Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-19
Crawford of Wahoo Always Fit,
Declares TuthiH, Tigers Trainer

boxer, OF foot ball player undergoes.
he would soon be physically stale. You
cannot make him follow out any par
tlcular lines OF dlet during the playing
season. and work he does IN an ordinary
game IL sufficient 20 keep him IN proper
trim.
'NOf course there are a lot OF things
that n bali player should not do during
the playing season; things that are bound
TO hurt him physically, but not doins
theso things Is a matter that Is up 70 the
ball player himself II he wants TO keep
In condition, he can do II; IL he doesn';
want 20. no amount OF training will bene
fit him.
sam Cares for Himself.
Crawford IL man who looks after
himself and the result is shown in his
long career OF usefulness. His eye is as
clear az q boys. He can drive ball
farther than any man In the game. John
J. McGraw or any OF the other men who
took tho trip around the world, will tell
you that during one OF the games in
Oklahoma, on their way TO the coast.
Crawford made q drive that probably
stands as the worlds record In any kind
OF ball EanA
''Ty Cobb IL = FELLOW who requires q
little more attention from a trainer than
Crawford, but usually his calls on me
are due TO Injury received in base run
ming. Ty u ouch a desperate base trav-
eler that he often acquires 'sllders,' on
sores along the hips and legs. from hit
ting the ground. He may have one Of
these sores as big as your hand. but
that never stops him from reopening II
on his next slide. suppose he Is the
most scarrsd-up man in base ball.
Matty No Bother.
when was with the Giants Mathew.
son gave me little trouble. In fact, ]
can't recall now that ever did have
20 look after him. save for an occa-
sional rub. As q general proposition ~
real great ball players neer a trainers
services very rarely. They always keep
themselves In good condition. and that's
probably the reason why they are great
It's the busher who IL always wanting
something done for him
TT 10 q cinch to train foot ball players,
or at least the kind OF foot ball players
Two had to deal with. The West Pointers
are accustomed to discipline. At the be-
ginning OF tho foot ball season they
give a pledge they win not do any OF
the things prescribed by the training
rules, and the trainers bother Ia all over.
He knows that the pledge will not be
broken. Naturally. It Is n pleasure TO
work with those kind OF boys.
About the Boxers.
''The fighter with any intelligence IL
easily handled when he Is pointing for a
bout. He knows he has TO do his part
Fellows like Frank Ehne and Jim Corbett
and Joe Cans scarcely needed trainers.
Young corbett had a hard time getting
into condition because he took on flesh
90 easily. Many q time when we were
working In San Francisco readying up for
tho McGovern and Britt fights, I've sent
the Kid out through Golden Gate park at
10 o'clock at night with a sailors storm
outfit OF oilskins and a sou'wester hat.
besides flannel bandages and sweaterA
tits easy enough to put on flesh, but
it's mighty hard TO take It Off" Tuthill
went on. Give me a naturally skinny
fellow in preference to a fat chap. be-
cause I'd rather try 10 build 'em up than
build 'em down. Tho best way In the
world TO take off flesh Is by road work
but even then Il is pretty hard.
Crawford il now around IS years OF
age. concluded the trainer. His legs are
in good condition, and his eye Is unim-
paired, so I should say he will be good
for big league service for from five TO
/ ten years longer. i think he will surely
go as long as Wagner or Lajole.
BEGINNING in 1901. no has hit above 800
for ten years, and Will probably make Il
eleven this year. He missed that mark in
1901, 1906 and i9O6-three years In n row.
then he came back and slugged wei above
II the next three years. dropping behind
I'm 1910, and coming on again strong the
next four.
And, mark you, in eight OF those year,
| l have never known him TO require the
services OF a trainer for a sore muscle
or anything OF that nature. He's in q
physical class by himself Is Sam crsw-
! ford, the old Wahoo walloper"