Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

with the pass Of the ball has sized up the
situation. As he catches ~ he knows how
near his guard r. and whether he must
hurry the shot or can take time 10 aim.
II he has an instant for preparation the
try seldom fails, ard II is by reason OF
that GOODNESS which enables him to decide
in advance, that he is so much more vnlua-
BILE than some other man who may be able
20 do many other things better. but who
lacks his experience. The game develops
this quality and teaches the players in
stinctively to decide and 70 act in unison.
"suppleness and activity are developed
as in no other game, since every muscle
OF the body is called into play and every
move must be quick II It is to be effective.
The moves OF foot ball are often slow and
penderous, calling for strength to repeI
or to urge on an attack. and the actual
period of play in two thlrty-minute halves
has been found to be less than fifteen min
utss.
Excels Base BALL.
I'm base bah quick action is demanded
spasmodlcally. while at least half the time
is spent in idleness and rest on the bench.
Hockey demands considerable action, but
It relates more to the legs than TO any
.SNhNA part VI Anc DOdgt anu COuOnutu bkhl-
ing serves to harden muscles that should
be soft to be of most service to the base
ball or foot ball player
Basket ball, on the other hand, develops
all parts of the body equally. From the
blowing OF the whistle at the start Of the
contest there is scarcely a pause until the
end OF the half. During two periods OF
twenty minutes each there is seldom more
than a quarter OF an hour taken out for
all delays and pauses, leaving twenty-hv
minutes of actual play, during which every
man is not only moving, but is working
faster than the foot ball player-runnIng
lodging catching, passing-trying by every
fair method In his power to outwit, outpfay
or wear down the opponent who Is specially
opposed to him.
ut is constant and quick action for every
muscle Of the body. since the possibilities
OF the game call them all into service
sooner or later. A game for the small man
as well as the big one. II develops the same
traits in both. Except for the extra
strength Of the big man, which sometimes
enables him to outlast the smaller, there
is no advantage in his power
I'm basket ball the star man IL USUALLY
the one who knows how to help his team
In the most effective manner rather than
the man who stands alone and trusts to the
power Of the other members OF his five to
give him chance TO shine The man whe
liz not a team man has no place in basket
ball and he soon learns his lesson or Is
dropped from the squad.
Team Work Counts.
THE one for air spirit is stronger in
this sport than in any other and surpasses
even foot ball In fits requirement for team
handling of the ball. On the gr1diron one
can do things by himself and win for his
team drop kick, long run or any one
or a number Of one man plays may result
in a foot ball score.
TN basket ball Il is expressly forbidden
man may be a marvellous dribbler and
be able to take the ball in this manner
from one end OF the floor to the other. but
II is impossible for him to do more as the
rules provide that he has no right to try
for score after dribbling, but must pass
to some teammate. The result is that the
ball must always be handled by more than
one man-almost always by more than two
Generally all five men are in the play and
under these conditions the team is doing its
best work.
"Griffiths, captain OF Harvard last year,
and Keinath Of Pennsylvania, were Won
derful dribblers, and eadh often took the
bali the entire length OF the floor by HIM
self. But the rest of the team was al
ways busy while one of them was doing
this, with the result that when he had 20
pass the other four men were In positions
which had been carefully worked out in
advance. and every man on the team gen.
orally knew to whom and at what spot tie
pass would be made. Both men were In
valuable to their teams, but both were
essentially team play men.
''The coaches OF crack teams have real
lied the value of basket ball as q training
for long distance runners and for Jumpers
and have sent candidates into the sport
each year. The amount of endurance
gained on the basket ball floor can be
compared only to that of hockey, while
the advantage between these two as a
track developer lies entirely with basket