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same as any other morale-building that draft boards should favor any
I activity. athletes ~ ho face the possibility of wartime. * * * me, is certainly one way to boost
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the morale of the service men and
Personally, I don't think the being inducted. Athletes should be
. , .............. . number of athletes who partici- drafted for service the same as any Women Reserves and Women Em- women- wear the uniforms they
· l · b fl pate in major American sports are other citizen of the United States. ployees, Security Office. We unani- wear.
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Do you avor l eg1s atton to an a numerous enough to hurt the war Sports, like other forms of mously agree that national sports
major sports during wartime? * * *
effort-certainly not enough to re- amusement, should be given a are just plain "American!" They Mary Jane Smart, S1c, Sp(S) ,
J.P. H. Healy,CM1c, Seabees Main- tard it. chance to continue to play a vital are large morale factors and in an- Physical Fitness Department. I'm
tenance Unit. I think that sports Sports should continue as long as war role as one of America's num- swer to the argument, "Stay home not i.n favor of any legislation ban-
should be allowed to continue the possible. However, I don't think ber one morale activifies during and save gas," we say if people are ning major sports. If really does.n't
willing to ride crowded trains for seem necessary since so many of
weeks to get to go to one football the big players in all the different_
or baseball game, that is their own sports are now in .service. Sports on·
business. the outside are having a hard
As to 4-F athletes now playing enough time to keep ' going · unt il
ACROSS DOWN . strenuous athletics, they weren't their activities can be resumed on
l 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 ll l2 1- Worker in clay 1- P owerful any more strenuously engaged than the peace-time basis without pass-
7-Heaters 2-Speaker movie stars who were 4-F-and ing useless legislation that will only
l) 13-Gay-colored bird 3-Harangue both raised morale. have to be repealed.
14- P ert. to gulls 4-Small child
15 15- Scotch plaid 5-Dash Sounds · like just another blind ,
16- Fine 6-Replaced * * * alley to divert already overworked
17-Greek letter 7- Helot E. F. Schmidt, TM3c, USS Intrepid. legislators and curb a pastime '(:hat
18- Courage 8-D·omesticated I am in favor of any legislation to the war has automatically taken
20-Bushy lump 9- Mineral ban major sports during wartime
21-Protuberance 10- Chastity -especially, when they enhance care of. ,
i-4--1--1---1 23-Tiny 11-Again * * *
24-Heal 12-Planted the shortage of gas, rubber and
25- Regaled 19- Color other scarce materials which could W. H. Watkins, S1c, Treasure ls-
27-Released 22- Soil be utilized to help sp,eed up the land Gymnasium. Emphatically no!
28-Disposed of 24-Fisherman's basket war efforts. By all means keep sports intact for
29- Pastry 26- Bind I'm not against high school and those fighting to return again to
30- Flood 27- Proper
33-Sidewise 29-Processions college sports because every edu- find sports unimpaired.
37-Flat 30-Sailing vessels cational institution should include Furthermore, I think it's a great
38-Sailor 31- Brilliant birds competitive sports as a part of its American activity which gives tre-
39-Wisdom 32- Dress physical fitness program. mendous relief from the strain and
40-Scrap 33- Household god
41-Glacial ice 34- Whirl Since each Naval district spon- stress of nerve tensions caused ·by
43-End 35- Begins sors league competition for a ma- the war. "
44-Prayer 36-Lozars jority of the major American People who say that if a man c·an
46- Shame 38- Taut sports, professional athletes who toss a curve at a batter, he can
48-Spongy 41- Liquid food
49- Clickbeetle 42-Anci-ent weapon are inducted into the Navy should also toss a hand grenade at a Jap
-Courtesy Harle Publications, Inc. 50-Treeless plain 45- Mop make up service teams and com- battery will find a bit of untruth
SOLUTION ON PAGE 8 51- Strain 47-Rod pete against each other. This, to in such a statement.
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