| Show A DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS what no iio sty of develop luent valuably hints thou though if once a Scotch scotchman mau director goldic lias has been an all american for thirty six years lie ile says lie is 49 but his looks belie liim him for they testify y that he is riot not over 35 it if the gentle lycurgus could see him he would embrace him with joy notwithstanding the slight difference in their methods por for six years director goldie was the champion all round athlete of the old caledonian club ile he fulcd the hair bair of muscular development at princeton for sixteen years ind and tho the boys over there plied him with so many questions about this th at and tho the other that ho he was forced to study physiology in order not to appear ignorant before his pupils it made liim him one of the best of the common sense in the united states and he cams came to his new post at the new york athletic club house aswell as well equipped for its duties as any man in the world ay my rule he says is to take the material ter ial that comes to my hands and improve it in the natural way that is the whole science of modern athletes L curgus did not do that ire iia took tho the pick of the lot every time and compelled them all to do ono one way professor goldic permits his to do ways 1 I cant watch cm am lie declares and theres no use making absurd rules that men are not gain going to keep spoken like solon the chief trouble with athletes n 1 I america ile he continues ta that they overdo athletics we cannot do the work here that is done in england it takes more out of us to resist the climatic changes and influences wo ivo are a nervous people yet we ave persist in livi living ngat at high pressure all the time thus rendering ourselves the more nervous americans are forever trying to do their best it Is a great mistake a 71 la iz what other way can you tell in ili a I 1 man mail J by his general methods and condition ill gi a you ton an lit instance at atone one of our exhibitions I 1 ford surprised himself by vaulting two inches higher than lie had ever gone before I 1 was not surprised I 1 knew it was in liim him from froin what I 1 had seen liim do at practice lie ile never outdid himself sel f in exercising 1 I and as for r running tinning the same rule ruic I 1 never care to see a man do his best before the race under no circumstance should lie he bo be permitted to test liia his speed within twenty four hours 0 of the contest A certain well known tur finan of this city tries US lis horses inthe in alie morning they gowell go well enough to win everything but in the afternoon they invariably lose the race illow how do you train your jumpers professor no two men jump alike each has a stylo style of his own and I 1 must insist on every man mail jumping after the manner that comes natural to liim him and gradually ard bringing that style toward perfection I 1 have seen excellent jumpers ruin their chances forever fore V er by imitating the stale of some one whom they admired the same is true of running we must not force a man tc change his stride too radically ladi cally ile he must bo be taught how to toe the line and start promptly and with advantage at atthe the sound of 0 the pistol shot a teat feat more difficult than tile tho novice would imagine in sprint races the start is of the utmost importance an advantage gained in getting away often wins a race I 1 what hows do you 3 recommend for taking tak iii exercise I 1 IT two we hours before a meal or two hours after I 1 dont believe that it a man should exercise on oil till an empty stomach unless of course lit he was brought up tip that way never change a mans habits suddenly six inner dinner is the bane of athletics iu in amei lea how about food eat illy any sound food you like and that agrees with you I 1 no like oatmeal and thrive upon it it might make you sick if so dont touch it you know what is good tor for you far better than I 1 do Is the shower bath good after exercise if the water too cold yes never go to extremes many constitutions cannot I 1 stand the shock of a cold plunge I 1 think tepid water is best as a rule rula new york a tribune Trib utie |
