Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-04-21
= BOILER TALKS
ON "CLEAN LIVING"
continued from first page)

~ IN
w. "a in our high schools and col
w. ~ lead the play life of the
nger generation. The openings
,be roughneck coach are fast dis
snoearing, Even where we place
'sat tvpe for want of something bet
thew never last very long. The
! +beory that young men must SOW
mo wild oats has been exploded
400. We have learned that all
~ wild oats sowing leaves scars
"a decreases efficiency. We are be-
living more firmly every day that
- bird with the broken pinion will
aver soar so high again,
Now l want to touch on a few
.,,ngs that will break our pinions, as
!, we're. In the first place it is the
,nbarited right of every child to be
horn healthful, to be led and guided,
and held, only along the path OF
nuritv of body and mind. AS fathers
,ro owe ii to our sons and daughters
and as Younger men we owe it to
,be children yet unborn. Now we
cannot give our children a perfect
heritage unless we are healthy and
snure minded ourselves.
I shall bring these laws of health
n YOU from the trainers point of
view. Young men of bad habits will
undergo the hardships Of the training
season for the sake of sport when
thew will do it for no other reason.
The truth of the matter is young
fellow should not be compelled to
change his habits when he goes into
him that he should not do to be fit
at any time.
shall not stress the diet here.
We ask him to eat wholesome well
cooked foods three times a day. no
oftener, steaks and baked potatoes,
vegetables and fruits, buildings and
custards Pies, rich cakes, candies,
etc, are taboo We ask them to alb
stain from late hours, forbidding par
ties on the eve of a contest. Then
we forbid smoking-the use of to-
bacco in any form. 1t is hard to be-
lieve that if the use of tobacco i'm
pairs the efficiency of an athlete,
that it is harmless for others.
realize that it's use is 50 general at
the present time a word against it is
almost hopeless, and yet feel just as
keenly the harm that is done to our
young boys by the cigarette. Now
l know that you would like to tell me
that you know of good athletes who
smoke. So do I, but no one can con-
vince me that they would not have
been better had they not smoked.
The severe strain that is placed
upon the heart of the athlete makes
the soundness of the organ impera-
tive. Tobacco affects the heart by
paralyzing the small cells that form
the batteries, SO to speak, of the
nerve which furnishes the motive
power for lungs, heart and digestive
organs. Proof of this can be seen
in the congestive cough, and dyspep-
tic symptoms often in connection
with the tobacco heart Enlarge
ment of the heart is apt to follow.
If this be true in case of men in gen.
eral, how much more must it be true
of athletes. Besides this, tobacco de-
creases the accuracy of a player.
Take for example a basketball play
er. His assets are endurance, speed,
accuracy of muscle control and alert
ness of mind The use of tobacco
reduces his endurance. The smoker
is winded in short time, He may
show spurts of speed, but he doesn't
have the stuff to keep it up to the
end. Then it interferes with the ac-
curacy of his eye and the control
he has over his muscles, That's
why we ask our players to refrain
from smoking if they are addicted
w IhC hdDll. I1OW HluCu DGItCl IL
would have been for them if they had
never smoked, there is no way of
telling. Some one may say that he
mad grandfather who lived to be
80 or 80 years old, and he smoked
the greater part of his life. 1t is
true that mature men can use to-
bacco with less danger than can
growing boys. But where there is
man who can use it without any APP
parent i'll effect there are many who
shorten their lives, reduce their vi
tality or impair their efficiency by
using it.
F., Cigarettes reduce ones vitality
and power of resistance when dis
ease strikes him.
Take for example professional
baseball players. Just the other day