The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-25
signs ON one sno,her's lives I never saw

' ~ ~ tNi1eHNN a NpIhln. lnfy Nv Vail va -
girl oil. Don't look No startled II is a common
occurrence"
DO you mean that girls iniure themselves
WIN TINS game, -" asked the graduate STUDENT
IN surprise.
Il have known girls 10 break collar bones and
llttlc fingers and front teeth" answered the senior
! have known them 10 sprain knees and "ilSts,
ana ankles. have seen four girls Caiilru ou
Tn field IN one game. have seen n clrl N'rug.
gle gu, from a faint and finish the game. KNOW
one girl who played a " hole half after she spralieu
her knee, though she knew that she might make
herself lame for life | have seen the %pretuestt
We most daint and delicate girls in college VIII
black eyes" ,
"iut that is aboninable, interrupted he grad
uate student 1t Is a. bad asg football
'Prrrlrely y answered the senior IT ~ JuS'
The same We've brought into II all the sense,
IONS that We can. We make 1t a life and death
Affair We fight for the glory OF our class, and
We DO not allow any private CONSIDERATIONS u
weigh with us"
DO you train asked the graduate student
do you try to do every thing the boys do
We certainly trim said the senior We
never but once had had a training table, but each
captain regulates the diet Of her team ~ lar as
she can at the regular table The freshmen train
the most severely Last year they did not allow
coffee, tea, chocolate, sweets, p%uiatucS, hot bread
or pastries There We're other foods taboued'
but | have forgotten them The Older classes
do not train ~ long or 50 severely, but every "nt
gives up coffee. ten, and sweets. EatnK between
meals /, absolutely forbidden. Every girl must
b. In bed AZ half past I o'clock. Il Is the duty III
the trainer t. see that she is When the games
come, the trainer has n beautiful Inn" running
about with lemons and gult capaS, but She earns
lhe trainers tea, after the games, when the players
break training Ia one grand least, makes up '1f
the Worry beforehand The girls On the whole
are pretty good about training. II Is n matter ui
honor, and W. oil know that We lessen our en-.
durdnCc II We break training. | iurgo; IT, say
that an hours basketball praCtic' Is required
every day rain OF shine aud olher outdoor eNer
What eifec, does all this have ON the health
OF the girls asked the gradual" student,
The training Is on the whole useful Com
plcNionS clear marNrllously. and there Is u fine
object lesson ON the value Of regular hours Less
tim" Is wasted Excellent traits ut character
arc Developed. Self denial and restraint cannot
TAI, Ia have results But | sometimes question
what thu iinAl effects OF the games themselves
Are Apart from the accidents that ] mentioned,
there IL a curious tendency To- heart disease ana
u nervous troubles among the girls who play,
The senior class losses heavily every year, rs
p'ClallN from heart troubles
The scuiDr spoke with great earneNtnesS, very
different from TIER former iIipplncy
4 should think that one gin At least would fe
considerably affected by the game, SAID the
graduate student, falling in with III" senior
on the captain That absolute control over the
Iii" Of others, such Ms yuu suggest, would be a
heavy burden I,thetc any appeal from her"
Non" AZ oil, answered the senior, with n cur.
Gus look that the graduate student could not
undl rstaud she :. '"tS the girls who play
she places them, she trans them, and last bat
Not least, She plays her own gam" suppose
she really does have more influence than most
girls IL college, for there is no question that the
social and moral salvation 81 a good many stu
dents comes through basketball Training keeps
them out oi mischief and good playing makes
them popular The captain has 10 bear in mind
facts Of that sort. But above all Is the Glass inter
est victory for the class II human effort can
get 1t, no matter At what cost That Is the spirit
II Ill" gane
Hon do the defeated teams take it, asked
The graduate student j should think feeling
Nuul run high.
There has always been an effort to conceal
disappointment SAID the senior i told YOU
how the teams cherrrd each other by rule once
IN a Will" thr blow Is too hard, and there have
been cases where the captain II the defeated team
has left the dinner table IN tears, All the Truly
dramatic situations In college centre around
basketball. Take the girl who is STAINING every
nerve to get on the team She knows that the
captain Is watching her Just ~ though she were
n hurSr going through her PAGES She knows
that every motion tells When she loses n ball
or her rival gets one She eats out her heart But
sh" is in a seventh heaven Of delight, il the captain
says. Good catch OF Good stop II Is the duty
81 the captain 20 praise, blame and suggest. liei
slightest word has weight There Is usually
the greatest severity IN the criticisms. The
cuHcherS help the captain in that They stand
around whllr q game = Playing ihrN ralii
Jones, ct Tat ball 'Montgomcry keep with
your opponent Barclay, throw for the basket
When the gam" Is through they come down
hammer and longs on oil tn" mistakes and none
Of tn players can answer back II * calling
SllN'ilIIrS.
The senior stopped for q moment Then she
sad, with no apparent connection.
u must see my own class play, They are of
thCr' by Themselves
The graduate student ubediently accompanied
Che senior. She was surprised when The players
stopped 10 cheer her friend, but she give the Incl.
dent little thought until one pf the PLAYERS called
"Nuu're going To coach us, aren't you"'
The senior nodded back an emphatic assent
"Ot course, | am" she said. "Ihat. is, II you
want me TO-
Then she stood looking on with wistful eyes.
cant you take Just a few balls asked the
girl VINO WAS nearest
Il Wil. whether | can or not" exclaimed the
senior, throwing down her golf cape and tucking
the end Of her braid under her belt
Then the astpnlshed graduate student saw
some remarkable playing The senior had a fine
hong throw and a sure catch. She was IN" hes
PLAYER On thp field She seemed 10 he every.
where. liut. when She WAS Just in the spirit, ant
Was rG%iarlns Joy, there came a voice across tht
lawn
Ramsey. oT the field"
The senior heard il, and stood stock still for Z
minute Then she gave n last throw, anr
walked back to tho graduate student
who spoke 10 you asked the graduate stu
dent. as she wrapped the golf cape about th'
senior.
"rhr captain Of the team" said the senior
duly
"ind who are you" demanded the graduate
student
81 was captain last year" said the senior, "bu
| can't play at all this y"ar It's heart dlsoaS"
and | suppose she was right 20 send Inc of.