Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1917 — KEEP YOUR TEMPER W GAME [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KEEP YOUR TEMPER W GAME

Football Is Not Dangerous Game to Young Man Who Is in Shape to Withstand Knocks. “Above all, tempers should be kept under control," says Walter Camp, the famous football trainer and critic, in an article in American Boy. “Football is a clean sport for clean players. If bad temper results in a foul, the entire team suffers. Hold-your temper and play the game.” Mr. Camp declares that football is not a dangerous game to the boy or young man who is-in proper shape to withstand its hard knocks. “Of course there is some element of risk,” he says, “but that holds true of every vigorous sport. Players are hurt at baseball and basketball as well as at football. The boy who has been sitting around all summer taking things easy and

getting soft is in no shape to play the game. Under no circumstances should he be allowed to take part in scrimmages until he has been hardened. When Injuries do occur, the soft, untrained player is usually the victim. Well-conditioned boys, all things considered, have little to fear.”

Walter Camp.