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Greatest of Harvard Football Players Writes of the Benefits of Sports
ATHLETICS MAKE BOY MANLY, SAYS BRICKLEY
]?v Charles E. Brickley.
Harvard's great hr. If back and the
on lv unanimous selection of the
all-American football team of 1912.
Brickley is also one of the best
hop-step-and-jumpers, and was a
member of the recent Olympic team.
rpHE benefit of athletics is al
ways an interesting topic,
1 especially to one who has ac
tually indulged in sport. To m.v
athletics develop the youth;
rust in manliness, then in moral
physical strength; create a
u i ’t of unselfishness and, more
-han other activity, bring out in a
~ jow determination to succeed —•
i win fairly or not at all.
I itink that every one will agree
Uu. athletics make a boy manly.
I, ngaging in games with com
one boy does not always
h.,ve things his own way.
• ;i\s he plays well: other days he
- overshadowed by some of his
nlai mates.
The same thing is true of the
nore serious athletic sports of the
von th in preparatory school and
college. Here, athletics are run on
, scientific basis. Clever and com
l.et nt coaches are secured in each
branch of sport, and the contests
very even, especially between
big rivals.
h> college, especlaly, is the spirit
of manliness developed. In foot
ball the coaches teach the men to
I iv hard football —but to play the
r.um fairly and cleanly. When an
athlete gets into a big game of
football he is opposed by men who
are his equals. He must fight his
hardest to win, yet he must always
keep his head, he must always play
cleanly, he must always remember
that there is something else in
football besides the mere playing
of 'h. game.
This spirit of manliness was well
i ustrated in the Harvard-Yale
game of this year. Every player
on both sides was out to win. but
• win by good, hard, clean foot
ball. The spectacle of “Tack"
lh ilwick. the Harvard halfback,
u-lping a Yale man to his feet after
putting him out as an interfere!'
in the play certainly must have
been pleasing to the spectators.
Athletics help to develop a man
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both physically and morally. Per
' haps the physical part is developed
first, but later on the moral part is
the one which receives the highest
development.
It is wonderful the manner in
which a man will develop physi
cally by participating in athletic
sports. When I started to play
football 1 weighed 140 pounds, yet
by the end of that first season I
weighed over 160 pounds.
1 have seen weaklings come out
for athletic sports, with apparently
no chance for physical health and
attain wonderful physical develop
ment. The system of training, es
pecially In college, enables a man
to be at his best at the time of his
most important games. At Har
tard they believe that a good man
in splendid physical condition is
better than a star player in poor
condition.
As a trainer. I think "Pooch”
Donovan, of Harvard, ranks with
the best. He certainly had our
squad in wonderful condition for
the big games.
Every one who takes part in
athletics is developed morally to a
high degree. A fellow learns that
to enjoy the respect of his fellow
athletes and outsiders he must not
only be clean while actually per
forming on the athletic field, but
must also lead a good, straight life
while off the field. I think you will
find that the average college ath
lete is a good, clean, upright man.
with high ideals and high stand
ards of living. I really think a col
lege man would rather die than
break training.
In my opinion, one of the highest
benefits received from participa
tion in athletics is the spirit of un
selfishness which is instilled Into
the athletes. I have seen so many
examples of this that I am abso
lutely certain of what I say. I can
give you two Instances of this un
selfishness of athletes which hap
pened this fall.
Captain Shows Unselfishness.
In the Brown-Harvard game
Captain Wendell hurt his ankle
and was out of the play until the
Princeton game of November 2.
He started In this game knowing
that his ankle was very weak, yet
the memory of last year’s 8 to 6 de
feat by Princeton and the hope of
being on a team that would defeat
the Tigers kept up his confidence.
He had played only five minutes
when he realized that he was not
at his best; that he was slowing
up the backfield on account of his
ankle. Without further hesitation
he left the field, and Bradlee, a
most capable substitute, took his
place.
Here was the captain of a Har
vard team in his last year, a man
who had never had the honor of
being on a winning team against
Princeton and Yale, yet he takes
himself out of the game when he
might have stayed and played well,
but not his best.
Then, after the game, Wendell
offered me the ball which had been
used in the Princeton game. Os
course, it is the captain's place to
keep the ball won in a game, but
in his absolute unselfishness he
gave the ball to me because I had
been fortunate enough to kick some
field goals. Surely, athletics must
be of -benefit, when they can pro
duce a man of Percy Wendell’s
type.
As another example, take .1. P
Jones, the great Cornel! runner,
whom 1 know personally. He is
always helping his team mates
along in the race, even sometimes
at the risk of being defeated him
self. I saw him this summer at
the Olympic games in Stockholm
do his very best to help a fellow
American qualify in his trial heat
of the mile run. That his team
mate failed to qualify was no fault
of Jones’, but was owing to the
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TH I RSDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1912.
worth of Jackson, the great Eng
lish i miner, who won that particu
lar trial heat and next day annexed
the world's championship.
Determination Another Trait.
