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Judo Class Eliminates Eli After Dark Fears

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Yale men need no yonger pad the streets of defenseless, helpless prey to any passing mugger.

An enlarged, improved curriculum of courses in self-defense is being offered this year as any Eli who cares to learn.

Some of the "every-man-his-own-policeman" studies, though, are not so gentlemanly. One, directed by head varsity wrestling coach John O'Donnell, aims to instruct the uninitiated in the elements of Judo and combat.

Designed "to teach a man to take care of himself in any sort of hand-to-hand combat," the rough and tumble class has attracted large enrollments from Yale's graduates as well as undergraduates.

For Bulldogs who prefer the more direct approach, boxing coach "Mosey" King-31 years at New Haven-again directs flits workouts.

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