The evening world., 1909-02-02
Athletes Training in Freez-
ing Weather Clad Only in
Running Pants Are Injur-
ing Their Chances of Max.
Ina Good in Future.

" said few words about young
4 sters who run out of doors in
wintry weather in thin, summer ath-
letic suits 1t seems to me this is a
subject worth enlarging upon. |
don't know whether the boys have
seen jogging about the streets OF late
In running pants" and sleeveless
shirts were naturally foolish or just
badly advised. II the former, they
ought to get some good advice some
where-and they're going to get It
right here in this column. II the
latter, then the responsible trainers"
ought to be locked up somewhere un-
I'll summer time, when they will be
harmless.
Possibly am competent TO give
few good pointers, having competed in
athletics for something like eighteen
years. II not, I'll Just tell you what
every efficient trainer OF athletes knows
TO be a fact. No athlete benefits by
training with cold and stiffened mus
cles. To get good results from the
training your muscles must be warm
and loose. An athlete training out Of
doors In such weather as we are hav-
ing Just now should wear heavy WOOL
lens and enough clothing to keep warm
al over.
Pros Take Care Of Themselves.
You won't see Shrubb and Longboat
training out In the cold air In running
pants" Nor In sleeveless shirts These
amen are professional runners, and their
living depends upon their being in con.
dition. They are experienced men, and
know better than TO 30 out and stlffsN
every muscle in their arms and legs and
bodies by getting chilled through. Long
boat is an Indian. According to all ira
dition an Indian can stand ten times az
much cold and exposure as white
man. But Longboat wraps himself UP
Just as warmly as does Shrubb.
These two professionals are more sea-
soned, tougher, harder In every way
than any schoolboy or any younsster
who works during the day and exercises
In a gymnasium at night What would
injure the two great athletes would
surely injure the others.
You can get just as much exercise
running in ordinary clashes and
sweater as you can in an athletic suit.
Running in cold weather properly clad,
u a splendid exercise.
Flfty.five.Year.old Wonder,
In California I once trained for two
or three years with Tom Carroll, the
great professional welght.throwcr. Car
roll, now fIfty-flve years old, Is still
wonder. He holds a dozen or so Of
professional weight-throwing records,
and can run and jump II Ike a chan
pion. California weather at the worst
Is summerlike compared with the variety
we have here during January and Feb-
ruary. Yet Carroll during the winter
months in California, never trains with
out heavy sweater and long trousers
on. He says that warm muscles do the
best work and are most benefited by
the exercise. And he's right. Fifty
five years Old and still at his bes,-stil
in record-hreaklng form-isn't that good
enough proof Of the correctness OF his
training system?
know that there are some pr0fes.
sioaal coaches that lei boys unuee
their charge 40 out in icy wea,He~ and
run with no more COVERING than t.ey
would wear or tie Fcur,h ~ Jus. Bu.
they are m.slts. They ought tn ue
driving a truck instead of ;ell.as po.-
pie how to train. They are uyns to
teach something they know au.a.as
about. They are Just plain frauds, aaI
the less you follow their advice tie be:-
ter off YOU Will be.
Dress Warmly fer Training.
Ask any champion how lie trains early
in the spring spent many afternoon.
with Martin Sheridan at the Pas.imc
grounds couple .. years ago. early
In the spring. The weather vas raw.
Sheridan put full length heavy Noolen
tights under h athletic suit. and oven
then complained that the cold was
stltienins him and taking the SNAP"
out 81 his muscles. finally lie gave
up training un;.t tie wealth" became
warmer.
No, this Hardening" Idea Is ..-:7, r
bunk Dress fpr yOur wu'r auI yal
may one Of u ns. dave ,,i,, o., ..-..,. ~.