The Washington times., 1914-04-05
"well It's Ne For the Hay."-Ty Cobb.

the St Louis Browns. has introduced
| a novel system to induce mis- players
TO lay of cigarettes He has arranged
for the club to supply the players
| with cigars. Any time one of the ner
desires to smoke, he goes to Hickey
and asks him for cigar. Perhaps
| this feature has been added with the
idea that more men will be inclined tc
go to that club willingly. 1t might be
| considered as almost q bribe. Also
I'll bet the friends Of the players are
| well supplied.
Personally. I don't smoke cigarettes,
| but usually smoke about three cigars
not seem to hurt me at all. Mathewson
| has told me that he generally cuts out
tobacco from the time he goes South for
spring training until the season opens.
| self a rest from 1t once year. He
baseball season, but mostly cigars.
MY habits during the season are fair
ly regular. Nv rising hour Is about half
past nine or ten. SO that am through
my breakfast by half past 10 or II.
Then I generally loaf around the hotel
and read the newspapers for an hour or
| 30 unless I have some business to at
tend to In the city where we happen to
be playing.
For a time I used to rise a little
earlier and play a round Of golf. but
/ discovered that the Scotch game was
hurting my batting, and I refuse to
TOY with anything that affects the old
hitting, because that is my stock In
trade. By half past 2 each afternoon,
! am out at the ball park and In uni
form and on the field by 3, where the
TEEN induiges in practice
, I never eat any lunch. as I feel that 1t
makes me loRgy for the game, and 1t is
important that I, be in shape. That Is
my Misunderstanding In shape. few Of
the PLAYERS take some light lunch. such
as broth or milk and crackers, but they
are the ones whose habit il is to rise
earlier than ] do. and they feel that
they need the nourishment for strength.
None Of the regulars eats heavily at
noon. Sometimes We will get a busher
who runs his eye over the menu and
thinks he sees great opportunities. He
gees after the food and generally makes
a had impression at the ball park II he
gets efance to show. As l have said
before. many youngster has eaten
himself right out Of the Big League.
lunch even in the winter when l am
at my home in Augusta, where I re-
tire and rise early. On my hunting
expeditions. pass up lunch except
perhaps for sandwich. and helieve
that the ordinary man would find lim-
self In better physica, shape IL he would
try the two-meal-a-daJ diet 1t Is an
easy one to get accustomed to. and Il
certainly makes a man enjoy his din
ner.
They All Hurry.
After each game. the fan sees the
last of the players rushing for the club
house no matter how tired they all
may be. That Ia the habit of a big
Lacquer. But the dash does not stop
when the threshold of the club house
is crossed. Not on your life. It Is
born into every big Lacquer. after he
has been IN the fast society for a
time, to rush at everything he 'ioes.
Therefore, all the boys dress as rapid
ly as they can and dig for the hotel.
when on the road. where they hurtle
themselves into the dining room and
abuse the waiter II he does not rush
on the food with the speed OF a sprint
or. It Is the nervous energy wearing
off. All through the game a player is
keyed up 10 concert pitch. and this
strain breaks after the battle.
The first relaxation comes after din
ner. when you will generally find the
man who was Fastening most to grab
his meal loafing around the lobby doing
nothing. But when a ball player has