n must sacrifice
himself and his feelings for the good of the team. Each one of
you must forget, in all baseball matters, that he is an individual.
He must think of himself only as a spoke in the wheel.

"During the baseball season I want every man of you in bed by
nine-thirty. On the night before a game turn in at eight-thirty.
Make up your minds that there shall be no variation from this.
In the mornings I want every man, when it isn't raining, to go
out and jog along the road, in running shoes and sweaters, for
twenty minutes without a break; for thirty minutes, instead, on
any morning when you can spare the time.

"Whenever you can do so, practice swift, short sprints. Many
a nine, full of otherwise good men, loses a game or a season's
record just because this important matter of speedy base running
has been neglected.

"Not only this, but I want every one of you to be careful about
the method of sprinting. The man who runs flat-footedly is using
up steam and endurance. Run balanced well forward on the balls
of your feet. Throw your heels up; travel as though you were
trying to kick the backs of your thighs. Breathe through the
nose, always, in running, and master to the highest degree the
trick of making a great air reservoir of your lungs. We have
had considerable practice, both in jogging and in sprinting, but
this afternoon I am going to sprint each man in turn, and I'm
going to pick all his flaws of style or speed to small pieces.
We will now adjourn to the field for that purpose. Remember,
that a batsman has two very valuable assets---his hitting judgment
and his running steam. Wagons are waiting outside, and we'll
now make quick time to the field."

Arriving there, Coach Luce led them at once to the dressing rooms.

"Now, then, we want quick work!" he called after the sweaters
and ball shoes had been hurriedly donned.

"Now let us go over to the diamond; go to the home plate as I
call the names. Darrin Ripley-Prescott-Reade-Purcell-----"

And so on. The young men named made quick time to the plate.

"You're up, Darrin. Run! Two bases only. Halt at second! Ripley,
run! Reade, run! Not on your flat feet, Ripley. Up on your
toes, man! Reade, more steam!"

Then others were given the starting word. Coach did not run more
men at a time than he could readily watch.

"Prescott, throw your feet up behind better. You've been jogging,
but that isn't the gait. Holmes, straighten back