Another trait which athletics do
velop is determination. No matter
what contest an athlete enters into,
he is determined to win. Be It a
track meet, a baseball game, a foot
ball game or a boat race, it is al
ways that spirit of determination
that carries him through. And
with this spirit to win must be
coupled the ability to be a good
loser, to suffer disappointments
and come back stronger than ever.
To illustrate this, 1 might give
two examples from my own career.
Two years ago I played with Ex
eter academy, and before the game
with our great rivals, Andover, we
■ were the favorites. Badly out
played from start to finish, we were
beaten by the overwhelming score
of 21 to 0. It was the bitterest dis
appointment 1 iiad yet met in my
short athletic career. But it made
me resolve that very night of the
game that 1 would never give up
until I had mastered football and
played on a winning Harvard team.
As 1 had only one chance against
Andover while at Exeter, I have
two years left to learn football and
have already been on one winning'
Harvard team, so have had better
luck than I expected.
This summer I was fortunate
enough to be chosen as a member
of the American Olympic team,
one of the men picked to represent
the United States in the hop. step
and juQip. Now. in sftte of the
fact that this is rather an unim
portant event, yet I wanted to win
a place that I might have the honor
of scoring for my country.
I trained hard and faithfully for
the event, which came on the last
day of the competitions. In prac
tice I was jumping better than
ever, and felt confident of winning.
But on tile day of the actual com
petition I fell down badly and
failed to jump within two feet of
what I had been doing In practice
and what I had done befor.e leaving
America. I only hope that I get a
chance in 1916 to make good where
I failed this year.
“$15,000 A YEAR FOR
3 YEARS OR I DON’T
PLAY,’’ SAYS T. COBB
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.—Ty Cobb,
the wonderful fielder, announced today
that he would not sign with the De
troit Americans for less than $15,000,
under a three-year contract.
Evidently the matter will come to a
deadlock by spring. President Frank
Navin has declared positively that he
will not pay Cobb or anybody else what
he considers an extravagantly large
salary, and Cobb is equally determined
that he will not play for less.
Considering that Cobb has saved his
money and invested it well, and that he
married a wealthy girl, there is no rea
son why he should not lay off a year
if he eared to.
It will not be at all surprising if the
opening of the American league season
finds Cobb off the Detroit lineup.
STOCK DEAL IS SAID TO
HAVE COST CHANCE JOB
CHICAGO. Dec. 18.—Frank Chance lost
his job, manager of the Chicago Cubs,
it was runwred here today, because he
refused to sell his 100 shares to Presi
dent Murphy for $20,000, and disposed of
it instead to Harry Ackerland, of Pitts
burg. for $40,000.
Murphy's failure to get Chance’s stock
is said to have blocked his plans for
control of the club through his own hold
ings and those of his friends.
CLAIMS K. O. ACCIDENTAL.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—One-Round Dav
is, the Buffalo heavyweight, who was
knocked out in the first round last night
by Soldier Kearns, declared it was an ac
cidental blow and was today clamoring
for another chance.
BASEBALL ■
Diamond News and Gossip
The American league batters found |
Russ Ford for more home runs last season
than any other pitcher.
The Cubs tried out forty men last sea- I
son—almost as many as the Crackers.
* * •
Augusta aspires to a team in the Geor
gia-Carolina league.
» • *
When Sherrod Smith joined the Pirates
he inquired his first night out: "Who all’s
Bleepin' in down berth 11?” And now the
Pirates always refer to lowers as "down,
berths.” Smith, by the way, will be with
Louisville in 1913.
*
Frank Chance doesn’t like Chief -Wil
son, and this is why: one day Chance
was spiked and as he sat taking off hfs
shoe, Wilson passed, with the remark, ”1
hope you’re not hurt.” “I don’t like that
kind of a chap,” said Chance. “He ought
to have said. ‘I hope you lose your leg
next time.’ ”
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Will Rixey, a brother of Eppa, is going
to try for the University of Virginia nine
next year.
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Loaded balls will be barred at the Amer
ican Bonding congress in the spring.
Loaded ball players will be barred by the
Crackers all next summer.
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McGraw says the Cubs ruined Miner
Brown by keeping him “warmed up” on
days he was not due to pitch.
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Garry Herrmann will go after Roger
Bresnahan as hard as he can. He says :
that his purse is as long as Barney Drey
fuss’ when it comes to buying real play- 1
ers (gentle slam at the O’Toole trade
therein implied).
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Harry Lord was the only batter who
made home runs against Johnson .and
Wood last year. We are’ waiting to hear.,
from the pitcher who struck out Cobb.
Jackson; Speaker, Lajoie and Mclnnes.
» * *
Charley Ebbets has his new park doped
out so that fans standing in line to buy
tickets will be under a roof
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McGraw says that the team that wins
the National rag must beat the Pirates.
Thai's true wisdom, Alsu be must beat,
Brooklyn. Boston and the Cardinals, not
to mention a few others.
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We note by a Chicago paper that
Anderson, S. C., is In the “Canadian
League."
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Rill Schwartz, Nashville's manager,
has a new salary limit scheme. He wants
to pay every player in the league the
same salary. Foolish as it sounds, it is
not an altogether bad idea. It couldn’t
possibly work more injustices than the
present system.
