New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04

instance when two men hang together on the run
the chances that no kind Of condition Will save
some sort OF A brulse. Likewise a kick in the head
is a matter Of luck. But In the great games such
accidents are not frequent. and when they do occur
ara usually not serious.
Tho injuries that the trainer has 10 guard against
the wrenches and the twists that come in tho
scrimmages. and these occur more often than the
accidents that be put TO the credit Of luck
man who IS in prime condition can take care OF
himself in the scrmmage better than the man
who is nabby and not feeling prime When tho mon
piled up top of him he hold himself
stiff and keep up pressure which II not main
tanned would mean some sort OF injury He has
more fire and snap in him and can twist and squirm
successfully.
Likewise the team in the better condition will
play the harder and steadier game. 1t is not till
the last moment that the expert can tell how his
men are lasting. At the end OF the first half Of the
Harvard Pennsylvania game this year felt certain
that the Harvard team had the better OF It from
viewpoint OF condition. and TO me this can't that
inc team would play the same snappy game in the
second half that they did In the first This year
tho Harvard eleven has had less men injured than
In any previous years. When you find n team
that Is having It's men laid up about every day you
can be sure that there is something wrong in the
condition OF the players. Two years ago * is con-
coded that the Harvard eevent that went down to
Philadelphia went to pieces toward the last of the
lapse the men had lost their fire and snappy game
Now TO some OF my Ideas as TO how a team
should be trained: One OF tho great Questions IL
mat OF diet In taking charge OF the Harvard
eleven have myself superintended what the men
were to eat and have eaten with them so that
could watch Just what each had and what he
ought 10 hav,. Certain foods such az starchy
sweets. DO allow als4 and ice cream Is given
I'm. me team only once a week Likewise fried
shall bo ed %
Cohee has bad effects on the nerves. but the men
missed on this matter and ! allow them to bavs II
ior breakfast on Thursday and Sunday mornings
have great quantity Of liquids, and just what
liquids are good must in many cases be deter
mined by the individual wants Of the men Water
should be taken sparinely. At the evening meal
allow each man to have bottle OF ale OF course
90 not insist that each man shall drink ale as
many fellows object 10 anything with alcohol in
and are entitled to have their wishes respected
Ihose VINO DO not take ale in the evenings are per
mitted to have glass of milk. One Of tho main
points in the matter Of diet Is to have such food
that the men will relish il: otherwise they lose
their appettes, and 10 the football appetite is
akin to good condition.
With is the 'endency soetimes evident for PLAYER
player loses color and feels out OF condition. feel
CERTAIN that I am able to put stale" man in
be stale when in reality his trouble is mental
rather than physical; and then the trainer has
worry over them and lose a great deal Of sleep In
II.
he has many OF the symptoms Of a man gone
stale" We had one such case among tho Iar-
ward players this fall. but he became
Of his signals and his grip the plays
his health commenced TO improve.
Men who play football should have plenty Of
practice. do not mean that they should he
started with half an hour halves a light dose will
be sufficient at first. but the season goes tho
length of the practice lineups should he increased
The team must learn to stand hard batterlng. and
develop endurance for the big games when the
halves last each for thrtv-1ve minutes. excluding
time taken out for Interruptions.
Doh hIy both Orroa prOh icrn facA
tho trainer is TO train down the big men after they
have spent a summer doing absolutely nothing. and
have taken about twenty pounds that can
easily be dispensed with. Some trainers inmedi-
aiey set these giants doing all sorts OF exercise
which really do take down the fat very quickly
hut have found that such policy g. very likely
10 weaken the player. ] therefore believe In long
runs IL listing however. that the runner shall
wear a heavy sweater. and thereby sweat as
freely as possible The game itself can he de-
pended upon to take off the rest OF the fat. The
Harvard linesmen have lost from ten pounds each
among the heaviest. and have not sacrificed their
strength this season. -
In getting the Harvard eleven into condition.
can say that the salt water shower baths have
contributed TO the healthy state OF the men. had
20 build tanks in which to hold the water hut
think that the game was well worth the candle.
JACK MINISTER'S.