The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
THE BLUE DIAMOND.
Coach Whittren Talks Of Foot
ball and Players.
nusr THINK AND ACT QUICKLY.
s.-k Greens First Experience m =
Professor Of the Manly Art-ien
Shorsrfdge's Mistake.

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.ss : 4. C. football Seam this f23, - q
harvard ulan, and &c has taken an active
ir.arrsr In athletic sports for several
~sars. During the World fair. when sias
hsg colleges exhibited their strongest and
go s,ss.s athletes, Wa8stEea w8s oae ot
tae saw that represented Harvard.
He locks gron Boston as his home. bat
as first experience OF the football field
wzs wsth the WAlamansle High Se1oea
tam. Of which be was captain for three
v~ars Then he NaS captain for two years
"a sh. Nsi.zman1tc Preparatory school.
n-syloas 10 going 20 Harvard lie played
teetoaH foEr years ar Harvard. as . reg
mar and substitute. playing at the same
time Win the Boston Athletic Ass0ei5-
for ard ysus8k Association. Ia the faI
Al 1884 he epTainei MS ankle and ~3s sub
ssavensly sent by Harvard 70 coach at
worcester academy. which h a prEpara-
tayv srhooi for Harvard. That year Ncr-
eeste- defeated Phillips AnaOVer, The Yale
.rirgoi py' q score OF 2---t. Yale tried 10
S nake trouble because w hittren had coach
~ Worcester, but the athieiic committee
of Harvard r. composed partly Of fnefn-
1sys OF the faculty MO keew every fact
connected gsth Hhiftrens WORK. 80 the
matter fell fat.
In iss9 and ls9i Waiftreu held the ala
around sfHEsfic championship AZ Harvard
and In TIE same years WAS i nIsa7ber af
Inc Mott Haven team. Tfe roasd IN his
class team during his aFst year and in
isG xas the taird strongest man in the
university. according 10 Prof. Sarsents
test.
He Il a good Splinter IN the loo. 80 and
sa-yard dashes and throws the hammer
I. and E-pound shot. lie has put the shot
g feet and has record Of ~ yards In
@s~s He won thirty prizes In two years
and then gave up active competition.
81 profession he - a civil engineer. and
the reason that hs came 70 Washington
vas because he thought there vas !. bet
ter chance new state than back In
the elder and mere Genseiy settled states.
He Is nof a giant. bat il finely developed.
He has blae eyes. black hair and square
under law His IDEAS of what a candidate
far a football team oaght 20 do are best
ssf forth in the following interview which
aPost-intelIigencer reporter had with him
yesterday afternoon.
I'm order for a man 10 make a SUCCESS
fal football player there mpst be great
sef-sacrifice on his part. He must give
Up entirely smoking chewing and drinking
and have regular hours of sleep. tIe
must give up the use 81 all pastries and
stick entirely 20 solid food. Even coffee
and tea should be sacrificed. for they
tend 10 make one bilious and In way In
mre the wind. II a candidate cannot fol-
apply for position on a football team
because the work is of such a nature that
the minute principles have 20 b. carried
sat In order TO bring about perfect con-
diilon- II has been a noticeable fact IN
all colleges that men who become over
trained have not paid strict attention 70
the abcvc-named conditions. II Is not
possible TO get man In perfect condition
II he sticks TO the use Of injurious habits
Another thing that every football
player should bear In mind is the big
head A player that IL subject TO that
soon finds himself cut OF the ranks for
when he knows that he has a position
on the team and thinks that no one elise
can I'll n, he begins 10 decline. ard the
Woodworking candidate that has put his
whole soul and energy into the work
forges ahead and takes the place OF tho
person who thinks that his place can't tie
hIiea This fact has been noticed time
and time again on all university teams: 30
every candidate should bear In mind that
there are Just as good men as he 70 nll
his position. and nobody Is sure OF "a place
on team. no matter what his ability ar
weight or reputation. for the man who
goes ont and puts his whole soul into the
pay has just right ~ the position.
As some OF the candidates that have
applied for positions are entirely ignorant
OK the game. the work for the first week
siii be 81 primary nature. SUCH as PISS
'rS the bail, dropping on the BAH. putting.
running down on kicks catching punrs.
Aan- M and learning the different posi-
teas. little study IN the preliminartea
o. signals. running ten-yarsi daatieS with
TIE Ban snapped back : oaay 10 ret
Payers accustomed to starting the fr-
ssnt tne ball Is pEt Ia play. aha 10 trahI
'asr eye SO they VIII always be able 50
knaw when the hAli is rut IN play with
ent waiting far their opponents - give
taem the signal ~ the above couse..
'hle the fund.- mental PRINCIPLES or foot
ban. tho gTcatsr part or The early season
VII he devoted 80 that. ~ tho end ~
sash days practice the candidates VIII
p given good brisk run of half nile.
waseh VIII be- followed b. 3 shower bath
ans brisk rundown Thea - done ur-
Ger The supeys isson q the coach. and 81
eah~r requirements % training are left
VIZ the Individual - carry out.
psing % ;he radical changes in football
rass since mas it has come % he not a
Weston Or weight 20 fnueh "a NJ speed
tHsiantancogS starting the molnemz the
eAl u put n play, w.sh the whole tesm
A9FaRS - ef1s- Taree wears ago the rules
were et ~ach = n&tftre t.As weiSat WAS tAe
sFssesea fe3 ar" FOR tha T'lsN lire. snd au
saaaes We're masis ay mass 2lSys foreinE
ne men by ahetF ueIgh; backward to-
'anss thsiF esn goal. 0at al this has
eesa aa1e away w'sh. well as momen-
TN Pays. Ter only ere man. under gne
Fesess Falca- gtn nc IN uoecu b*f1r, the
l s@s = "a in ps4s- In fttf Il has come
i Y Sss' To gain grouus the men masg Pea
very acsiEe, gl5ck oo tae START, rn,va as
ssas and tase their opponents hv siir-
80. Ses Instance. 81 0tay araeta Jackie
- SsAfa. fae 81 aat X ,ar BAH shoals
- tas's opponents Sstr so Q1i Az rhAs