The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-29
M CIGARETTE SMOKERS.
.orn,rL COACH TALKS ABOUT
WEAK HEARTS.


though There Is No Reason why
,.-ssorId BE BrutaI-He Gives Set
s,.,nlc Rules whereby Sprains,
- Homes and Bruises Can be
~ Avoided-Essentinl Mem
-, and Physical Qualifications for
w,uipe Good Player.
49,. Work.. oct 27.-F. C. Armstrong was
rack athlete at the gymnasium al
l...,.soin, sweden, before going to the
'...-,+,. of Pennsylvania, where he
,a..j end and made a name for himself
+,roerous opponent. He is now
...,.irg physician in Brooklyn and
,5. oll his unemployed time In coach
se hovs Of the Pratt Institute. Last
ys,r and the year before he coached the
p.,oslvn High School team, from which
:. ,r7.3u,ed Young Gierasch, now half
,..s at Harvard The City of Churches
i !. booming famous for its young football
Il ,lsrers and on every afternoon one may
sri score of teams practicing on the
,-.,t parade grounds at Prospect Park,
8 lrmstrongs able coaching has turned out
S,mpions every season.
eTbe first thing I do" he explained the
q oser day, lis to sift out the cigarette
a .nokers. These chaps all have weak
harris ana are no good. Their wind Is
short and they lack stamina. What
4 want is lad with a good heart. one, say,
4 t,t has the average beat Of from Y to 80.
Cleanliness. however, you win find boy
with beat less than Y. who is all right.
The better test, therefore, is by the pulse.
Then he must have lungs that will ex-
psnd two and one-half inches at the very
least, ana most of my lads can expand
tfree and one-half and many four. The
next requirements are strong legs and
back If he has all these essentials and Is
moderately intelligent he can play foot
bali l don't care whether his muscles
are punched and light or loose and flabby.
Ii Is silly notion Of many persons that
oaly those are strong who. can show
great bunch of muscles. Well, I have
seen college football players who could
j play through game with a sprained an
4 Ike and broken nose; tear a mole in n
lie big enough for a train of cars to pass
& through ana tackle with the ferocity OF
d atger Yet those fellows when stripped
showed fat muscles and not much devel-
Il Gment Hinkey of Yale and Simms of Uni
rasi,y OF Pennsylvania, the most terrific
ends one could hope to see were of this
st Their strength was latent rather
tan apparent
Brains the Thing.
with all the physical requirements
glal the lad with the most intelligence
81 Nl make the best player. II is a fact
IA N generally appreciated that one of the
sN Encp2l advantages derived from foot
81 e4 is mental The brain works in unison
81 ,Aa the body. The nerves act as a lot
81 letsfaph wires running TO separate
muscles The stimulus is sent over them
sll as the muscular tissue DEVELOPS the
yam tissue developes at an equal rate.
Icy progress in unison and out of a thou
slll s-Aool boys an expert can pick the
US VINO play football, simply by their
carnage, which is brought about by this
mental development.
lAg boys start in awkward. Gradually
g' learn TO control their muscles, to
Il a themselves gracefully. and finally
a-4'-le Surveillance that gives them the
~ W encounter anything, and those are
'o3a VINO get along best in after life
iVl may Know that player must be
gu-A Oh mind when l tell you that we had
- i'le dlHerent plays last year and
q c--. ,alH had to remember these so ac-
n "a mat when the long and involv-
y m 7'i-S were given each man could act
VI The second
Inc more intelligent bow is the hot
81 "e Will remember how to observe the
ana hlnis for self-protection. This
q ~, '.'sl important part of the game.
raj; Lou LOT carelessness and lack of
l1a BAD accidents would be less
-' lai The most important thing
~ o,5IAaer TO learn is the proper way
III. 'a.Ihg on ball. If you tumble on
4 ana P7 sam with your body all curled IN
MA, II 'iooWs sticking on the ground
Ola, ,"'h,y others fan on you. there is
rts 'i"Aen arm, collar bone or rib to
f .r,1 vi. nat is criminal negligence.
H., we men are instructed to dive for
o1'l dfagsing one toe SO mat tbo
on ''1' MOI curl up, but fan not fat
q MI. omach but a nttle on one side
a rr5sr YOU want to keep hold of, not
81 y,,r '"-t pody or face, but between
81 am, ana crook Of elbow. Throw one
81 ca 81 inc bah with elbow ONT fat
8 r, "Ieu the weight fails it wiz moi
tFaEr .o.e Throw The other arm over
pfs, I'D l1s position both teams can
q rosf,.-. 'o' aud do no harm. In any other
& nan .".re viii be d strain on some
.ae anatomy.
81 o 10 1acIkle safely.
vs ,'3| about tackling. The reckless bow
81 ola, paying for the grand stand viii
h. OBS bead just where the runners
s,o-5 'i-@e il and there is a severe
4 wins. t.e .est way TO learn lacking is
Il tbs '''-i''s. l teach my boys to catch
81 Ta, sunny with head thrown to one side.
81 hov. Your head. The moment YOU
n Nar. .p ON the runner pun him to-
~, 1' With all your strength. That
Z NOR, Of good tackling. Another
Esa'ioo ' Your man without hest
zove-s.i tI Going this you may have to
81 10 Oh. '.e rule about keeping the head
H. ~ Ee softest place 10 put Il Is
"a a rr..,. mas stomach. That makes
n, ac5l. too"
Il IT, t., '0ns takes particular pains
boys occupy the correct posi-
,, .ne both in order that hey
in- heir backs and at the same
20 ID. -l ''sa the best results Boys
coa v '"Fe the advantage of a good
ion i standing in the line waiting
Rs 00e.r. "are are Inclined to stand up
IN Haa 3' Dow their backs 100 mech.
8oyer 'ien allows one to ZEE bowled
& ratr... lie second permits your OPP
q our p on top OF YOU and prevent
"k.. or tackling.
&c. Die back straight" calls out
Il tioa "'sllohs continually. The posi-
rus AHe men assume. that is center
#srrf- yards. is the ono tegyer h,,