Show I r 0 r r J Ol Ot O 0 i 00 0 y ti Of o a f 0 tOW l s 1 V 0 9 04 A i I 1 r V C BE 32 1 r n B vu oy i o ATHLETES LETES k kA o A Detailed tem or of 9 Tr r g gI lid i I a a p 0 g i O a a UFO J a Ol rn irh oth Il I tile h gee td Mr r i i 1 ill n r wt I knows r nn Ir o y d ew York Yak lit Mr Ir Irn m mI rime I I rl a s tit Ih U t II I d 1 w 10 It cart airs It tie I is 1 e in III IU rem dr n h ill In It Iti MI refer ia Iv lq hd 1 I are i U 12 and hd II of III al nI 1 ore tu to a aJ so J In oad r sports port of oC ill If soli t rk ll k I 1 C rat i v ra some lObi advice L n i II hl kelp you ou end ad Ida kiP kr p you toU fr P ln y r ah lil first l L thing for Cor ro do who wb is s rr In for Cor such lub spotless POt bUll ball ballI t i I r hall rowing roI cad aDd toot i b bai I I U to 10 build up hell h To do doI I tho thi It I Is In no NOH to I go lit In InI I I 1 J r 1 r i i J j I K E tor I a regular In a gymnasium t though It one onel Is II within lU reach h of oC course so o much the better Any ny to 00 who s to ta ret get Into Ino HOOd good condition for tor nth h tic can do so 10 at home borne with witha n a HUT pollen and courage To begin with IG go through the follow followIng Ing urd cx r ices dailY alwa always remember m r rIn In In that It is II better bette at first to do too lit t o than thon ton much u tb the main thing to toor o or Ht t to n muscular strain which may mayca ca y t r ry serious I 1 want to toda da a l very ery Mm earn on tits nil l point for tor torI forI I hart ba known 00 bay to overdo matters In this thle way Y In till the sm ot of starting In A strain I ts very sully Il Ila a d You ma may remember that Jt Jef tries the hoxer hurt hi Ws forearm So se It hl h le simply th th the mr ban ball that It his bu troubled hIm sine Now for tor the Uti exercises I 1 and bolt upright sad ra your Our lef sr f s several ral times en your OUr toes f BInd your knees 1 times to a i It Ili boa a t It Hold k knees forward arid and bond blind hands handa till tOI they tiler tile the tOIL toes t Jio hold arms arm out foil ull iwI well tO UtIl st chin In Ia shoulders well ba tI sternum to t nail nl vIal WI is b battel hp hest I tb In CIlI this natt tou jou fael on lungs At that chugs your position L bringing arms to e Id es and taking same ume inhaling exercise until you have same lam strained t g 5 Let hinds bind remain at sh aides double the flats turning thumbs oUt olt and bring arms arm up to shoulders without ut bending elbow Do this till the are fatigued then change position of I elbows raking them to rear loIn I lands hand on hips closing fiats tight and i throwing arms anna backward with palms Cael teeing back Many wn well known athletes who have not time Ume for regular work erk use day daily hey may be employed b by boys from 16 10 to 20 tI great benefit When going In for C a of oC work th the summer such as playing swimming rowing eta It is always well to begin by taking up such exercises a as I have mentioned a as n a pre It If you Intend to plaY baseball begin to pra Uce throwing daily aUt during your 11 ot of leisure It If you pin get to 10 some IOme 0 open 11 pIa place where i are not around practice You remember George n who was the beat hest athlete and of his hili time Will was the only mat man who could COld hurl a stone across the I lIe Ile said Aid be practiced dally dAily pitching to Into the strum tream until at last ho could send end them across to the opposite bank 0 On day on the diamond do dotry try Tay tittle throwing me merely handling and the pull ban underhand Man Many boil who do not under understand tand whet what Ute the arm means will on the Wj dayI play try to pelt u as much speed late the bell ball as AI It If they had bean In for a month The around Ute the scapula or shoulder blAde must mU t not flat b be stretched but must he be 10 as to allow you to have or of tM the ban ball when you Ou throw to lowing of the will class classon tA on pun plAin and b by the time JUly anises mated of with a halt half run linn wing willi you ou will have the pro proper r When you rou read In the pC papers rl te or of the mighty hits mAde by baseball players layr you 01 no doM and went lint to tn their de deeds d Now that I b nil very well Ill grown frown nice but you must not tty to hit the ball In that fashion but employ what I Is known at as the lilt and run It system hold the Ih bat In position straight oser oer your shoulders hands hAnda about A toot Coot apart a as th the ball baUI is pitch pitched ed step forward with left toot planked well In roDL froat Then your Our bat ott Of the e plate late only This is II a ohop ping If you look up bl baseball t aIl you wUl And that H the ra heed hd the h lItof list of hitters T This chopping g or the bail halt way N III bit bat tar bit than wildly lit At I Dt Do not giving your our last but feet t the ball I and you will find many 1111 line cI rt result rHul t tA A bo boy who can make mak a single lingle is I the L r i iI I 1 L Lr r I II IJ Ij I r J I 1 II L Lf 4 r P 7 f J j j r d r f fI 1 I J 1 I 3 L LN J S 9 S K THOMAS A ALL AROUND ATHLETE one who I Is depended on In an emergency c cy rather than the fellow who occasion occasionally allY mikes makes a home run but generally strikes out Dont be afraid ot of the ball baiL Many lIany batsmen seeing th the halt ball coming tP step tick back thus losing the force foree ot of their shoulders and At th the same lAm tiros losing al ht of the ball which even n It If tilt hit wm will generally go up for B a pop fly or Dr short bort hit When you pull your our left lett foot back you OU lose alt power to put sl