The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-22
No Time For FooIishness
 As Difficult Grind NeaEs
By LUTHER EVANS tNEA Service Staf COrrespOndent)

NNEsA OGNVhNG SseAhA
 New York, Sept. 22-High pres- sure college athletic publicity men open each football season with gag pictures that frequently gag the customers.
 No campaign Is ofilcially under way until the sports editors desk has been ciuttered with such silly camera Ideas as:
 Passers firing the ball through suspended tires or bulls eyes. The blokes must throw their arms out here, because most of them won't complete c pass ali season.
 Sduadmerl crashing recklesSly through paper schedules, though they probably didn't win c game last season.
 Bali carriers, many of whom coaches would consider lucky if they ever got over the line of scrli11- mage, racing over barriers marked with names of opponents.
 Tackles, incapable of getting within recognizing distance of the guy on the field. fiercely smacking defenseleSs dummy labeled aS All.America Joe TwinkletoeS.
 Pretty co-edS explaining the principals of rhythm to bruisers whose only rhythm can be found in the steady movement of their Jaws ct c dinner table.
 Striving to make the sports pages the boys often contribute Ideas even more far-fetched and ludicroui --Shoving 6 pufiing locomotive around, for example.
 COLLEGE PLAYER
 PUTS IN FULL DAY
 Press agents and photographer appeased, players knuckle down tc serious business.
 Their chores are Q far cry Iron what pictures would have you be- lieve.
 using Colu m bia university coached by Lou Little, as a criterion here is the average day In the lift of q college football player before school begins.
 Breakfast Is ct g e. m. Player loung around and swap small tall until 10, when they get into Short for Q two.hour session.
 Caiisthentlcs open the workou and are followed by funamenta drills in kicking, passing, spinning faking, etc. Coaches work witl players individually, pointing ou mistakes and giving helpful advice There is no contact work.
 As quickly as the noble athlete have showered and dressed, the, have lunch. Then comes skull ses sions. Backs gather with the back field coach, ends with the en' coach and so on down the line.
 Perhaps a half-hour of leisur separates the blackboard talks ant the days second practice. This on is for keps. Players don complet equipment.
 GRIDIRON WARRIOR WEARS l8 POUNDS OF EQUIPMENT
 Full uniform constitutes, iron head to foot, helmet, shoulder pad; possibly elbow guards, jersey, hi pads and thigh guards, molded [ fit each individual, pants, ankl bandages, stockings and shoes.
 A complete uniform weighs iron IA to IS pounds.
 Strenuous blocking and tacklin the menu. Fundamentals worke drills and squad scrimmages are ol out in the morning dummy scrim mage are put to test. It is almost dark when the squa is dismissed. After dinner tn athletes are free until i0:S0 ?. m when they are checked into thei rooms. Tired from full day. the usually needs no urging to go to bes Naturally, when classes and tn season begin the schedule 7 changed. A two-hour practice , held each afternoon starting abou D. m. Skull drills come after dir l, ner twice a week.
 A football players life Is not c , soft as the public relations gentle
 men would have you believe. Thel
 Is no time for foolishness before (
 during the big season ahead.
 If Uncle Sam should lock horr with Adolf. he could do worse tha ]. draft college football players. a They know how to take ordei
 and stand up in rough going.