The Washington herald., 1922-11-29
BILL FOLEY
SAYS" SLOGAN
AT CENTRAL
ieteran Coach Would Rather
Build Up Weak Boys Than
Win Battle.
By BILL COYLE.


office at Central High School
is placard. Upon the
,lacard are printed the words,
Bill Foley Says" And then fol-
iows one Of Bills famous quips,,
onugent, to the point, character
site and fundamentally sound.
For twenty-somc years Bill Foley
has been coaching Centraps track
Teams. And that isn't all. For
twenty-odd years and many more
Father Bill has been molding
character for Central boys.
When handed the assignment by
the S. E. we were told to get q
line" on Centrals track prospects.
After our first meeting with Foley
we discovered that any kind of a
yard of Central Highs track pros
poets for this coming season, or any
other season for that matter, is color
less unless woven around the veteran
coach.
After an hours chat with the
gray-haired. square-jawed Irishman
while he was correcting the fault Of
one athlete and dealing some fatherly
advice to anthore, we left the
stadium. convinced that the genial
Foley makes no attempt to develop
athletes.
TAKES WEAK LADS.
He is prouder of his years work
IL he can take a weak boy and de-
velop him to normal health than he
would be il he turned out a whole
flock of future pational and inter
national track and field champions.
And a glance over collegiate rec
ords proves that Bill has poured
into sportdom as many, IL not more.
than any other conditioner of ath-
letes.
"Speed and endurance can lick
the world" said the ''son of the ole
sod" when asked how he turned out
champions.
And that's the secret of Foley's
success. spanning over many years.
He lays down the foundation Of
speed and endurance to every boy
in the squad. which numbers from
so to 12O. They range in weight
from eighty Founders TO husky and
powerful boys who look as though
they could lick their weight in
demons.
THESE FROM BILL.
Here are a few Foleyisms picked
up while he was jumping here and
there around the big stadium in
looking after his boys like a hen
guards her flock:
Athletes must develop control Of
their limbs to win success.
''They must have full natural use
Of their limbs. If they don't they
will be muscle bound.
You must teach 'em how to
breathe
knowing how to breathe is the
greatest health secret.
You don't need any brains IL
you have gE speed and endurance.
Brains will naturally respond if
you have the speed and endurance.
plain nourishing food is essen
tial when a bo" is developing.
Every boy should have at least
ten hours sleep every night.
Il don't believe in any boy TAX
ing part in more than two
branches Of sport.
Those are only a few of Bill Foley's
health hints.
Foley is not a fast worker. TT
plish what other coaches try in a
month, but they don't get the same
results as Foley" said a Central
official. who was in the group.
WORKS OUTDOORS.
The popular coach does not be-
leve in many of the new store
apparatuSeS' in a gym. He con-
fines his work with the squad to
the track
So much for the coach. Now for
the team. AS Bill said. he does not
now have the material on hand he
had last wear. This is true, and it
is n mans SIZED job to any coach to
mould another team of McFaddens,
kerns, and Eewmans as he had last
year II he can groom another Nc
Fadden his task would be much
easier
Bib" Lutz, a miller, is the cap
tain this coming season.
Among the most promising talent
is Harris. pole vaul;er; Bill Bur-
leigh. sprinter; Milton Gordon, who
last year did the 100 in 10 1-5;
Thomas. high hurdler; Jim Birth
right, of the football squad, and a
few OfhPrS