The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-28
Basket Ball
Strategy
Copyright, 1909. by Joseph 3. Bowlesl
t2-READY FOR HE CHAMPIONSHIP.
By. DIR. JAMES NAISMITH
Father" of the Game

sleep possible. abstain from stimulants
and be Systematically rubbed down In
order to keep the muscles pliable.
There is nothing which fighters up
the muscles more than hard basket
ball playing on hardwood floor such
as gyInnasiums are provided with.
Therefore rubdowns are an absolute
essential, for the muscles are then
kneaded and an impetus given the cir
culation OF the system.
Before games in the championship
series masseur should be engaged
10 give the players dry rub After
the contests, Il there are no more TO
be played that day, the players should
take q shower. quickly followed by a
rub down with alcohol or witch hazel,
the latter preferred.
If the game should be finished in the
evening, don't eat before retiring.
That causes a loss of sleep and gives
the stomach work 20 do which it does
not deserve. Let the players keep
their minds Oft the games as much as
possible. The only thought which
should be devoted to the contests be-
fore they are played should be the cap
ta!n's or coach's instructions just be-
fore the players go onto the floor.
Another precautiOB necessary is
don't take a swim after the games pre-
ttufHE inc championship contest
Swimming tends to lengthen out the
muscles and saDs strength quicker
than the athlete knows II may be
cool and refreshing, but the players
cannot afford to waste strength on
that plea.
There are dozens and dozens OF
other precautions and bits of advice
which I might hand you previous TO
starting in 70 win q championship Sc
ries. but they are merely n matter of
detail and most of them you are al
ready acquainted with.
In the Ten days preparation for the
contests every player should be
worked to the utmost. providing none
shows signs of growing stale The
guards, more especially. have hail
fewer opportunities during the season
TO get into the game and therefore they
should be worked perhaps d little hard
er than the forwards and center.
For that reason. I am presenting
here q guard play which allows the
backs to show what sort of stuff they
are made Of In it the guard not only
receives the ball from the center. but
he takes the third pass and delivers
the sphere into the net-if his eye is
good.
Taking the diagram to the left. the
center (No. 81 slaps the sphere to the
right guard (No. -. who passes I
diagonally across the floor to the left
forward tNo. y. The instant the right
guards pass is made he runs straight
down the floor TO 4 position directly be
meath the goal. where he receives the
return from the left forward. Thence
into the net.
But if his aim errs the covering Of
positions by the players, which has al
ready been started progresses in order
that disastrous results to the scoring
f.ofrsrrr1 IF f11p tea m rorreeppfad a
Sressor may not develop.
OF course the right guard being aO-
sent from his place alongside the on
ponent's left forward must necessarily
see To II that that opponent is covered,
so the center of the aggressive team
drops back the instant he has DIS
posed Of the sphere. He covers the
opposing left forward.
The right guard under the basket
stands fast. The left forward takes
up his position directly in front Of the
basket, while the right forward GO
% crosses over to the position previous
" occupied by the left forward. Thus
every point is covered and the second
effort TO score is made.
Next We scrutinize the artists work
on the right hand side of the cut.
Left guard mo. - receives the sphere
from the center (No. 81. the former
passing il diasonaily across the PLAY
irg area to the right forward no. %.
The course of the left guard to n posi-
zion beneath the goal on the left hand
side Of the objective point is the same
as in the dia gram to the left: there
fore It is not shown. Under the
basket the left guard receives the ball
from the right forward (No. -. Then
the try for score is made.
The covering Of pos tons is almost
exactly the reverse Of that shown in
the die gram to the left The left
guard stands fast the left forward 90.
- crossing over 10 the right hand side
Of the goal. while the right forward
takes no his position directly in front
OF the basket.
The center performs the same func-
ton as IN the Dreviotis play. He drops
hack TO watch the right forward OF
the opposinE team. who previously had