Question: The nation's largest group of pediatricians on Monday urged its members to "firmly oppose boxing for any child or adolescent."

In a statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said thousands of boys and girls take part in the sport in North America, despite risks of serious brain and facial injuries. The group's position was approved by some experts.

"There is very little one can do in order to increase the chance of having a healthy brain when you get old," said Dr. Hans Forstl, who has studied boxing injuries.

" One of the best things you can do is avoid boxing." He said.

According to the new statement, published in the journal Pediatrics, information from Canada shows a rise in boxing injuries over the past decade.

Pat Russo, a retired police officer who runs a boxing gym in Brooklyn, New York, said injuries are rare in amateur boxing. After 26 years and training thousands of kids, he has seen just one split lip among his students.

" If the gym is run properly, injuries are at an absolute minimum," Russo said. "Football is ten times more dangerous. While tennis or football might also help kids gain confidence, boxing holds a special attraction for children in poor neighborhoods, because it allows them to act tough while in trouble."

Dr. Robert Cantu, a surgeon at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, said AAP's attitude makes sense for upper-class and middle-class kids.

" Clearly boxing is safer today than it was 20 or 30 years ago, but it is still a very risky activity," he said.

"For kids in poor areas, however, the situation is different," said Cantu. " The most dangerous thing for the majority of people in boxing is just where they live. They are far safer in the ring , even taking blows to the head, than they are out in the neighborhood." 1. What sport are they trying to keep kids away from?
2. Why?
3. What shows the injuries have become more over the decade?
4. Where can you find it?
5. Does Pat agree?
6. Why?
7. Who agrees with him?
8. What is more dangerous?
9. Why?
10. Who is the doctor? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. boxing
2. risks of serious brain and facial injuries
3. information from Canada
4. the journal Pediatrics
5. no
6. he has seen just one split lip among his students.
7. unknown
8. where they live
9. They are far safer in the ring
10. Dr. Robert Cantu

Q: CHAPTER XX

PLOTTING AGAINST DICK ROVER

"Gabe Werner!"

"Where is he?"

"Up the street," answered Randy. "Come on after him."

"Who's the man you are after?" questioned one of the men who had been interviewing Andy and Fred.

"He's a young fellow who once went to a military academy with us. He's a regular bully and did something for which he ought to be locked up," was Fred's reply, and then he rushed down into the street, following his three cousins.

"How can Gabe Werner be down here?" questioned Andy. "Why, we left him in New York City!"

"I can't help that, Andy. It was Werner just as sure as I am standing here. I just happened to glance out of the window and saw him crossing the roadway. He turned his face straight toward me, and I couldn't help but recognize him."

"Where did he go?"

"I'll point out the place when we get there."

By this time the four Rovers had left the boardwalk and were plowing along on the side of the road through mud that varied from an inch to six inches in depth. They had started to run, but were soon compelled to slow up.

"Gee, this is something fierce!" panted Andy.

"Oh, you cinder path!" chanted his twin. "Wouldn't you like to do a hundred-yard dash on this road?"

"It's not much farther," announced Jack. "I saw him heading for that shack yonder."

The place he mentioned was a small building erected of rough boards, with a galvanized roof. They neared the shack to find two men sitting before it on a log smoking their pipes. They appeared somewhat startled.

1. Gabe Werner
2. Andy
3. New York City
4. we left him
5. four
6. boardwalk
7. an inch to six inches
8. shack
9. yonder
10. galvanized
11. no
12. two
13. smoking
14. pipes
15. yes

Numbered questions:
1. Who were the men after?
2. Who was being interviewed?
3. Where did randy think he was?
4. Why?
5. How many rovers were there?
6. From where did they depart?
7. How deep did the mud reach?
8. Where did Jack see Gabe heading?
9. Where was it?
10. What kind of top did the building have?
11. Was it a large place?
12. How many people were there?
13. What were they doing?
14. Smoking what?
15. Where the guys expecting someone to show up?

input: Chapter XV.

Return to the Congo Mouth.

In the evening there was a palaver.

I need hardly say that my guide, after being paid to show me Nsundi, never had the slightest intention to go beyond the Yellala. Irritated by sleeping in the open air, and by the total want of hospitality amongst the bushmen, he and his moleques had sat apart all day, the picture of stubborn discontent, and

"Not a man in the place But had discontent written large in his face."

I proposed to send back a party for rum, powder, and cloth to the extent of 150, or half the demand, and my factotum, Selim, behaved like a trump. Gidi Mavunga, quite beyond self-control, sprang up, and declared that, if the Mundele would not follow him, that obstinate person might remain behind. The normal official deprecation, as usual, made him the more headstrong; he rushed off and disappeared in the bush, followed by a part of his slaves, the others crying aloud to him, "Wenda!"-- get out! Seeing that the three linguisters did not move, he presently returned, and after a furious address in Fiote began a Portuguese tirade for my benefit. This white man had come to their country, and, instead of buying captives, was bent upon enslaving their Mfumos; but that "Branco" should suffer for his attempt; no "Mukanda" or book (that is, letter) should go down stream; all his goods belonged of right to his guide, and thus he would learn to sit upon the heads of the noblesse, with much of the same kind. 1. What was proposed?
2. For what?
3. For how much?
4. Who behaved like a trump?
5. What chapter is this?
6. What is the title? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. to send back a party
2. rum, powder, and cloth
3. 150
4. Selim
5. Chapter XV
6. Return to the Congo Mouth