• • «
Tim Keefe, one of the greatest ball
players. Is now tn the real estate busi
ness.
Charley Murphy, Cub president, will
soon come South to look over some train
ing camp sites.
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If the Yanks gd Chance, the I‘. L.
may decide to play first base himself and
put Hal Chase on second.
* » «
herd Schupp, one of the new Giant
pitchers, has developed the impossible—
the “rising curve." Demon Runyon sacs
he’d better not try it on Wilbert Robin
son, for Wilbert’s heart has been weak
ever since that world series episode that
Jarred $1,400 out of his pistol pocket.
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Johnny Evers has tried to trade George
Stallings out of Hub Perdue and George
Tyler. George says it’s a shame to trade
with anybody.
Nap Rucker excels In control, but Rube
Marquard has a wide advantage in press
agents.
M * 4
•Tosh Devore has been exposed. He is
maintaining a Boston bull terrier at great
expense in a dog boarding house in New
York.
$350,000 BID: $425,000
ASKED FOR PHILLY TEAM
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.—1 t was re
ported here today tiiat Charles P. Taft,
who owns a controlling interest in the
Philadelphia National league team,
wants $425,000 for the club, and that
$350,000 so far has been the best offer.
MIKE MURPHY IMPROVES.
THOMASVILLE. GA., Dec. 19.—Mike
Murphy, of Pennsylvania, the fatnou
athletlc trainer, is spending the winter
In Thomasville and is pleasantly lo
cated at the residence of William' Mil
ler on Broad street. Mr. Murphy has
improved very much since his coming
here and hopes that the rest and fine
climate will restore him soon to perft t
health.
CORRIDON NO FIELDER.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.—“ Red" Corridon,
the shortstop for whom Garry Herrmann,
of the Cincinati club, paid SB,OOO, so that
he could close the Tinker deal, fielded
only .904 for the Kansas City team, in
the American association, last year.
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Herrmann Secured Not Only a Manager, But a Much-Needed Shortstop
REDS MAY IMPROVE NOW; TINKER FILLS WEAK SPOT
By Bill Bailey.
A MANAGER wasn't all that
Garry Herrmann wanted, and
it wasn't all that he secured
when he got Joe Tinker .as man
ager of the Reds.
He wanted a shortstop and lie se
cured one, and if Joe will go down
there and play the game that he
did for the Cubs, the chances are
that he will be hailed as a great
manager.
For if Joe plays a good game at
short, the chances are that the Reds
will cut considerable figure in the
National league race. And if they
do that, Tinker will be hailed as a
great manager. For a successful
manager is rated by the standing
of his team.
A man may be a joke as a buss,
but if he finds he's on top he is
said to be a wonder. ' Not that joke
managers are in the habit of land
ing their teams there, but it is pos
sible.
Reds Weak at Short.
Consequently. Joe’s playing is
likely to have much to do with his
reputation as manager. Some '
teams have weak spots. The Pi
rates for years have been howling
for a first baseman, and the cry
has gone up there at the end of
every- race that if they had pos
sessed a first sacker of champion
ship caliber they would have land
ed the pennant. The Cubs last year
claimed that if they had possessed
another pitcher of class they would
surely have nosed out the Giants.
Another club is sliy just one out
fielder, and some other team would
be a contender if they- had a
catcher.
Well, the weak spot on the Cin
cinnati team, for two years at least,
has been the short field. They've
tried out man after man, but not
one lias showed the class.
Grant was played at short. Phe
lan filled in there.
Esmond Looked Good.
During the close of the 1911 sea
son it was believed that Esmond
was the man who would fill the bill.
It would be remembered that he
joined the team during the closing
days of the race of tnat y ear, and
the Reds looked better than they
had at any time. Last winter it
was predicted that the Reds would
be in the running, and Esmond was
the man banked upon. For with a
good shortstop It was figured that
they had a well balanced team. But
Esmond's health went back on him
and they were right where they
had been, a good, strong team with
one weak spot.
Garry Herrmann had this in mind
when he selected Tinker. And Joe's
playing ability probably had as
much to do with the strenuous and
victorious light which Herrmann
waged as Joe's ability as a man
ager. Tinker as a player is a
known quantity and he was doubly
valuable for the reason that lie
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Herrmann has been trying to fill
for years.
Lucky To Fill Weak Spot.
You know this thing of filling a
weak spot is one of the hardest
things in the game. Remember how
the Cubs tried to find a second
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John T Brush used to say that a
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spot. Hoblltzel at first is a real
player, who can field the bag and
hit along with the best of them.
Egan is accounted a mighty good
ball player, will be considera
bly better at second with Tinker
at short. McDonald at third is ac
counted a corker by the players In
tile National league. There is
nothing weak about that outfield,
either with Beseher. Bates and
Marsans to look after the fly balls
and drive in the runs.
Looks like Joe’s, most difficult
task would be to iind a catcher.
That is, a heady backstop who can
be relied upon. Larry McLean
would be all right if he could be
depended upon. Past managers in
Redville haven't found him reliable,
But Tinkei may, and again Joe may
not. Clarke, second man on the
string, is considered only a fair
sort of a catcher.
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