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5 te 10 alternately on the right and left legs, keeping your balance
as you go down.

"Remember, this conditioning program that we are giving you here is
- only a starter. In the vital 20 seconds that men come in mortal combat
with each other every muscle of the body must reppond favorably, or else
you are the dead one." :

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Row, that is a sample for one talk. Here's another one:

"Lord Balfour, of England, said “Every man should be a laughing tiger”.
That means that you have a cumming smile but at the same time back of
that smile there is a terrific wallop in either fist or in rough and
tumble in either foot or leg. These fighting tacties you will learn
when you get in tho Army or Navy. What we are trying to teach you now
are reactions to the simpler mechanics, and as you develep in your |
training you will add a number of these movements to your repertire.

"Boxing is one of the best developers of the entire bedy that I
know of. Therefore, you fellows at any time can square off, when you
are equally matched, and slap each other's jaws bare-handed, and don't
stand around waiting for class to start. But as soon as you get into
the gymnasium challenge one of your opponents to a good jaw slapping
contest, using the opa palm.

“Remember, you have got to be rough, tough, rugged, vigorous and
vicious at times, so we are just trying to help youe When you get into
a tough clutch some of you fellows by not having the physical stamina,
strength, and a killer's heart, are apt te get kmocked off. We want
everyone of you to come back and our assignment is to do the b job
possible. We want to see you back on Mt. Oread after this fuss over.
So let's get rough and tough.” } ,

Now, Ralph, I believe you can build a lot of morale by such a short, |
peppy talk as this. Challenge them at ell times. Make the going a
little tougher each tine, and with that wry senile and “Come on, there, —
you", they will do the job fer you. Your men like you and will work
for you.

There is just one more thing. Assume a military bearing and ea pretty
rigid attitude when you tell them to fall in. Now there is a line of
demarkation, Ralph. I am not talking about that rough, tough, inhuman
guy, but there is a sort of twinkle in the eye when you give these —
comands, and yet it is in no way a seft attitude. But you are in one
world when you are commanding and giving tactical drill. After that is
over go into the other realm of the athletic coach and jolly them along,
but at the same time, as I told you about Lord Balfour, be that “laugh- |
ing tiger". Then after the class is over be very solicitous and fine,
complimenting them or criticizing in a nice way, telling them they
loafed on you, or didn't give - give - give. —

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