New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
BASEBALL AND RHEUMATISM.

While -Bres'' vas out Of the game the od-A
of the work behind the bat fell upon Bower
man. a veteran OF many years experience 9--
one of the ganest players on the diamond "H'"
not playing baseball Bowernan IS lrn''ei-
man up in the Michigan woods he mas t.e
strength Of an OK and his muscles are as 'o-9
as pine knots. Years OF exposure 10 al Ai-us
Of weather have begun t. tel on him. ana 'a''
season he suffered severely from rheumatism
But when the load fell on his shoulders ne ~
not COMPLAIN and plead that he Was IN No CUE
dition TO play. although it vas the truth, w.
,{a,, ror rour long weeks he was IN MS pidSe =
hind the bat. playing like hend- Aitsr 10
games he would 20 to the clubhouse ALMOST -
bausted not from the exercise hut iIoln '--'
main of the rheumatism in his oacA anu az
His was the kind of nerve that WINS saii1S
There is no greater test OF mans nerve u''-
in a long four-mile intercollegiate oOa' -,
When the oarsman takes his place III 'A -
for the bfs- race ne looks back on months ol -
hardest kind Of training. WeeAs an" W.
work nave been gone throush. and liIeN - .,
the final effort All his preliminary W. -.
directed toward about twenty-five 'i'-- -
actual competition. There IS no o'iieI
recurring so much training with SO h''i0 -
petidon. Finally plslol shot rlhsS .or - rIory.
the boats are OF on their long r4 r4~C - - sgnt
kiehI sweeps flash through the water ' e,a.fsr
barred backs SWING in perfect rhy .Ai'-. Ill cuts
tnan man can walk the u.s. U.s. snouIs his
throu2h the water The cOXSNalh SLl" - his
orueIs through the megaphone StIaPp -rroke"
mouth, and the snarp Stroke s.Io.>-, (,ro,yds on
comes rolling across .he river 10 INC ~ fr,l
the observation train At the emu - - stroke.
mile IT., men are lust getting into tIei- - no
the boat still riding on an even - t,s iour-
signs of splashirg. On they 80. nan - 10 mark
ney Is over as they flash by the W. W. ,ints AMI
The stroke has now dropped sewers i"r9 everS
the men are putting more power
heave. III marks the
Between the two and three mile in~.J .sSss 10
oaysrnan basin tn grow weary; blood IuI y So. me
the ir heads and they nearly oi,.H, enc three
sweat pouring down their faces ~ ,trh a ton
mile mark the light OaIs seem 70 81 [cere mo-
and they cling to the water as u - - 1,Ijttins.
lasses. But the men show no sisns -, " The
the last mile means five minutes W % 9S5 faste-.
-, .- 81 i,rrsases Now comes the sup s ere
test of srit and nerve. SLOWLY ou .bs crowds
bow of the boat creeps forWaIu aT aEba men are
grow wild with excitement ,,5irations tha'
spIaSkinc and the she'll rockS' - one hu-
nature is fast yielding to exhausto,r, t,mps 10
dred yards from the finish the Ss,vII LIN, the shell
to forty-ive to the minute. anu nsary burst
, ~ aIrnns- impossible tc treaIr' have
what is the need of breathing
won? ovrr,g indViu'
I'm almost every sport except IoN1ns INlsen FOOT
naHty nIavs an important part , a base
ball player is hurt he can take @ III, ston but the
bah player can quit. runner "a. becorues Gsaa
oarsinau must work on or nc
weight and n handicap 20 'he 81, 81 soc,s Interest,"
ing ne examples Of grit At the sar Whits
cross-counIry run at Princeton tnls tt,si the hara
~ 9ace shf 6eeTe fese eS he had from an but
tiSr. tor He was in no condition to Tars rs ereas
coiIege needed his services Whns' a'. tns leaders
Tca Tnst m snmer ners's az the metropolitan cnpO re
lhips. 9s S there wss thresls rpSs Ssa 0 gone
rramme. After the contestants nNo shoe Tns
Osr7 r,afun
lne cnSers on the course cut his nsre srd won lhs
the blood ram But he Kept eoanrscstion On Of -
race The crowd showed Us appfe''--
rameness in no uncertain way.