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January Die for the Athlete

\X JERE you to talk with Forrest{C. Allen, the
experienced and successful basketball coach
at the University of Kansas, you would learn a
lot about the question of what is best to eat
and drink when training during the winter. In
his fine book, ‘‘My Basketball Bible,’’ published
by Smith-Grieves Co., Kansas City, Mo., the
author speaks of the advantages to be gained
by a free drinking of water. He says the athlete
should drink a glass of water every hour during
the day, as it helps greatly to eliminate constipa-
tion and to stimulate the gastric flow. He ad-
: vises, however, that on
game days the amount
’ should be reduced to four

glasses.

What a fine interior
cleanser water is! It also
has other benefits. Some
boys seem always to be
hungry. The athlete who
finds himself in this con-
dition cannot too freely
indulge his appetite
without slowing himself
both mentally and physi-
cally. Mr. Allen advises
such a player to drink a
glass of water every time
he feels hungry between
meals.

The more one studies
the matter of diet the
more one finds that
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