Show TIU THE NEW ideal IN BASEBALL TEAM construction with the aNNak awakening ening of spring comes the strongest antagonist of 0 the ilu germ the baseball bac cillus already there are many indications of 0 its presence A passer by in the streets of 0 elsinore hears on every street corner loud and hushed whispers as to how best to become the victors in challenges to the neighboring towns elsinore probably does not stand alone in this respect but the surmise is that richfield and monroe have the same in mind and are planning to mako make their teams so strong as to be invincible during the baseball season the points and hints which the writer desires to present is not intended as the special property of elsinore but may be utilized if i of 0 any value by any of 0 the teams in the valley and no doubt will be providing the suggestions are in line with good sound reasoning and above all in harmony with past experience of 0 baseball team builders of national repute the points presented were suggested to the writer through the intention of 0 the elsinore Elsi noro boys to put in tho the field two teams one ot of these to consist mainly of 0 the old members the other with an entirely new personnel with new ideals and aspirations it is within sound reason that baseball players to be efficient eMcie nt must possess certain physical features in order to be admitted as members to leading national teams and in fact bo be subjected to strict physical examination before a membership could bo be obtained there must be an absolute soundness of 0 all the internal as well as external organs but there must be still more namely uniformity 4 for mity ity so it if you will scan the pictures of our baseball teams of national fame you will discover on first sight that in their selection has been aimed at thus there are principally three essentials insisted upon in order to be available tor for acceptance 1 physical soundness 2 physical endurance 3 proper physical build and uniformity for mity tho the identical same prerequisites which sparta in her halcyon days demanded of he her citizens in behalf of the state these prerequisites pre requisites as applicable to baseball players in our own day necessarily can be commented on only briefly by physical soundness is meant not only of the arms and the legs and the trunk but of all the internal as aswell well sparta applied all the scientific tests test known to her and these were meager in comparison with modern advanced methods to stand the test of the modern examiner tor for life insurance su only an approximate standard of soundness is aimed at while for this test something more definite is sought namely a soundness which promises endurance with the injurious effects of the modern mode of luxurious living the young man of today can at least bo be suspected of a lack of physical endurance physical soundness is not always the equivalent of physical endurance and cannot possibly be until there is a return to the plain and substantial mode of 0 living which characterized the spartan period physical build is essential and should characterize all our baseball players muscularity should be there and are emphasized in our best teams the pitcher especially the demand on endurance is inconsiderable in our diamond in comparison with that of 0 the spartan youth whose athletic sports were on a far larger scale the wrestling matches which were then popular and which to day are popular sports in japan and iceland call for an endurance which the american youth has not prepared for while tho proper physical build so essential in a successful contest can be obtained almost anywhere and may be said to be a national characteristic the question then presents itself what is then the standard of a proper physical build for the diamond in brief height not over 5 feet weight lbs ibs proportional uniformity of extremities upper and continued on page 12 NEWS FROM ELSINORE continued lower erectness disposes towards alertness and adroitness where there is a comparative uniformity of length of tile the body and the upper and lower extremities speed elasticity and adroitness are the general characteristics acte these outlines may he be criticised criticized and the ideal may he be said to he be absolutely sol unobtainable and unessential as well and still for all that except some standard is aimed it at our baseball teams would soon deteriorate into the lidi ridiculous culous at any rate the new elsinore Elsin team now in tile the course of 0 construction will as far as possible conform to tho the standard outlined and it is the hope of the writer that in so doing its success in III the coming coining contest will be assured |