Evening star., 1938-03-14
FITZPATRICK BEST
EXEMPL|F|ES DIET
On Job 46 Years, Often He
Is in Better Trim Than
His Athletes.
Nv GRANTLAND RICE.

LOS ANGELES, March IA cor
respondent enters legitimate COM
plant. He writes that. in our series
of articles on training and condition
and keeping in shape, We had little
to say about the type of food needed
to meet the requirements of top con-
dition.
Our motor or slogan always has
heen that. if you want thing done
well. go tn an expert So we went to
man who is an expert--if there is
any such thing,
For one thing. he applied his own
training rules and never missed a
dav Of training or coaching in as
years. If that isn't a record, it ought
to be
He was one of the head coaches
and trainers at Yale for many years.
succeeding the immortal Mike
Murphy. From there he moved to
Michigan for dozen or more years,
where he helped TO handle some of
the greatest teams and finest ath-
letes in sporting history. Leaving
Michigan, he went to Princeton
where again he had an amazing rec
ord of success in football and track
until he retired from college work a
year ago.
What TO Eat.
For at least 46 years-and he is still
At it--keene Fitzpatrick has written
one of the great stories of training
and developing and conditioning the
youth of the country And that job
harpens to be much bigger one
than most people have ever figured
out
l have seen keene, high in the Cos
20 far as years go, in much better
physical shape than many of his
Young stars from Is to 20 when foot
ball practice opened.
Here is the letter I have Just re-
reived:
Dear Grantland: I'm answering
your letter with few facts The fol-
lowing is the diet have used at Yale.
Michigan and Princeton for over 40
years.
Breakfast-Fruit. cereal, eggs in all
NdNS 'ehCepl lrleOl, lea.
Luncheon-Lamb chops or steak
fbroiled), potatoes 'boiled, baked or
mashed, fresh vegetables. toast.
Dinner-Soup, roasts. lamb. beef.
chicken or turkey; fresh vegeta bles;
dessert. puddings 'rice. tapioca or
custard) or ice cream; toast, tea and
milk.
High School BOYS Overdo.
Tn college the same amount of
exercise is given from day to day to
the men who take part in athletics
As rule, feel that high school BOYS
overdo It, as they do not always get
the proper supervision. The average
student-also the average business
man--takes very little exercise. as he
does not walk enough or follow some
outdoor exercise. And the man who
takes his exercise over week end
will generally overdo it. He attempts
tn crowd in too much exercise in
brief time. This is always a mistake.
One great trouble with the Younger
men today is the fact that they don't
Use their legs enough. Also, older
men must watch added weight. Diet
and exercise will take care of this.
1T Is amazing that so few people
realize that sound health is one of
the greatest factors of life and that
1t can be accomplished so simply.
'KEENE FTTzPATRICK.'
You have Just heard from an eX-
pert who has put and kept more young
and Older men in condition than any
one else l ever knew-and expert
who as I said above. never missed a
DAYS work IN as years because he fol-
lowed his own system. That ought
70 be enough to say about the sub
Ject at hand
fCopyrisht. 1885 bv the North American
Nevspa per Alliance Inc.)