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7 r-55 5544 *S». »5», 44 4.4 4* 44 4.4 44 r.«?saFootballHOW ELEVENS AREgg Prime ImportanceOf RegularityitBy FREDERICK** vi'4 a* **« 44 44 44** 44 44 44 44 44 44■ F there is one topic that interests .1 nil football players at tliis par tic-I nlar stage of the wnsou. it is | training, and by training I do not mean merely the operations having to do with the condition of the uieu, but I consider it as \ general head under which comes n'.l preparatory work in addition to physical development. such as Individual and team coaching, tackling, falling on the hull, etc.The preparing of a football team for u season's grueling work on t«e gridiron is no child's play, as any trainer or coach will tell you. and as for theFALLING OS TU1D BALL.players themselves. I am sure they will readily acknowledge that this period is the most trying part of their whole life. As the twig is bent, so the tree inclines,” is very true of pigskin chasing, for Improper training will soon make itself evident in after operations; so it behooves every man having an eleven in charge to do conscientious work If he desires to see his men finish the season with a creditable record.Probably the first thing that should be impressed on the minds of football men in training is regularity In their habits. Their daily life should be curried on by clockwork, us it wore, by having a specified time for their different movements and sticking to it. Regular times for practice, eating and sleeping should be insisted on by the trainer, and he will do so if be knows his business and shows a desire to earn his salary. Strict training table diet is maintained only at the large colleges. being considered unnecessary for the average club team, but any eleven, no matter how unimportant will reap decided benefit if its players abstain from overindulgence in rich, fatty and generally indigestible foods.As for smoking and the use of alcoholics. these practices should be avoided by all athletes whether interested In football or any other active pastime. Tobacco used to excess will ruin iu a day or two the wind and staying power of a man. Whisky renders bis stomach unable to withstand the strain of competition. And right here I will state that the condition of a man’s stomach is one of the most important things to be given attention to in preparing blm for football. When his stomach ‘ goes back on him,” he had best retire immediately from the game, for he will then be more ol a detriment thau an aid. A weak stomach is a sure killer for energy, and nothing hut diligent training will give the desired strength to this organ.After the men have become accustomed to the routine of regular living. It is time to round them Into what uthletes everywhere understand to be condition. It is condition that the runner, the swimmer, the trotter, the thoroughbred, the prizefighter, the baseball player, the football player, require more than anything else, and unless they obtain It or are forced Into It by trainers they will fall short of their purpose.To bring a football player Into condition requires time and patience. Mishaps and setbacks are sure to occur, but the trainer must be a man of infinite patience, and he must always be hopeful and realize that Instead of a collection of veterans who are accustomed to obeying rules and in a meas-floilyTHE COIUIECT TACKLE ure look after themselves he has about him some young enthusiasts who ure generally new to strict measures and need a coll down” or two before the squad to bring them to their senses.Exercise and fresh air are two prominent aids to condition. Keep Hie men moving all the time and. un.mover, vary the exercise In various v. ays so that their muscular development will be uniform. Give each man Individual attention whenever possible rather thau treat the team as a single unit, prescribing the same line of action for overy player. Some men have poorly developed lungs, thus shortening their wind. If you find players or this sort, put them to running and Insist that they perform a series of ' Milling ex-wises before going to bed and after arising. Other men are weak in the legs, anil when you find them put them through a set of leg movements and order them out on the track for fifteen minutes a day.In my opinion, nothing Is more productive of good condition than running. If trainers throughout the country realized the true value of running as n football preliminary, every pigskin chaser in the United States would be ordered to run a certain distance every day during the MaeO/. Xt strengthens the ^ody^55: 55 55 55 55 55 SST raining5SXXXXROUNDED INTO FORMpeStisaarHints on Practice... Western LeadertS3R. TOOMBSchneficticuu44 44 44 44 44 44 4444 44 44 44 44 44 44enr ways, enlarges tuo oreartting’ capacity, improves the circulation of the blood and makes the eyes and brain 50 per cent clearer.The practice of failing on the ball should be given a great deal of attention during training. The coaches will also see that a man does much of this, but that does not relieve the trainer of his duty in the matter.Falling on the pigskin may be done in various ways. First, stand by the side of the man and roll the ball out iu front of him. He must then run swiftly and throw himself upon tt from the rear. Again, stand about twenty feet away and directly In front of the player. Roll the ball rapidly toward him. He will be forced to fall on the ovoid as it conies toward him. Lastly, stand to one side, say about twenty or thirty feet, and roll the ball on a line that will carry it about four feet in front of him. He must theu throw himself on it as it bobs past him.The football season In the west will be one of unusual Interest to admirers of the sport. The race for the championship will be decided by bard, closeCAPTAIN WARD OF NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITY.ITho famous purple team Is unusuully strong this year.]contests between at least four teams, each representing a different system of play uud each a dangerous rival to the other three.The two disputants for last year's title—Michigan and Wisconsin—will bo in the field with fast teams, built upon a strong nucleus of last year's players. Minnesota, with its big men in mass plays, will again be a factor niqong teams of the first class, while Chicago, so the critics declare, will have recovered from Its slump of the last two seasons. The reports from other western universities are all rosy of hue, and the general Indications are that this will be a record year on the western gridiron.One of the pleasing facts to be noticed in a glance over the schedules Is that the differences which have kept several teams apart heretofore have been satisfactorily adjusted and the games so arranged that the larger teams all meet one another. Along this same line It is to be noticed that the majority of the big contests are November games, which brings about tbe great matches at a time when the teams arc at the height of their strength and tbe result Indicates more clearly the true work of the teams. This system of arranging tlie schedule has been already followed in the oust, with the result that there is seldom un undecided championship.This year neuiiy all the western leaders have arranged heavy series of games both as to championship and early season coutests, which goes to show that the various conches all bnvo hopcB of western supremacy; also that they believe that only by the hardest kind of struggle can victory come In these days of scientific footbull.Kwh non tm Krenilln’a ti«t.Kwnnon, 2:12*4, was the first trotter by Kremlin. 2:07%, to win a race od tbe grand circuit.How to Mnke Bianunri Snlnu.(Jut four bananas In halves lengthwise, then cut each iu half again; put these pieces In a glass dish and grate over a very tittle-lemon rind; make a lemon sirup by boiling together quarter cup of lemon Juice nml lmlf a cup of granulated sugar, hitIr until tho sugar has dissolved.How to Tout Cun uni («ooiIm.To know whether any lood Is properly preserved In a tin notice the top of the can. If It be the least depressed. ihe eontcnlH are In a proper condition, but If It be raised Its contents are unlit for consumption.For the Children.Children suffer from colio and serious forms of indigestion during the hot mouths, because they overload the stomach with Improper food. There is no remedy whioh Is so qnlok in relieving colio pains a* BLOOD WINE. It Is perfeotly safe for children; has a pleasant taste; they are eager to taks it. For «*!• by
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