The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-01
WHAT MAKES CY YOUNG A STAR PITCHER
YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR OVER 70 SEASONS
Tip Wright Tackles the
G. o. Nj. of Baseball at
Hot Springs and Gets
Him TO Tell His Methods
Keeps in Condition
All Winter - Explains
What is Best in Spring
Training and Why.
nv TIP waloHr.

hot SPRINGS. ARK. April L.
Hrrr I found ~Cy~ YnunE limssersns
up for hlH g1nd year in the big base
ball leagues III y~arp u pitching,
az that, and always AT the top o. the
heap.
F'or the No q me / cant see why
more baseball players DO not adopt
~cy's~ methods There are "A lot Of
nlfty. smart youngsters In the game
nov VIII a single one ef them hold
up hts own as a star pitcher every
years for ~ yearsT Probably not
/ Hut thsy All have -cy'' fuunE's sue
cassful career before them. and every
man 1ack % them ear. n he ~ili only
follow Ia the path trpdden b. the
great one. hold hts own a good Deal
longer than IL the usual thing n0w
among the players IN the pitching
squads
I had = long talk with the = o. m
after my arrival here 10 see the base
ball heroes IN training Young told
tine all about himself and his ways
las consider hisn the games great
est man. feel like spreading HE
ideas Maybe they sill be ~ some
value 20 youthful players who aspire
to be "cY" NouuKs
There ia no use going into any
thing you hoops 20 make suecess ~
unless you 80 in determined 20 win.
said "C'y."
Preparation Il half the hattif !
believe IN scttinK myself into just a.
goDd condition AZ a runner training
Z Tor marathon o. n pustliNi gNttinK
ready Tor a championship contest
The public refers 20 me as 'old
ICY Young Well. I am - years a.
Z aKe-or / shall be this month--hug /
am younger Ia every way than thou
sands 81 men - rs Or 80 who have
not taken care 81 themselves
In the first piarn have nevrf
abused my body Ever since I first
made good IN BASEBALL I have real
iHed that to remain good I must
watch my Pc and as
Il don't stop work IN the fan when
the season closes and allow myself
10 grow fat and soft. when an ath-
lote who expects to be In the harness
year after year does that. he makes
one hiE mistake.
/ when the season is over I 60 10
my place nt Peeli and split logs
make repairs. chop wood. look after
the stock. and keep myself iu pretty
good shape. 30 that when reporting
time comes can begin trimming
without the same suffering that r1
many players complain Of OF course
! don't mean that a man must work
| like slave an winter There are
plenty 81 relnxationn that can ~
with q little good exercise
u have come 20 Hot Springs for
several years To me this ia the
grrutrHi place ia the world FOR the
preliminary tfHininR J don't %
much at first besides take the baths
and walk around a little. just 10 Tim
her up
According 70 my way Of thinking
its mistake 90 play BAN until the
baths have cleaned ont the whole
system. This is the scheme I have
I followed. and u has been successful
You know, the baths make you
lazy and weak az first ! wait until
this feeling passes away, and then
go I'm for long walks over she hills
hours work. just tossing the ball
laround.
- wouldn't try to put speed on a
bail until I had been llmherlnR up
for three or four weeks ny THIS
time ! have shaken off most IT the
weight | take ON during the winter
and the walking has put my leRs
back and my stomach muscles IN
good shape
II am strong for running It's
great Tor endurance / don't think
! am 20 unless ! can run three miles
IN heavy clothes without being
windod
Along Ia July and August. when
It's hot and the sun weakena most
people, these long runs and hard
work ! do here stand by me. and
can stand up without being tired
out"
It's a great sight TO see Younr
practice his doctrine While Other
players AZ around the hotel IN tn,
morning for fear Of doing too much
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