The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-25

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 youngsters just breaking Into ath
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 alant are other of his warnings) i Good physical condition means good heath Good hcaith is founded on clesn living and the average boy who follows certain rules of living can ac- aulre good hoalth even ii he has .ho misfortune to be naturally frail phys cally As said In my talk to you boys and growing young men last week. good physical condition is one Of the most important things in the makeup Of a future blg ieaguo si,ir
 It does not matter whether you de- sire to be a pitcher ontfelder i0field- CT or catcher good health is inc prime requisite. or course, pot ail oall play. CTS are strong physically Some of the greatest players that the game has over known have been far from robust ] can mention three or four players who went to make up tho old Cub ma chine who were anything but muscu- lar. but who were. and are right toI this day. great ball players.
 EVers Thing 40 Rall.
 Tnke for instance. Johnny Egors When Evers first cayoe Go Che Cubs he was as thin as the proverbiai rail- He looked anything but tho great ball player he was destined 10 become. lri fact. his appearance was 80 much against him that .t handicappeq biml ot the start Of his career and l 6oow of one manager who declared that he was too small to ever amount to much in tho big league. But Eyers had an abundance of something that many ball players lack He had bis lot of nerve, and many a brilliant game be put up when he was far from bel ing what We call ain form"
 Evcrs. naturally, had to take pretty good care of himself. He knew 1t, too, 1 and was pretty careful not to abusef himself In that way There was just one thing he would Insist on doing which I knew was very harmful for h.m. lie would stuff himself with candy at all hours Of the day or night when it happened to be within his reach. He was, and is yet inordln' ately fond of chocolate He would de- your pound Of it balore breakfast if he could get 1t and many Is the time that l had to forbid him indulg' A Sport Sermon
 ing his appetite for sweets. especially just before on important series with | New York or some other team wnica was close on our heels for pennort { honors A fan in Boston gave Johnny a box of candy every day we played I there and finally had Co forbid its as Evers vould eat tbe candy on the bench during the game
 Schulte. Hoffman and Virgil Gar. yin. the pitcher who Is now dead. are three great pleyers who could not be called in any stretch of Che imaGina- tlon strong men. Yet look at the way Schulte whaIed the ball the year he was awarded the Chalmers tropny.I It was almost a daily occurance for i,,,, to "bounce thOm off the sign. board out in the rght field, bloachers. ocombing one" is the quaint way that Schulte referred to lt when inc would "shaighten out curve or put the wood to a fast one handed him by Che pitcher.
 Cleanliness ls Flrat Rule.
 One of the first rules that the iu- ture ball player should lay down Tor himself is in regard to personal clean Iinoss. Nearly all ball players are scru- pulously clean. They have to be. AT ter every game the whole team breaks for the clubhouse and for half ani hour there is the sound of shouting and splashing as the players soap and stand under the show, or baths. If a man keeps his body clean he will naturally follow this up ly Keeping his linen and undercioths ng In tho same immaculate condition.
 Boys, develop the habit of the daily bath, It will send you to school or .o work feeling twice as it as the man who bathes irregularly Keeping your body clean and the pores of the il,in open and healthy ia half che Dat' le for good condition and n strong body
 Intend. as the time goes along to give you kids and future ball players iome real pointers in regard to play nq the National sport l intend to aise each position, beginning with the .atcher. ana tell you what goes to make up q great pitcher or catcher .s the case may be, and what you shall 10 to form habits that will help you O correctly play any position on the .lamond. However before these ies- .ons arc begun t Is necessary that
 should speak a foreword In regard O your daily habits
 Cut Out che Cigarettes.
 And remember this boys and don't u cit it escape from your minds for a inele instant What one boy or man am 10 doesn't mean that you also an do t. What mean IS this; Be ause one man smokes cigarettes do N .ot think you can do it and stiii keep in trim Smoking Is bad for the n sind. Plenty of lung power IS an aw- 8 nl good thlng for any one whether Y e be q ball player or not. Ball players |,
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