Sport: Games for G.I.s

After 1918's Armistice Day, the doughboys of World War I spent much of their time cursing General Order 241. On the theory of completing the troops' training, Order 241 called for six solid hours of drill a day—to keep the doughboys busy enough and tired enough. World War II's brass hats have a better idea: a whopping sport program.

For months, the Army's Special Services Division has been working overtime to get the program ready for a V-E day launching. In Paris and Rome, officers and men with previous civilian sport experience have...

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