Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-10-18
VEGETABLE FOOTBALL
MeatIess Diet to Be Tried on
Chicago Varsity Players.
WILL EAT BEANS AND NUTS.
Meat May Be Cut Out OF Pisskin
kiekers' Menu at the Midway-coaeh
Stass and Some of the Stars Believe
In the Experiment

Football la vegeta BILE has arrived
Instead Of the traditional rare roast
beef, the tiercest gridiron warriors OF
the future will prefer bean-appe-nut
outlets. In the opinion of the University
Of Chicago athletes. Squirrel food"
and the luscious product of the garden
will hold sway at the Midway this sea-
son, says the Chicago Record Herald.
Coach Stagg is an ardent believer in
the coming meatless era, and Captain
Leo De Tray and his Maroons have al
ready forsworn their old ideas of diet
in pursuance of the directors recon-
mendations. The reform professors,
in addition to viewing the total down
fall of the training table. with its
gladiatorial surroundings. may have
the pleasure of witnessing champion
ship vegetarian eleven as the climax
of the antlcruelty movement.
The Maroon director is himself a
vegetarian OF standing For two years
he has eaten practically no meat. and
he ascribes his present healthy condi-
ton to his change of diet. According
to the coach, wonderful athletic feats
may be accomplished by flesh abstain
ers which rival the accomplishments
OF athletes In an Omniyorous state.
During his stay at Battle Greek,
Mich, Coach Stagg witnessed a tri-
umph Of vegetarianism which he hopes
to repeat in the Midway camp He
saw Granger. a Michigan exponent OF
the faith, beat all squatting records.
According TO Coach Stagg, Granger
squatted 5,0O2 times without stopping,
each time lowering his body close to
the ground and Strengthening himself
out, without fatigue. The performance
confirmed his strong belief In the pos
sibilities of football la vegetable.
The Midway football players could
subsist at the start of the practice
season on 1900 grains Of vegetable
food divided properly in prOteids, fats
and carbohydrates according to Coach
Stagg. This is the amount the coach
himself consumes daily, and the 1000
calories of heat generated by this has
sufficed to put him In the best physical
shape he has been In for years. He
declared the other day that his rheu-
matism had left him before he went
TO Battle Creek. and he believes he Is
entirely rid of it.
1yyoa SlrnrfSaH a tho
nous strength exhibited by Glaser."
said Stagg He squatted exactly 5000
times. saw him do it 1000 times.
then had to exercise myself while he
did 1t 5000 times more.
Il have eaten very little meat for
several years and practically none for
two years. To work properly mans
food should be onetenth proteids, four
tenths fats and the rest carbohydrates.
The athletes might have to take
course in domestic science, but they
could get on to it without much trou-
blc."
Captain De Tray has been partial
! vegetarian for years, as he thinks he
can tear up Chicagos opponents bet
ter without too much roast beef. AS
sistant Coach Hugo BeZdek and Coach
Fred Speik of the freshman team also
like the idea. Coach Speik declares
that entering freshmen may take their
choice of nutine and meat this fall.
Harold Iddings De Trays running
mate in the back field, believes in the
squirrel food" training and declares
he has often preached 1t to the football
players Of Merrilville, Ind, where he
spends his summers. If Walter Steffen
can he prevailed upon to become her
bivorous, the Maroon back field will
be great advertisement for the vege'
table gridiron game, Iddings declares.
With the new order in diet neces
sarily will come series of brand new
yells. The yell composers at the Mid
way have already set themselves to
the task and have produced the follow.
ing:
Sweet potatoes, rutabagas, sauerkraut.
squash.
Run your legs off, Capn De Tray!
Sure, our milk fed men, by gosh,
VIII lick EN- bad today!
Sayeral Of the athletes believe that q