speed d In your stroke Now we will suppose UPI YOU have been playing baseball for awhile and want to chine as a runner or juniper on tM the i track or field ld All you OU need now Is II wind WiDd For Jor the lt first th three w weeks practice style to In starting The great trouble with most mOlt trainers who have boys bOYI Under their charge le la make them do I too much training Do ani only halt IU as I much as 01 Is put down In the tho v various books on n the tho subject and you OU will wll about aboul hit the mark markMAn MAn Many schoolboys lose a greet deal of valuable time tram from theIr studies pretending they are engaged In work Title This Is not at alt all pry ry One On half hatt hour dally I aU all that thatis is Ia needed for tor one to 10 be In a track suit ulL ulLI I strictly forbid m my pupils loafing around the oval In their running cos coe tames lumel for tor nothing Is so 10 conducive to and a as a result the they would hn have no ambition to study that you Ou must be a student as well as asan an athlete One of oC the hR hardest ut sports tb lb t train for forI foris I is swimming In this as in evely eIT ether eUter athletic excretes the molt Is II to have your aa t If I If f 1 i J t tb t b i e et ey eI t l lJ lI lI r J I y I I Ii Iy i y r LV F 11 I I J c di V t ti i RUHLIN AID FITZ FITZSIMMONS IN FIGHTING ATTITUDE 3 In good ClOd Its vivy ae aeto II to the amount or of pai fancy fanc son din you eat durin during ht hit weather I IJ be In ht allowing my t ys rl to fat eat heart heartIly Ily If but Insist that everything Iv thy they have shall be food At Al m my training table the boys boy may have ev everything wholesome ome that le Ie In season An sit III Ground around athlete needs Ded ail II around food used tiled II to lie be considered bad for tor AI an athlete but that is II an exploded notion Jt It 18 s good for tor hint Jr It taken Laken In moderation bad In the right forms forma Trainer ot of use horses give It t to their chargers when 11 fitting th them m for the turf Wb eln eing In for lor swimming the sane rood goal all as In to on t try to break Q a ecord the tI 1 eit week you are In the water Go 00 Goslow slow lIow have pAtience and your speed will increase each ach daY while hili at the tame lime Nola IOU will perfect your stroke Tell companion who ho you rou for Cor a brunt that you ou are In train trainIng In Ing sail lC if t s read th this article II he will know WhAt sv tit you ou mean Ott 01 the dal r ot of the rat race which wilt will probably take place In the afternoon h have a light lIht tUnch Dont do an any exer cl bet event but take things at all Now wa will that the glori glorioUS glorious oUS da days are over school hu has begun on more mont and football ta is its III line or Of want to 10 be on the team The first thing thine you OU must learn going In t r tM this rugged game Is to seek k of oC your our own on weight We wend have no Injuries on the tho football field were It not for Cor the tact fact that light P i I I weights are put part on th the teams teama when Vb op opposed posed pond to very try heavy men I would much prefer ro be an ex expert on a light team and able abl to go through the tho sea season son without the aid of crutches than n a astar star itar player laef on n a big team antI and at the Ole end of the year find myself elC mAimed for life liCe or It at any fete badly In lured Boys Doyal should remember that to play football th they T must develop their mus mUI des without which one cannot Hit get Into rushes and Scrimmages without InjurY It Is needed tAke my ounce Ind a r my of It notwithstanding any bun bante g you may re yOU wear a nee guard shoulder pads kite klee guards and other paraphernalia It is II better to look like a Iteman glad gladIator and leave the game C feeling like Uke a aripe ripe orange Jut just dropped from the tree rather than to go without these dons and look ieok like u n canceled postage stump an tar far worst worse Scientific men who have made n a long study Iud ot of the game have han invented there pads and Rua guards and the they are arc mighty Remember also to have all RII th the vital parts part of your body wail 11 guarded and supported support or you ar are liable to do yourself serious hurt Dont be a on one aide athlete Dont Donta be a baseball crank and at the same ame time afraid to play football or tear fear that will cost you An eye ee or that rowing will pull an arm out of you or that swimming will drown you Strive to b be an aa all around goal man maD hut But dont n try to be B a record breaker break breakAll All eXe exercises taken will develop you Into IntI It a real American ath kind that can bent beat the world wort for tor health and ond strength There Is a aman aman man In New York whom I would like Ilk YOU to io Imitate In this respect lIS as t I re regard gard hIm as AI an Ideal athlete he lies bal never broken a record ord and want Ito for he goes In for sports Aporta for the bye i of t le I refer to S K Thomas a aWall aWall Wall street broker lie Is 18 the champIon gymnast of the famous Seventh of oC New York an organization contains many tl flue e athletes Last year he won the As AI A U tumbling championship If io 10 the tho cham alt around athlete of the lV Mh letlo dub club is one of oC tM the crack toot foot football ball plAyers of the Cr Crescent Athletic club ol tle York is 11 a fine lne player I at hock hockey and fact lie he can oan play all our gam games well lie Is not R a big man being only about Ii F feet G C In height Besides taking part In p he manages to get through a greet amount of business t 1 |