Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-26
zoe Tinker
ATHLETIC NOTES ON
THE FIELD ATLARGE
BY Hal Sheridan)
Written for the United

New York. March 25-Have a look,
bcys-and girls. too-to see if you
have an athletic heart" No, its not
one that can out jump or out-run thai
Of someone else. but a real physical
trouble. and not fancied i'll. accord
ing to George l. Meylan. physical cul-
ture and medical director at Column
bia university. An athletic heart"
is not romance OF sport, hut a Sc.
rious reality. according to Professor
Doctor Meylan. II is caused. gen
orally. By over-exertion during youth
in athletic contests. High school ath-
letes are particularly prone TO the af-
fections Lack of examination before
entering athletics Is the principal
cause. Too early entrance into ath-
leticS Is another cause. Palpitation of
the heart. fainting spells and even cur
tailment Of life IS the result.
But Professor Meylan advises all
bcys. and girls. alSo. 10 get into ath-
leticS early. and stay in. even in
mild sphere. until the undertaken gives
YOU the count Of %. Properly su-
perviScd, some form Of physical eXer-
clsC is desirable and necessary from
the cradle Ia The grave, according TO
this expert lie has made athletics
his life work and has examined hearts
of over 1900 embryo athletes. Not
one, he insists. Of those found with
strong hearts and permitted TO enter
strenuous athletics. was ever hurt.
That the Columbia athletic mentor
practices what he breaches is evi-
denced by one glimpse AT his sturdy.
robust form. Al 66 he looks nearer
% and rows every day in the year.
When prevented by weather from his
usual daily exercises with the Sculls
on the Hudson. he works out with a
rowing machine
According 10 the Columbia profess
sor basketball Is about the most
strenuous exercise for ones heart.
The short stops. sudden turns and
twists and arm exercise put hard
tax on the blood pump. and it is no
game for physical weaklings. Tennis.
football of course, croSS-country run
ming and rowing are the strenuous
games. Meylan declares.
a hotel for dogs Is the latest inno-
walton in Gotham Sportdom. Visiting
CANNES. blue blood and mongrel. will
now be cared for. II their owners have
the price, at weekend stays in the
big city. Ne longer will dogs &C
companying their owners TO bon ton
hotels here he shunted to the base
ment in care Of porterS. \ well known
fancier of English bulldogs is tn,
honiface of the new dog hostelry. New
Workers suddenly called out of towl
with no place 10 leave their pets have
already insured patronage.
a free trip to the san Francisco
exposition is the prize hung up a.
which amateur wrestlers of the Mid
de West are shooting today in Chi
cago, Elimination contests star
there 10 weed out the class" of IN,
western scissors hammeIloek artists
who viii compete In the big summer
A a u. contests at the exposition
The 4 4 L Is financially backirt
the athletes. agreeing 70 chip in $40.
toward expenses Of the western win
nerS and S150 70 the easterners. Pu
pills under Frank Gotch. jess West
gsard and old Farmer" Burns ar,
entered 70 the Chicago contests. whicl
cnd saturday.
An aboard FOR the fight specials.
tistic fans are packing their grip
today FOR the Havana hegira Il look
now like Broadway cafes may have O
pass q dividend. with all the sports
trekkinp for Havana to see the John
son-Willard mill. There has bee
some talk of chartering a fruit line
for the fans, most of whom plan O
make the trim by sea. with reinforce
ments from the country" If enOug
bookings can be secured from othe
cities the boat tour is enthusiastical