Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18
Ideal Team Composed Of All Sizes
Of Fast Players,
SOME MEN HEAVY AND LARGE


TOT lNNF MNih NA NfhfIN HN % lN' glove
ems In baseball poor work hdH bad o.
most depressing cncot upon tha game
and many persons feared that the cncct
OF such iaE paying upon football would
b. thr SEINE.
In spite OF their fears. however. the
public has responded nohly at every
guod contest. and % must bo admitted
thai The work done hy tho players
thcmrclvus has been OF character tl
warrant such support. whsle Dc o. as
yot Impossible 60 tcll just what the end
Of che season will bring forth. there iH
rcaaln 10 hope that the results viii re
fai hisuCr than those lf nst year. %
nuCl Dr. iNo ,HHs DO $500 bH Iut entirely
60 ihe mct that iU.llUI mlut.UnI have
been fitIt H u...t N.IHr. iI uUH..
tain lult what UiafIr .HflHlIpH uH' uUc.H
aafy 90 mtet each u.lui oi tls rIly s,...
ctlafuliy, ana 600 nul men who's uuyus
cal cgudluon it such us 90 enable ihHu
10 nll thoac nlaluuus with credit 90 the
team.
uf couiaa % o. dlrcult 90 IND enough
NumrlfhtNDN u.r"Ct men t1 600 al
tho positions loo 900 tho teams accent.
ably. 10 iH|H were NOT au, wU should
have perfect football. but sim iht fact
REMAINS that thU players show better
average thln year than Tor some time
past ana this result viii undoubtedly
D. Improved upon lunt aH loug HH zoe
diruptnu NJ d. various trAms continue
10 Insist that che game u not only 10
game. but science. when played Cor
amusement only deterioration ls newt.
nnle. The History Uf ihe past fUN yuia
proves that fact cuuOlusiytly. 10 scion.
tile urinciplrH ARE Insisted upon thefa
are nu limits 10 the future achievements
OF the players.
THE CAPTAIN.
OF c1uae. ono of the most Important
factors in thU team. Dr. the CAPTAIN gnd
the man who holds this position accept
ably must bU person 90 VulpN uHrceu-
ton aud Wide experience tie must Keep
iulIy in touch tnd 100 ryuulihy Wltu
hia men. Tie must gain thclr confidence
20 that they viii fual thus whatever De-
does D. for tho b,si lntesosta OF tns
cub. 10 hu thinks that nr csu i4rlutr
thc team uy varying pilNtfH or uual-
tons or hY Introducing new blood. hH
must not hesitate Co soc lWmHI lHtCiN
Al the same time De- must have ! larap
mehaurr ut patience and rloi tcmper
IN tue field the captain has sole control
Of his men and d. Responsible Tor thHir
disposition ANA play o. must be- nru
with ihUm and h.ru tnrm thoroughly
under control. but ut tho tam dine Doc
must Try TO maintain frien1lY fOlliun1
with ana between each and nll with
a few quiet words be can point out inc
mistakes ~ each, ana he muft inHlst
upon the dropping % nu little rtley-
nncca until after the game. 10 tho team
D. 60 BE- successful the players must
show unquertlonlnE loyalty ln thalr
captain. They must obey hlH orders
anu carry out his wishes unhrsitatiug-
~.
During the progress Of the gam, the
greatest responsibilities rcat upon the
captain. not only must be- bscumo
thoroughly acquainted with the rhnrlc-
ter ~ the work performed by hlH own
team ana decide u % d. NO Co liH best
standard. but DE must also look Tor uil
weak places In the cuemy'a ranks and
see that Dis mon are directed Co play iu-
10 such places, He must not hpHltatr
Co avail himself of nll opportunities that
arc offered. aud u hiH team succeeds lu
getting the upper hand he must 10y Co
strengthen hlH position aH much ua pos
nihlc, To strengthen 10 position does
not imply that Dc must strengthen hIH
defense, on the other hnnd. 10 simply
means that be must watch the move
mcntu Of hla opponents aud adopt such
tactics as viii best CuunteraCt any
move that they may attempt
FuLLnACK AN IMPORTANT PLACE
The labor Of bringing ana uunrFanlzed
mlfH OF Fridlruu material into such
shape thai 10 becomes what may De-
termed compact unit lH 20 simple
matter. II Do, % cuurHy, inst necessary
10 learn the requisites % each position.
after which tho material az hand may
DO adjusted aH. near this measure uH
possible. For Instance. there " the full-
back The ideal man for that position
~ one who ~ rather tall and lauky. Ia
tlM position u n legs that cuunt-but
the fullhack must also be- made to feel
that he ~ 10 receive the full support
ot hla running mates, the halfbaclH.
They should De selected from men who
are somewhat stout and heavy, and yet
their power Tor speed should not he
sacrificed 10 the Htuckuess. Ability for
quick true Judgment, Joined with uus
hinchiuR determination ana an abund-
ant Htore OF physical strength, makes
the Ideal hnlfhuck.
In the position OF quarterback tho
men are guncrully small llrsr FRAMES
being inconsistent with the Htrttu.y
ana cuunlusnvHH required W men loo this
part uf the game, The position Of cen.
tor, however, should be- held by "a man
who ~ both alert ana heavy. While
much OF hln work resolves Itself down
10 a survival OF the nttyst Dc must hr
quick lu action no be- b. steady. and
must Do able Co devise variety of
mennn N breaking through h.s oppUu-
Tho Ideal men Cor tho position of
guard are also men of weight but there
must BE- mo- laziuusH in their yimpH.I-
tlun, Like the center they are required
20 discover many ways OF hnHuNIuH
through. and uhe more Ig.ilty they can
display the better 10 Will Boz Cor tho
work ~ the team Their defensive
work consists boz protecting thr upon-
Ing between cnutnr and themselves.
and yet ut thU same limo tNrN futHf nH b..