The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-02
ASK EARLY FOOTBALL
Coaches Impress on Beginners
Importance Of Practice.
Preparatory School Men Have oppor
tUnity TO Show Crit Under Ad.
verse cireumstances-First
Year Tells Tale.

Early season work IN football 10
coming 10 be regarded Is more ana
moro important by middle western
football coaches since the rule OF the
conference was established prohibit
Ing mentors from teaching their
charges before Sept. 90
In the years before tho stringent
regulations OF the conference. when Il
was possible 10 start training IN the
middle OF the summer ~ WAS not until
almost october ! that practice really
began. but since the time has been set
tor September 20 coaches, captains
and veterans hpyo Impressed upon
candidates for gridirun huu0rs tho
absolute necessity OF appearing on the
field the FIRST day and staying there
throughout the season " they expect
10 be- picked as regulars"
Only half hearted efforts were made
to coach the veterans before October
under the old regime. the early work
being principally a tryout for intype.
ricuccd material Now there IS not
time Tor try.uuts and tho greater part
Of the material which reports Tor prnc.
lice az the hig western schools is thor.
oughly seasoned and those men who
lack experience must be content 20
work on the scrub until such lime rs
they may show they have gained the
required knowledge o! the game The
freshman and scrub teams are the
preparatory schools for varsity foot
ball education and n man who has
not gone through "a course ~ sprouts
on one Of those two cloycns has AS
little chance OF making" the varsity
as has a man getting into college
without a preparatory school training
There are some exceptional men
who may make good with the school
elCvcns without this preparatory
work. but these are tho exceptions
that prove the rule More than ono
high school or academy star has gone
TO college and reirained from playing
on tho freshman team, thinking the
grind Of daily scrlmmagcs without the
incentive OF a game not worth the
candle These men have relied much
upon the regulations they have cstab
lIshed as preparatory school players
and find. too late. that college foot
ball and preparatory school football
are as different ms professional and
amateur baseball.
The system Of cochlug ls entirely
different and the man who has had bis
name shouted by thousands OF ad
mirers In Keokuk. Iowa, or lspheming
Mich. finds II rather annoying to be
booted around and "bawlod out" By
mon whom he regards as having only
a 1.-THE OF his own ability
Early season work for the most
part IL devoted TO learning rudimen
tary formations Every school tina.
has had a coach for more than a yea
or two has some sort Of system o.
plays and formations and this ground
work Is drilled Into the men In IN,
first work At tho end OF this tim,
they are expected 10 have the genera
plan o. the coaches well IN mind and
are considered capable of putting int
execution their slightest command
Formerly there was n season of con
ditioniug when the men, r]eturuinl
from their summer vacations. Otter
Tat. were trained down TO somethinl
approaching M physical condition
Now the man who reports for prac
rlcc In anything but condition has ~
tie chance of receiving attention
from tho tutors The coaches wisely
decide that a man who docs not care
enough about the game 20 III hlmsc'
for the early work 90 persona nor
Frata ON the rg.diron and tho only
way IN which hr may ro.ostabllsh him
snlf 'n their estimation Is by work
Ing alone. getting the fat on and In
cIdouta,ly Keeping pace with his NOR,
i1rosigh'rd brothers who have no
this handicap 10 overcome,