American Football - Walter Camp

Rise at 7 A.M.
Exercise.	Run 100 or 200 yards as as fast as possible.	"The old system of running a mile or so before breakfast is fast going out, except in the case of men who want to get a good deal of flesh off."
Breakfast, 8.30.	Meat, beef or mutton.
	Toast, dry.
	Tea, two cups, or towards the end of training a cup and a half only.
	Watercresses occasionally.
Exercise (forenoon).	None.
Dinner about 2 P.M.	Meat, beef or mutton.
	Bread.
	Vegetables—potatoes, greens	Some colleges have baked apples, or jellies, or rice puddings.
	Beer, one pint.
	Dessert—oranges, or biscuits,or figs;
	wine, two glasses.
Exercise.	About 5.30 start for the river, and row to the starting-post and back	"Most men get out for a little time before rowing back."
Supper about 8.30 or 9.	Meat, cold.
	Bread.
	Vegetables—lettuce or watercresses.
Bed at 10.	Beer, one pint.

Rise between 6 and 7 a.m.
Exercise.	A country walk of four or five miles.
Breakfast, 8.	Meat, chop or
	Couple of eggs.
	Bread.
	Tea. ("We never drink coffee.")
Exercise.	Rest for half an hour, and then a brisk walk or run. If morning exercise has not been heavy, a row on the river, terminating about 11 A.M.
Dinner, 12 M.	Meat, beef or mutton (broiled).
	Egg pudding, with currants in it if desired, or other light farinaceous pudding.
	Ale, one glass.
	Wine, one glass (port), or
	Ale, two glasses, without wine.
Exercise.	Rest for an hour, and then on the river again for a hard row.
Exercise.	"Rowing exercise should be taken twice every day."
Tea.	"Tea, with toasted bread sparingly buttered, with one egg only—more has a tendency to choke the system."
Supper.	Not recommended. When taken, to consist of new milk and bread, or gruel, with raisins and currants and a glass of port wine in it.
Bed about 10.

Rise at 6 A.M., or earlier in the summer.	Cold bath and rub down.
Exercise.	Sharp walk about a mile out, and run home; or a row of a couple of miles at three-parts speed.
Exercise.	A dry rub-down.
Breakfast (time not stated).	Meat, mutton-chop or steak (broiled).
	Bread, stale or toast.
	Tea, half a pint.
Exercise.	(Not stated.)
Dinner, 2 P.M.	Meat (as at breakfast).
	Vegetables, none; "except a mealy potato."
	Bread, stale.
	Beer, one pint.
Exercise (afternoon).	Rowing.
If dinner be late, luncheon to be taken to consist of Meat, beef or mutton, hot or cold. Bread. Beer, one glass.
(If dinner be early, "tea with viands and liquids as at breakfast" to be taken.)
Supper.	Half a pint of thin gruel, or dry toast and a glass of ale.
Bed.	Time not stated.