The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

ing defense is going to do and will have
to plan his attack at first on general
principles, hoping finally to crystalline
his schemes into some certainty Of con-
certed action.
a Word for Beginners.
Just here I will put in few words
TO beginners. In my long experience
with veterans Of the year before,
coach has to repeat details continually
in order to keep them thoroly i'm
pressed on the minds Of the players.
The most conscientious player has to
learn over again lot of helpful little
details every season. Therefore, my
advice is to. clip these articles out and
Keep them in book form and you will
surely find the book a useful aid and
reference in keeping yourself thoroly
| posted in the details of the game which
spell the difference between success and
failure. The stars of the gridiron have
all been students of football, for knowl-
edge of the scientific points gives you
| great advantage over an ignorant op-
ponent. ,"
First Thing to Do.
The first thing to do in starting a
football season is to get enough BOYS to
form squad. You will need more this
year than ever before on account of
the new rules about delaying the game,
injuries, etc. "a. .T - -
There are eleven players on a team,
but the smallest squad this year should
be composed Of at least sixteen men,
that, is a team and five substitutes.
Whlle ~ IS very Important, yet it is
not absolutely necessary to have Sec
ond eleven or scrub, as they, call it at
c,o c1o
and lots of important things without a
scrub. ...- z
The next thing to do is to call a
meeting and elect a captain and man
ager. A great deal of your success will
depend upon the kind of captain you
elect. He should be a popular man,
and one who has the respect of his
men. There are always apt to be jeal-
ousles and dlssensions in a team during
the sea season on The captain is the man to
smooth them out. Good discipline on
a team means good football. The boy
with the proper stuff in him will grit
his teeth and obey orders, no matter
how hard it seems at the time. Bruises
and hurts are apt to make boys irrit-
able and balky, and it is then that the
true stuff IN the captain comes out. He
must exert his authority in a deter
mined manner, and have the backing of
the best men.
The first thing captain should do
is, to make each man get a rule book
which can be obtained at any news
stand for 10 cents, and study hard at
all the rules. Then they should all
meet and 60 over the rules together
and at this meeting the captain should
have a serious talk with his men about
training. He should require them to
cut out cigarets and late hours and all
stimulants, and not to drink too much
cold water after playing or at meals
Too much water hurts the wind and
weakens the stomach, and the boy with
out good lungs will stand small show on
the gridiron this fall Overeatine
makes a man slow and heavy. A live
ly little run before breakfast every
morning is a splendid thing for the
wind. There are a lot of other little
points about training which the captain
by using common sense and observation
can soon learn and advise his. mel
upon. The manager should be careful
to arrange games with teams composed
of players. Of the same age as the boys
on his team, Too much disparity OF
age, is dangerous Big boys against
little ones is not fair Games can be
sarrangedaby notifying the sporting edi
tor Of APhe Journ a |, who will put