Hand-corrected typed draft, 8 pp, ca. 1917-18. Draft for an article comparing quarterbacks to military pilots, heavily corrected throughout in Camp's own hand, and titled by Camp at the top, 'The Aviator, the Quarterback of War's Gridiron.'

CAMP, Walter (1859-1925):

Erscheinungsdatum: 1917

Beschreibung

At the time, Camp was a member of the Navy Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, and his article was published in the January 1918 issue of Flying. Both the Army and Navy adopted Camp's system of physical training, which became known as the 'Daily Dozen'-a set of twelve simple exercises which were to be done every day, and could be completed in a matter of minutes. In part: 'The aviator is for the army or navy the eyes and nerves of the team . . . we should look after his physical, mental and nervous condition with at least the same solicitude as that shown by coaches and trainers in the case of a star quarterback . . . Every man in the army and navy should be should be strong, enduring and supple . . . The aviator is for the most part confined, especially in handling a gun, to movements in a sitting position where suppleness of the body and ability to work in a confined and possibly awkward positions of the greatest value. This ability may be very largely increased through certain exercises which at the same time have also a very favorable effect upon the physical condition of the man.' Camp goes on to list eight points important for developing an efficient exercise regiment, and adds three handwritten paragraphs at the conclusion, in part: 'Shall we not begin at once to take care of the quarterbacks, the eyes and nerves of that greater team of ours which is now going out upon war's gridiron?' An autographed Camp quotation sold at Heritage in 2006 for $1,434, a letter at Robert Edwards last year only brought $600 but REA said it was the first Camp letter they'd seen. Camp's fame today rests upon his contributions to the game of football. Camp, who was a star player at Yale, later enjoyed a successful coaching career at both Yale (1888-1892) and Stanford (1894-1895). During his seven-year coaching tenure, he was responsible for many of the early innovations in the game and won three National Championships. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 24247

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Hand-corrected typed draft, 8 pp, ca. 1917-...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1917

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition