Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-03
Coaches Are At Fault.


schools and colleges would see that
every man who played the game was
physically strong enough to stand the
strain before he started much OF the
danger would be eliminated. Most OF
the men hurt seriously are In the
smaller colleges and secondary
schools. This is because the players
are not so thoroughly conditioned a.
the members OF the eleyens represents
ing the larger universities. Then.
again, frequently the managers or
these less important teams win ar
range for contests with opponents too
heavy for their elevens. In other
words. they are poor matchmakers.
The schedules Of teams. especial
ly these representing preparatory
and supervised before the season to
see that one team does not greatly
outweigh another This is important
II these two precautions were taken
the thorough conditioning Of the play
ers and the careful matching OF the
elevens-most of the danger would
be taken cut of football as II Is now
played Il has been made much safer
in the last 10 years and the risks are
comparatively few, anyway.
Perhaps some OF my readers are
surprised by the statement that more
players are fatally injured In baseball
each year than in football, but II a
batter is hit In the head with o fast
ball he is often killed. This does not
occur in the big leagues, where the
batters and pitchers are experienced.
but more often among the semipro-
fessional teams, which will often de-
, velop a pitcher with a lot OF speed
and very little control Then you
often find in the list some who have
been killed because batter hit q
player on the head, throwing his club
away carelessly- singing the bat
boys call It But would not list
either baseball or football as a dam
gerous game, considering the great
number Of men and boys who engage
in each and the comparatively few
fatalities.
When the Milk Train Was Late.
The old practise Of scouting for tall
ent for football teams has largely
passed into the discard, too. Some Of
the smaller elevens may get good
players for the sake of the advertise
ment but the big elevens are made up
purely of regular students in good
standing.
i It was not so many years ago that
a college team had coach with the
motto and belief that he must win at
any price. This coach ran across q
tmilkman who lived IN his neighbor.
hood and who looked good to him IS
a football player. He thought the
lmilkman had the proper proportions
and was Of the right architecture for
q good guard. with little teaching. 60
the coach came to terms with the
giant and it was agreed that The mix
man should register for one coursl
at the college, which he would give
the absent treatment. He was also
fitted out with college makeup. 50
he would look younger and more ike
Il a student This makeup consisted q
one OF those loose fitting caps and .
sweater of the college eolors. such a
used to be popular ten years ago
but which are seldom worn now ex
cept by the football players decorat
ing soft pillow covers
The coach also picked up two Of
three other '.desirabless for his team
and his eleven had great year The
milkman would take care Of his Gus
toners In the morning and the uni
versity's enemies in the afternoon and
draw his check every Saturday from
the college coach. One Saturday h
was late reporting for a game, and tia
coach found fault with him for hi'
hardness
What's the matter?r asked Tiff
blunt individual. Aren't you. gettini
paid enough? Can't you get here q
finer
The milk train was late this morn
ing and my customers were kicking.
he replied. Il had to take care o
them first. You know that - my reg
ular business.
The coach refer to had charge o
the eleven which represented wei
known college. too. but this sort o
thing Is not done any more by tn
reputable colleges. Phenomenal show
ings by teams Of smaller Institution
In early season games perhaps cal
still be traced to this source Of suppl
Of talent. however. If any one cared 4
trace them.