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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, MAY 24,1945
Sportorials
By LOREN KING
New Era in Sports; G.I.'s Return
New Era in Sports; G.I.'s Return
Sports are destined for a new golden era after the war, if the army's special services division athletic training program is as popular with the G.I.'s as the Army expects it to be.
More than 75 per cent of the men in inactive European theaters are expected to choose sports for the main part of their new "duty" which must be selected from the S.S.D. three part program of training in theatrical entertainment, music, arts and crafts; sports and games; and education.
New Champions
As a result of the S.S.D. athletic program which provides enlisted men and officers alike training in all popular competitive sports and a comprehensive course in the functions and methods of the athletic coach, new champions in every field of sports will undoubtedly be developed and the net will be a more glorious sports era than that which followed the last war.
Groups of top-flight civilian professional coaches organized in this country last winter, are now in Europe teaching the G.L.s the fine points of everything from ping-pong to football.
Suppliers Will Benefit
"Such a vast project will have its home-front impact too." points out the current issue of Liberty magazine, for "upward of ten million dollars have been allocated to buy athletic equipment, all of which must be produced in this country. This means that the Army is absorbing about 90 per cent of the present output of our sporting goods industry."
If the G.I. who thinks he's a sprinter turns out to be a gold-briller and loafs down the track every day, and proves equally inapt at all other sports, he will be dropped from the sports program and urged to take up one of the other programs where he has a better chance of success. But every effort will be made to develop men who show special aptitude in sports.
Obstacle Courses for All
While we're on the theme of things to come, here's something that Naval trainees and army veterans will "read 'n weep." Bernie Bierman, head football coach at Minnesota, says that the setting of physical fitness standards will be an integral part of post war development in physical education programs for high school, college and university students, and that a standardized "obstacle course" may prove the solution.
Coach Bierman, who was an officer in the Marines for nearly three years before receiving a discharge last October said, "We learned as a result of our physical training program at Iowa Preflight school that any individual's degree of physical fitness may be accurately measured by his performance on a well-planned obstacle course."
Alumnus Promoted At Personnel School
Leo W. Rhodes, '40, was promoted last week to the rank of captain at the School for Personnel Services, Lexington, Va. He is stationed there as personnel officer and assistant adjutant of the school.
Nine separate courses are taught at the school. More than 1,000 military personnel, men and women, both officers and enlisted men are enrolled in these courses.
Last month the school was awarded the Meritorious Service Unit plaque by Maj. Gen. Joe N. Dalton, director of personnel, ASF.
Captain Rhodes entered the army in April, 1942. His wife, the former Adelyn Cast, is with him in Lexington.
Second Round Swim Entries Are Announced
Two PT's, 5 and 9, have turned in their entries for the second round of the B-bracket V-12 intramural swimming tournament in the Robinson gymnasium pool Friday, Chief G. W. Gathings, director of the V-12 athletic program, said today. PT 7, originally a contestant, will not be represented because the team forfeited the first round Monday.
In the three-lap free style relay, the entries for PT 9 are Leroy Robison, Emmett Sullivan, and J. W. Blanton. Robison is the third class swimmer and will race the first lap, 100 feet. Sullivan, the second class entrant, will swim the 200-foot lap, and Blanton, the firstclass swimmer will make the final 300-foot lap.
The diving contest will match W. F. Burgess and Dud Day, both of PT 9 against the PT 5 entries, who are vet unannounced.
Three styles of dive will be compulsory for each contestant, and a fourth will be optional. The dives will be judged for form on a basis of the difficulty of each style. Required dives are the swan, the back dive, and the lackknife.
PT 5's entries in the free style relay are George Darsie, second class; J. W. Riich; first class, with the third class entry unannounced.
The scoring for all events is on a basis of five for a first place, three for a second, and one for a third. At the end of the first round competition, PT 5 was in the lead, but a tie for first in the under-water race remains to be run off between T. L. Batchelder of PT 5, and Vance Reynolds, PT 9.
Board to Interview Activities Applicants
Twelve applicants for president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer of the Union Activities commission will be interviewed at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the English room of the Union building by the Union Operating board.
Members of the Union operating committee are Henry Werner, dean of student affairs; Hermina Zipple, director of the Union food service; Elizabeth Meguiar, dean of women; Ogden Jones, of the geology water laboratory; J. O. Jones, dean of the School of Engineering; Donald Cousins, V-12 junior; Doris Marie Bixby, College senior; and Eugenia Hepworth, Fine Arts junior.
Selections will be made then from the applicants, Eugenia Hepworth, president of the Union activities, said.
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V-12's Will Be Pictured On Graduate Magazine Cover
A picture of several V-12 trainees at PT 6 will appear on the cover of the next issue of the Graduate magazine, Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, has announced.
Pictures of Watkins hall and Lindley hall have appeared on recent issues.
Mike Fossier, 17-year-old student at Louisiana State university, is doing graduate work in the College of Engineering.
Lt. Chicken Travels Atlantic With Wounded Servicemen
Lt. Grace E. Chicken, army flight nurse and a graduate from the University's nurses training in 1938, is commuting from Paris to New York several times a week, according to information received by the alumni office.
Lieutenant Chicken, who wears two campaign ribbons, accompanies wounded servicemen from Europe to hospitals in the United States.
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University Graduate Gets Seven Planes On Last Mission
Capt. Ray E. Hartley, '42, has been credited with the destruction of seven German planes in his last mission over Germany, according to word received by friends here. Three of the planes were shot down in the air; the other four were destroyed on the ground.
A member of the 351st fighter squadron, Captain Hartley was a psychology major at the University. His home is in Kansas City, Mo. He completed his initial 95 missions in Italy, and was transferred to Germany after a leave at home.
Watkins, AD Pi, AO Pi Win Softball Games
Watkins defeated Kappa Kappa Gamma 11-0, A. D. Pi won over Harmon 8-3, and A. O. Pi defeated Delta Gamma 20-6 in softball games yesterday.
Schroeted, Promoted in Aleutians
The battery for the Kappa's was Barbara Heller, Maxine Gunsolly; for Watkins, Helen Bozarth, and Voellet Conard; for A. D. Pi, Thelnik Stutz and Lucile Land; for Harmon, Lois Harkleroad and Geneva Peiran, for Delta Gamma, Lea Marks and Betty Bixby, and for A. O. Piar, Marilyn Voth, and June Wise.
Promoted in Aleutians Hubert A. Schroeter has recently been promoted to staff sergeant at an Aleutian base, where he has been stationed the past 20 months. Sergeant Schroeter is a former student at the University. His wife and daughter, Nancy, reside in Lawrence.
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