Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-01-24


time. Under the charge of the can
tain they so to some place near salt
water where quarters have been ar.
ranged for them, there to spend the
summer n exercise aud light prac-
tee Field practice in the game it.
self Is out Of the question In the
summer months, as the heat would be
too much for the men, They run and
swim and tramp abroad over the
country, ana toward evening they get
out and kick the football around, prac-
ticing the drop kick for goal and punt.
Ing Tor each other to catch. A dip
In the ocean followed by hard rub
down finishes Off the days work. ex-
cept Tor those who care To Try a bout
at boxing or fencing.
A Generous Diet.
Early hours both in going to bed and
getting up are enforced. and meals are
served with the regularity OF clock
work. But they are by no means the
scant aud attempting repasts of for
mer training tables A great improve
mcnt in this respect has been made.
Of course the athlete of to-day does
not drink Manhattan cocktails before
breakfast or champagne at dinner, nor
does he regale himself on lobster d Ia
Newburg and charlotte russo but, on
the other hand, he isn't forced to
Starye on small portions Of raw meat,
or taught TO regard butter and sughr
as second In deletorious effects only
to strychine. He eats pretty much
what he pleases, so long as 1t Is plain
and wholesome, and he eats all he
wants, which is apt to be great
dead. AS for drinks, he may drink ale
" he will, or cold tea, or even coffee,
II his trainer be lndulgent. early In the
season; but later he Is held more
strictly to account in the matter of
liquids, and as he is pretty likely to
tire of ale soon, the beginning OF the
fall work is apt to find him combining
himself to good cold water.
liz at any time he shows signs of
becoming stale from overtaining, he
lays of for a day or two and his diet
restrictions are relaxed. Under this
treatment the athlete feels by the end
OF summer as IL he was capable OF
almost anything. Ills muscles are
rounded and flexible, his whole body
Is llmber and the flush and exhilara-
ton of absolute health inspire every
movement that he makes and every
breath that he draws. He could go
into n prize ring fit to put up the
fight OF his life. But fighting and
football are two entirely separate
things, although there are those who
hold different opinion. The summer
trained athlete. after his return TO
college, has little practice at falling
on the ball and trying experiments
with a tackling bag. He begins to
feel little lame about the time he
Is called on TO come out and play his
first practice game. 1t only lasts a
few minutes, that first game, but when
II Is over the unhappy player feels as
II he We're a telescoped railroad car.
He IL almost ready to give up football
and study for the ministry. Every
bone In his body aches; his flesh Is
covered with bruises, he Is scratched
and wrenched and torn and battered
and angry and sore, and he goes TO
bed so swathed In bandages that a
nlghtshirt Is entirely superfiuous.
For a day or two he moves about In
the manner OF "a ccntenarian, but soon
his long weeks of steady living and
sturdy exercise begin to tell, and the
deep blue hue OF things In general
gets shade lighter. His second day
OF play isn't half so bad, and within
n week he is able TO stand up under
an hour OF punishment such as would
make most pugilists throw up the
sponge. At that point his training is
completed. ALI that he
needed after the summers work was
and that he quickly got In
the rough contact or play. His spirits
come back, he Is hard as a rock and
strong as Hon, and, barring accid-
ents, Will 20 to the championship field
as fine piece Of human machinery
as ever did the work or q gathering
ram for the humblng OF his opponents
and the glory OF his alma mater.
For rowing, track athletics and base
ball the training is much the same,
but somewhat less rigid. and without
the hardening process. Baseball train
ing Is the most similar TO football, re-
quiring. as 1t does, general activity
and strength, whereas rowing and
track athletics call for special train
ing and attention TO certain muscles
or sets of muscles But the great re-
quislte for every kind OF athletic sport
Is unvarying patience in exercise and
obedience TO rules.
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