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Foot ball is beset by temptations which it behooves all its well-wishers to beware of, and no note of warning has been more opportunely raised than that by Walter Camp in Outing for December, anent its two most dangerous problems - "The Spectator and the Professional." In a brief article of some two pages and a half, Mr. Camp thoroughly analyzes the relation which the spectator and the professional bear to amateur athletics in general and foot ball in particular. He considers the spectator the bane to the success of well-intended athletic legislation because with spectators victory counts...
...article of chief interest to Harvard men in the November Outing is "Foot ball of 1891" by Walter Camp. A general history of the year's changes in the rules and of improvement in the game appears, the question of coaching is dwelt upon at some length, and an account is given of the development of the running game, as opposed to the kicking game. Towards the conclusion of his article, Mr. Camp indulges in a little prognostication, part of which it is worth while to quote. He says...
...Outing for June has several articles which are well worth the perusal of all Harvard men interested in athletics. All Mott Haven men or those who have been candidates for the Mott Haven team will enjoy Malcolm W. Ford's valuable paper entitled "Distance Running," a companion article to his "Sprinting" which appeared in the May Outing. In it Mr. Ford gives an excellent exposition of the best methods of training for long distance running, and the most effective ways of getting into good condition. The article is well illustrated by portraits of the most famous distance men, including Myers...
...Outing for May has a number of contributions which cannot but interest Harvard men. Malcolm W. Ford's article on "Sprinters and Their Methods," which occupies the place of honor, is an excellent exposition of sprinting as distinguished from long-distance running, and good descriptions are given of the foremost sprinters of the day, their modes of setting and starting, and methods of running. Among the athletes thus described are Wendell Baker '86, Luther Carey of Princeton, John Owen Jr.. of Detroit, F. Westing, and H. M. Johnson. Mr. Ford ends his article by giving some helpful hints...
...Harry's Career at Yale," to which the publishers of Outing call particular attention, is a serial story depicting the amenities and asperities of a boy who goes through Yale College. The first installment appears in this number...