The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

been as severe and as beneficial as WIN
an hour In the boat ,,.,- tor
What are the advantages OF this VIZ
training. you ask? Just ms lou 40 no'
get overhcated. Tho blood Keeps co''
You come out Of the water ii.ah "ie
clear. You may be little ured' az %
muscles. bat your heth ia COOL 3o.' ~
in "a pleasant glow ana you are IS i''"'
t. practice again BAL You were
IL could have my choice or training
, c-eu. cifhrr mon on women. entirely on
land or. ontirlir in water. ] should choose
The latter element. ! would Keep them
I'm water until % week before the final
race. Then give them seven days 81 prac-
tlce In the handilng az the oars. This. q
,c..raa is fer OH men who are already
proficient In the use or ihe boat.
In training woman crew In the
water I should las Town some Jules. The
first would De- as. 20 depth. Suppose the
ei-is averaged 8 feet 4 inches in height.
I would never let'thfm get iu over feet
Of water. In feet they can swim rs wei
as in 80. And they would have the utmost
confidence. Tor fhey know they can stand
On their feet in the water. The accidents
in water are due % the men who urge
the women out too ar for bravalo. Keep
near shore IL you want 70 become athletic
swimmers.
Tho word cramp has such an awful
sound 90 n trainer that l have known
those who kept their best athletes ont OF
the water Tor fear % 90. Now. a cramp is
"a painful thing, hut il isn't a dangerous
one. if you know h0w 10 handle it. sup
pose you are boo tie water and you get
"a cramp in the C0mmoncst placo-your
middle, What do You dog You instinct
lively double 900. You catch your breath.
the water PUSHES ln. and YOU smother.
You go down lire log. ana you don
come up again. That IS the way the bes,
swimmers are l0,L
RULES FOR CRAMP.
Now. here's cramp-rule: The second
the stitch takes you. throw back your
head. and give n leap backward. Get oH
Your back You are I'm agony, but you
VIII float. just the same. The swimmer
arms which you have acquired viii Keep
you uu You viii soon he in 10 ihore,
and there they viii run yqn down. not
up and YOU viii hc we'll Bnt not n you
forget the injunction 10 throw yourself
backward az she hrst pain.
If 7 had "a football team Of girls 70
train-and there are trainers for this
game fu The N.IIr fN.In.' or 1T NHN a
basketball set. or n tcnnis-toumament
on hand or any ~ The games that re-
quiro 900 athletic rs- Of the legs. i should
try novel training which I have used
with good results. should take ms team
Oft upon n boat. and anchor about mile
from land Then 7 should put them ail in
tie water with experienced swimmers on
the boat 20 watch them 7 should say TO
them. "Now you are overheard from a
burning steamer. What are you going 20
do2'
Swim 90 land" they would say. I'VE
are expert swimmers
''You can't swim 10 land. The tide BIS
against you." ] would reply. fr the mat
ter ~ having the TIDE against me would
De part Of the training.
owe are expert swimmers. We can
swim agains, the tide"
ono. YOU can't" / would impress upon
them. There meyer was "a swimmer so
expert that he could undertake 10 swim
against the tide 90 shore II De- IS really
expert Doe VIII float with the tide down
the shore. hoping &c viii carry him nearer.
Then De viii take % stroke towards land.
then float AGAIN. Iu tmo DIE VIII get TO
shore hrt fully ten miles below where
he wants TO co."