Win, Lose Or Draw Sports Thriving by GRANTLAND RICE, Special Correrpppriept of the Star
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G. W. Hoping to Follow Hoyas Into National Basket Event G. U. to Contest Win, Lose or Draw Sports Thriving By GRANTLAND RICE, Special Correrpppriept of The Star. In Series for Amid Malta's Weight Big Factor When Combined With Speed as Weight, long as it can move around, is a more important, factor tnan many seem to fhink. This goes for boxing and football. Id like to NCAA Title have seen an average-weighted line tangle up with the Bomb two forward walls operated the Bears and Deluge by Redskins last fall—meaning 8 few like Bulldog Turner and Wee Willie Wilkin. Chances of a he\ were Colonials big—but don't think they couldn't move around. Toss in British Naval Officer Joe stydahar and a few more. Lie in Invitational Another example is thi recent Beau Jaek-Zivic fight. Zivic's fast Pleads for Athletics finish was something of a surprise. Affair in New York In addition As War Conditioner to both his skill and ! also good and knew how- to step courage, that extra 10 told around. Rv BURTON HAWKINS. pounds By the Assoc In ted Pres*. 8 big part, of the story down the George Washington University’s stretch. Too j PHILADELPHIA, March 10—The Much of a Handicap hopes that it.s basket ball team will enemy has tossed plenty of bombs Zivir knows how to lean and It will be a mistake to be extended a bid to in use keep participate around on Malta—called the most that weight There are a few of crowding in a such as the national intercollegiate invita- the | lightweight blasted spot In the world—but rielr answers he doesn't know in Beau Jack 8 and tion tournament in New York still the | against 10-pound t.here've been more soccer and tennis ring. Also, there is a to i This is a to were flickering tendency get handicaps. good way today following balls hurled there during this war arm in a wear him out, if Georgetown’s of a berth weary punching bigger continued, and to acceptance than explosives. man. leave him with a * in the National Athletic I pair of bad or Collegiate Comdr. J. S. Barry of the British broken hands. ! Association at New Nofe the difference some day in tourney, starting Royal Navy Submarine Forces said For York March 24. punching the light, and the heavy example against Fritzie Zivic so yesterday. In emphasizing the he found it to “We haven't heard be- hag. The varying effect on the arm's impossible carry his anything value of competitive sports in the 12 ; yond the feeler we received from the will astonish you. speed through rounds. For Zivic training and conditioning of fighting is Selection Committee 10 no lumbering push-over. He is days ago.” men. Jess said John Busick. G. W. director of Wearies Jack's Arms smart, keen, running and dead Comdr. Barry before the “but I spoke game. athletics, would say we’d be after The most notable example I can Philadelphia Optimist Club Lt. When a is asked ; in the running for one of the three recall along these lines came in the lightweight to J. B, Bengston, United States Navy give away 10 pounds against a first- remaining spots.” a Dempsey-Willard fight. Dempsey Bureau of Aeronautics, voiced plea class opponent, he is Creighton, Toledo, Western Ken- weighed 183 pounds that hot after- taking over a for t.he continuance of competitive rough tucky Teachers, Rice and Fordham noon in Toledo, while Willard's dis- assignment, Zivic, at 29, is athletics, which he said make voting no worn-out He already have accepted bids to the was at least 260. fighter. is about men better subjects for training in placement the invitation and St, John’s is same age Tunney was when tourney all branches warfare. No one ever has of seen a fighter in Gene beat expected to be extended a bid pro- Dempsey. PLOT NEW WAYS TO SCORE—Gathered to a submachine California Near any better physical shape than Ma- ; it hurdles study George Stromgren, Aggies basket ball boss; Lt. Arthur Dugouts Playflelds. For another example, Billy Conn viding St. Francis tonight, j nassa’s Mauler was on that occasion. The two gun during their Navy officer indoctrination course at State baseball and Jack "Perhaps you’ll find It hard to be- had to spot Joe Louis around 25 remaining teams w'ould be Chapel Bailey, Washington chief, Ensign Baer, but still on in Malta.” But he was from among Notre Hill. N. C., are these well-known mentors: Left lieve, sports go swinging on an oppo- pounds. Conn had a lead plucked