Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-14
WANT WILSON TO COACH I'll" TEAM Physical Director May Take Charge Of the Local
 Athletes. TALKS ON SUBJ ECI Says "Sissies2 and MoIIycotldles are Not Good Stayers in Hard
 Contested SpoIts.
TALKS ON SUBJECT

party of High school boys head ed by Prof Allen visited G. D. Will son of the Y. M. c. A. yesterday and requested him to take charge of the coaching of ,he track team. MT Wilson is an experienced track coach and the boys are, anxious to make good showing in the state meet at Little Rock this spring Professor Allen and the students as sured Mr. Wilson of their hearsy suppor. if he decided to aid them. Heretofore Pine Bluff has failed to meet.
 Mir. Wilson stated that if he took charge of the seam, the boys would be expected to follow rigid course of training. "No tobacco, no late hours, lots of work, and careful diet ing. This is the plan I sxpect every man to adopt who works under me- Coach Wilson stated yesterday.
 ''It was hard work for me 70 bring my Leaders to see this during basket ball season, but after shifting down to the sticker1{, We brought back a state championship.
 We were criticised for our ss.ici discipline. Boys who were unused 70 such restraint had to obey rules the reasons for which they could not understand No boy was urged b try for the team, but once h. domned the colors' he was supposed to be loyal. There was no room for quiyter.
 This coaching at times becomes ragging'. Personalities We're laid aside. The coach looked upon the, boys as pieces of an intricate ma chine, to be tempered with the hot est endurances. Every effort was made to put the boys through a se- we're gruelling each day. The scold- ing, nagging and roasting of the coach served to harden the boys nerves to outside influences. Tlers is no nervous f'Tain to Ee compared to that that iI undergone by play CT in close contest. Nervousn ss must be unknown or the player who showed up well before his dotins friends, and with the praise of his worshipers, will immediately "blow up amid the merciles.I taunts, ana toastings of opposing rooters. No place for a mammals boy
 Some of the parents of my bay2 we're urged by jealous friends to .ake them from the, tam, because they said, that instructor is alvey; angry at them Any one who thinks for minute chat my companion lost one Whit of their self respect by submitting tc coaching makes a sad mistake. I would like to see a croup of more self respecting, clear headed, and quick thinking lads in Arkansas. Their physical condition spoke for itself when, in th9 recent nerve and body racking games, wen them all, and finished in the pink of condition; afterwards defeating q first clas, %eam by an overwhelmino sccrs. Championships are not won by molly coddlas and sissies. Those who quit never develop fro sturdy athletes. stickers are needed.
 "There is no greater training fo' a young man or boy than organizes athletics Fairness and the right oi others gre instilled into him. Un- fair advantagss are never 'aken by true sport. Mental control is al a premium. The coach may call the boy stupid, lazy. slow or even bone headed He must stand it, i is part of the training. If he can't sand i he can't stand close contest, nc must make room for one who can
 "The boy who so5s through 6 season of such work cemes oui clear eyed, 1.-the limbed and best ot all. he has learned self control. H. is above the man who conquered thI world and who failed 10 conquer himself"