Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Being Captain Doesn't Harm Foot Ball PLAYER in the Least
M MONTY.


citing Instances o. the base ball player
4 rsho lost his PLAYING proves v1isn
weighed down with the burdens OF mana
ger there could be named Frank Chance.
Peter Donovan and Lsrry faiolo: on the
other side Of tho answer arc rTcd Clarke.
Charley Doom. Roger Bresuahsn ard
Harry stovau. Summing It Up. some arc
affected fevorabiy aad others unfavor-
ably b. the new honors and tasks, &C..
] cording 20 the temperament OF the mar.
IN foot ball Il is different Not one
conspicuous case can be mentioned whore
= player has deteriorated after becoming
captain OF the team. while many have
grown into even greater stars after
honors were thrust upon them. -Four no
table examples OF this can be Cleaned
from among the men now leading ths
big eastern elevens-Csptalns Howe.
Fisher Daley and Spreading. Of Yale.
Harvard. Dartmouth and Brown respec-
lively.
Why this difference between base BAN
and foot ball? Why is Il that. IN the one
game, leadership may have a harmful
effect on tho name playing while in
she other & proves the cause for further
Improvement IN HE game?
The psychological effect Of assuming
new duties IL the sarne in both casss.
Naturally 90. The man feels hls new Oh
legations. realizes that he "a more m Che
fmeliEht than ever before. tina; he rorst
sbly exscute the nav tasiss OF ieadership
given hin-and that he must set an ez-
ample FOR his men 60 follow and initiate.
Setting sn example. An, that's the
thing. as Bill Shakespeare would say.
Keyed up 20 a high pitch. striving 10
Guido himself 10 set an example for his
men, the base bail player, through his
very anxiety. his ever willingness TO make
good IN each effort becomes nervcis
Baae ball, .. game Of brief. instantaneous
actions. provides every opportunity for |
seriousness 10 manifest itself unfavor. |
SHY IN the work OF the player. The |
hstant the ball comes whixzing up 70 the
Batter, the instant Il arrives az a fielder. '
ne instant he must make a throw--tlese /
aee the psychological moments when
nervousness has chance 10 wreck his /
most valiant effort Between these in /
Ptants come comparatively long waiting |
SPELLS, when the mans over anxiety and |
nervousness grows upon him. 80 that I
when his moment arrives 70 do some.
fhlns he Il IN the unreasonable fraction
81 second q physical wreck 20 an ex-
TENT and unable to deliver the goods
IN his oyeF-anxlety he swings a foot wide
81 the ball. he fnmbIes the tantaiizlng
Erounder or he endeavors to made per- \
fect throw and instead hurls the baIi /
over the basemsn's head. That IL. unless
MS temperament il such that added re-
Nponaibllity and strain do not overcome
him. In which case he win be benefited
ny the rsrvourness. In other words he
must possess The exact temperament or
VIII suffer as a player In consequence Of
his ihonors
u cannot be said that the mental effect
81 responsibility on q foot ball player is
different. IL Is the same ali the way. He
also Il worked up TO the same keen pitch
OF excitement and anxiety. But IN foot
bail atpiayer does not have 20 await his
turn al bat. he does not have to endure
the suspense OF remaining inactive
through several innings until bail Is
knocked or thrown In his direction. lie Is
IN every play. doing something every
moment Nervousness does not get
chance 20 grow on him. lie does not get
= chance 20 become aeitated mentaliy
over tho problem. what will do II IL
noFnes my way
The very oeer-anxioty that often WRECKS
tho efforts OF the base bali player proves
= loon 10 the Hridiron artist Foot ball
Is a same OF constant. unceaslna action.
letween thu scrimmages each PLAYER
must move fast 10 get 20 his position In
the line or behind Il. Nine-tenths Of the
time Il occupied by the running OFF OF
the plays and getting back into position
Tor the next one. The other one-tenth is
The brief period OF suspense while the
signals are being called. and. II the cap
tain BE- the quarterback. or n he caii the
.asHals from some other position. as often
Is the case. he Is even then busy.
IN order 10 keep up this inceSsant
activity & IL essential that plenty OF ,
nervous power be IN operation. II IL
needed as the incentive for a man 20
kcap going ana TO stand up under the .
physical strain. Would not tho knowla
udso Of the fact that every spectator Is
watching him more than his followers ,
prove spur to further effortY Would A.,
not the conEcionsnesa that his men look
'iD 70 him make a captain strive the
harder 70 be worthy OF their confidence;
would net he work harder and get into
the game" IN better shape II he knows
that defeat ~esla be blamed on him
more than anyone eisof Most certainly.
The foot ball captain does not have 20
iidest around, bite his lip and pray that
be win have a chance 90 distinguish him
self and then. when Il does come. toss ,
i away through sheer nervousness. He
has an opportunity IN every play. IIIn
Is aimost one unbroken. continued OPP
DoFtunity from the moment the half be-
Sins until the whistle blows for its
riose.
That - the difference between the lot !
81 base ball manager and that Of a
foot ball captain
QuitQuam sua fortuna faber est" the
old Latin proverb goes-"Each a. the
architect Of his own destiny" So Is. ,
strictly 20. IN the case Of the foot ball !
captain. Il is not always 90 with the
base bail manager.
Watch next Saturdays reports and see +,
who are the stars OF the big games Of !
Ina DAY. In the faie-Brown game. keen
yeur eye on Messrs Arthur Howe OF
Yale ana w Fcari Spracknng OF Brown
both quarferbacks. In the Princeton
Dartmouth game. notice Messrs Edward
J Daley. nartmouth's left end. and Ed ,
ward ,. Hart. f'rinceton's left tackle
aud fullback. And don't overlook big
Bob Fisher. Harsard's right guard. n
The game with Carlisle. An five q them
delivered the goods in today's games ,
Watch them 40 60 A anafn nars eat,,r |