move soon.
Most of California's top athletes
are in the Reserve Officers Training
Corps and as such will be permitted
to complete their courses. Among
them is ar-America Tackle Bob
Reinhard, a recent benedict. En-
listees include three members of the
track team, Mel Long, Wickson
Woolpert and Jack Cleave. all in the
Navy, and Newport Hayden. No. 7
oar in the varsity crew, now with
the marines.
Dave CASTOR. cocaptain of last
years U. C. L. A. football team, has
been commissioned an ensign In the