Dame, sports to right: Oklahoma University diamond director. On completing course winning Comdr. Barry said. "Dugouts or air- nent who was 77 pounds heavier. As through the 12t,h. but Billy was flat- i Kentucky, Tennessee, Washington Lt. (j. g.) Cletus Clinker, South Dakota football Lt. coach; (j. g.i they will be assigned to duty as naval aviation physical fitness are foot- a and Duke raid shelters handy to the result, Dempsey was so arm weary footed in the 13t,h when the dark ! Jefferson, and G. W. De Witt Portal, San Jose State College boxing tutor; Lt. (j. g.) instructors. —A. P. Wirephoto. ball fields. That’ll give you an idea after the first two rounds that he lightning struck. Rate an Outside Chance. of the value we put on sports. could just about lift his hands. Big men who are even Notre Dame usually snubs halfway post- “Four days after the British had Dempsey admitted after the fight smart know how to use this season bids and since G. W. defeated extra ; chased the Italians out of Somali- that, his arms felt as if he had been weight. Duke in two of three games the Pimlico More Urges Seven Seven Possible Likes Browns' land, the British Navy had con- punching the side of a house at the Colonials still Definite, Taylor appear to rate an out- structed a football (soccer) pitch. end of the second round. Big Help on Defense side chance of their | wedging way British and American servicemen And up to that time Dempsey They can drop it across the | into the invitation tourney. The lighter in Starters in for have engaged in athletics at every hadn’t taken a punch of any’ sort. man’s arms and shoulders, bear ! Southern Conference champions, Racing Maryland Derby Line-up Prospects Flag port at which I ever have stopped.” Jim Corbett, who had known what down with extra pressure and make who closed their regular season with Can't Retain Standard Count Fleet, at 2 to 1, Is Shortest-Priced Lt. Bengston. stationed at the it was to 60 rounds or it tell after a few rounds. i a 17-6 record, the Suffer Less Than Rivals fight more, They get registered only Iowa said heavier Prefiight Training School, couldn’t, understand such arm as the fight goes on. ] defeat administered to the crack ! On 30 It Holds Winter Book Choice in Race's ; Days, From Coach the Navy had found that athletics weariness in a well-trained Tlie difference of 3 or 4 Norfolk Naval Training Station History Draft, Says fighter. pounds | stamina, and above isn't so team. Bj the Prese. "develop agility, Jim. as a had important. But when it Associated By SID FEDER, horse, the East's " boxer, never knocked gets | only bright boy Bv the Associated Press. all the will to win down a giant of Willard's size eight up to 8 or 10 pounds, or 20 pounds, By noon tomorrow the Colonials BALTIMORE, March 10.—The A^soclatfd press 8port«> Wr^ei just now is Chop Chop, from the WINTER PARK, Fla March 10.— | Athletes Easier to Train. or or still more, it can raise a i will learn whether to NEW March 10,—'Take Mill River Stable of Mrs. nine times, not including other crop of definitely pack Maryland Jockey Chib, operator of YORK, ! Barclay The St. Louis \ : Browns, who uncorked “Men who have in well-known Cain in the their uniforms in moth balls or to the Pimlico race wants a. the of both hands and the of Island. He was engaged body smashing blows that almost tore closing can- j track, fingers Douglas Long one of the i biggest surprises of the contact such as football and tos of any ring contest. prepare for a Madison Square Gar- modification of the State law limit- toes of one foot and you'll \ for $4,100 from the year- sports, aw’ay Willard's head. prob- picked up 1942 baseball season den by galloping are much easier to train Ray Robinson and For the bigger men can use that appearance. By that time the ing racing days at any one track to ably have the size of the 1943 Ken- : ling sales two years ago and came boxing, Sergt. Jackie | i int-o third place in the final Amer- our how to extra on as remaining teams will be selected. 30 with on to ‘‘Boxing teaches boys Wilson discovered what it meant to weight defense well as in j per year. tucky Derby starting field, win $11,250 last year. ican With League standings, are apt to take a hard and come back attack. At times can use it even Georgetown's acceptance of “It is our firm belief and convic- enough left over for a dark horse. I Aside from Chon and Count j wallop give away so many pounds to Jake they | Chop do some more the high-grade surprising for more.