The Detroit times., 1911-12-09
TRAINER TUTHILL GETS
BIG BOOST FROM ARMY
HEAD COACH BEACHAM
Football Mentor of West Point
Cadets Compliments Tiger
Trainer Highly.
TO BE WITH TIGES AGAIN.
Football Training Differs Great
ly From That Required
in Baseball.
Nv RAIPH L. YoNkER.

BN RALPH L. IONN1'
when the Tigers begin their sprlht
work they will have, almost Wlthou
aonh, as trainer the man VINO mas
shown himself 10 be not only top
notch baseball trainer but one strlct
- 20 tho good in fitting football men
for their work. -.
Harry Tuthin left the Tigers las'
,.,i 20 take care of the physical we'll
being of the West Point CADETS wiz
were out for the eleven. Inc Arhis
went through the season most success
f,lIv and no little of the credit LOT
thair performance was given 10 thelr
trainer. And now comes this pieasins
anis,Ie from the head coach at West
Point: -
NV Dear Tuthill--I leave mere
gtomorrow and expect TO sail for
London on Saturday
Before leaving here Wish 10
express to you my appreciation
fo.. the way you so eneclvey
took hold of things in training the
football team. think this Is the
most difficult line of sport Tor
trainer TO undertake, as he must
moi only look after the physical
condition OF the men but also the
many injuries which are bound 10
he incident TO the game.
The one great test OF lool.
hall trainers efficiency is TO get
the eleven first-string men into
the final game. This you did, ana
the team were in perfect physical
condition without blemish and
with untold speed and endurance.
This is the concensus OF opinion
OF many thousands who saw the
anal game. and the many others
who read about Ii.
You did mighty well and ] hope
YOU will hold yourself open TO
ms for re-engagement next fall.
Very sincerely,
]. NJ. BEACHAM. JR.,
Capt OF Infantry. o. S. A.
Tuthill says that he likes the foot
ball training stunt, especially at west
Point where the men are In the habit
n being under strict discipline and
,bey orders like the soldiers that they
ire. That West Point Is pleased with
he Tiger trainer Is shown clearly
enough by Coach Beacham's letter.
Harry will direct the work OF the
rndets again next fall provided the
roct t-ofail-eyil question can be
settled, which seems reason
able. The Tigers trainer started in
This fan as a novice In the football
game and consequently placed his
salary limit at a point at which he
thon<ht novice ought TO place II.
VIII one year of success behind him.
m ADVANCE in the amount of the filthy
lite him each month is expected.
West Point had a big disadvantage
his season in the amount of time
hey were allowed to practice. While
,thfr schools were getting four and
I've hoprs day in September, the
getting about 20 minutes
~ actual practice. The time allotted
-or football was one hour in the af
crnoon, during which time the squad
lad to attend to everything connected
With the game. including the donning
Ind doffing OF military clothes and
'ootball togs. Toward the later part
" the season they were allowed more
.ime but always two or three hours
ess than other teams.
There was an advantage, however
hat the coaches and trainers OF Other
oig institutions, with the possible ex
-eption of Annapolis, did not have
rhe discipline in the squad was abso
utely perfect
IF | told one OF those fellows Il
20 out on the field and stand on hi
head in the rain for two hours an,
wink at the goal posts" said Mr.. Tut
niil an discussing his work, he'd d
K. And he'd do " without asking m
4 question as to irs usefulness, either
They do as they are told 10 do a
hat place
Football training is much NOR
serious problem than baseball trair
ing. In football YOU have to train
nan In few weeks TO be In the pin
pf condition for few hard, gruelin
games. If yon tried to train baseba
players that way they'd all go stal
before the Fourth Of uly.
Baseball players must live NOR
naturally than football men. | let III
Tigers live Just about as they please
I don't prescribe diet for them O
insist that they don't smoke or don
DO any of those stunts that do abo
ish with football men,
From Saturday evening until MOI
day morning I used 20 let the cadet
break training IL they wished TO. Bu
even then; they were allowed no smol
ing and no drinking
with the end of this seasons foo
hall work. TuthIll has trained nearl
every kind OF athlete except trac
men. During the winter months h
viii give private boxing lessons
Detroit just to take away the ennu
cf doing nothing. He expects to b
ain work for the Tigers about N
niddIe OF February. as he did la
season, He has tn contract with II
liner Management. but when the Sc
son Gomez around Tuthill and Pres
dent Nayin get together and q
trainer goes south
JIMMY CALLAHAN TO