Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-06-27 | Page 9 | Hard to Keep Ball Player in Good Shape

HARD TO KEEP BALL PLAYER IN GOOD SHAPE "Ball players havo no Idea about how to fit themselves for hard work." bays the trainer of a big league team "They eat too much, smoko too much and do not cool out properly after a game Imaglno a player cutting out meat and vegetables and eating pastry pas-try thrco times a day! Pie for breakfast break-fast is a new one on me, yet I know of at least one man who never goes without sovoral pieces of pie each day Cigarettes and cigara are used without discretion, which makes tho players short winded and also affects their eyes. Some of them aro In such a hurry to get awaj from the grounds that thoy hustle their clothes on without stopping perspiration and then go into the street to have tholr limbs stiffened by cold winds. In my opinion ball players should be trained train-ed like all classes of athletes fighters, fight-ers, runners, football players and oarsmen oars-men But It's bard to convince them They seem to know it all and regard a trainer as a nuisance." Baseball raon Bay that tho only trainer who exorcises absolute au- thorlt Is the colored man omployod by tho Giants. McGrnw backs him up to tho limit and Ib ready to punish raombors of the team who do not obov him. Tho result Is that the Giants are fit all the time.