Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-16

do under these particular circumstances.
He has no time to deliberate at length. 1t is
imperative that he shall think quickly and
act at once. Not only must he act imme-
diately, but he must act in the right man
ner. A mistake will perhaps be fatal. Time
and again he is called upon to go through
the same mental operation, and the result
Is that he gets in the way of always doing
the right thing and doing it at once
Again, he must carry out his decision re-
gardless of what may interfere. His main,
his bnly object is to do his share toward
carrying out the plan. He must keep this
exercise self-control. If an opponent strikes
him In the face or trips him up he cannot
waste time in returning the compliment
He must go right on. as soon as he can re-
sumo his way, and continue to do his duty
as member of the team. He cannot even
indulge in the pleasure of getting angry
for then his mind would be at least partial
ly occupied in looking for a chance to get
even, and his usefulness to the team would
be lessened by this and also by the fact
that with his brain heated by rage he would
be incapable of thinking clearly and acting
TO the best advantage.
Courage Must he Exhibited.
Then, too, in addition to pertinacity and
holiness, all must exhibit courage for
otherwise the well-laid plan will not go into
effect. Their foot ball work trains them to
be mentally and physically brave They
courageously form their convictions and
they bravely carry them out A foot ball
player learns also how to be a Judge of
men.l In interfering for runner on his own
team, In tackling one of the opposite eleven,
in blocking a kick in preventing his op-
ponent from getting through the line, in
himself getting through, the rusher must
divine what is going on in the mind of the
man ne wishes to output. He must read his
opponents plan in that mans eve He
larf of hi,
opponents body, so as to be able to antici-
pate any change in tactics. In this way he
becomes a quick and accurate judge of
man. Again, just as soon as he realizes
what MS opponent intends to do he instant
~ forms his own plan to offset such action
Here, again, rapid judgment and decision
are required. The back running with the
Dali mas to do almost exactly what is in
cumDent upon the rusher If he is about to
Kick, on the other hand, it is necessary for
him to take in the whole situation Just as
soon as the signal for the kick Is given. so
that when the ball is passed back to him he
can SEM IL to the point where it will be
most difficult for any of his opponents to
handle it. Discipline Is also a prominent
and important feature of a foot ball train
ing. Each of the players must implicitly
oDey the captain Add to all this mental
training the physical regimen which puts
the players mind In the fittest condition for
deciding upon the line of action and his
body In the best trim for carving IL ont
anu you nave tne man well started on the
road toward success in after life. One year
or foot ball work is of great advantage to
the future citizen and member of the COM
munity, and four years, the duration of the
college course. are of well nigh incalculable
value Train the young mans perceptions,
his courage. his self-control, his Judgment
and all the other qualities which good
foot ball player must possess and he will
certainly enter upon the great battle of
life much better equipped than is his con-
temporary who has not passed through a
ike experience. w. T. BULL.