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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1979
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United Press International
ST. LOUIS — Satchel Paige, the
gendary pitcher who played as if
had cornered the market on a
ace last wi* atain of youth, had this rule for
utlasting the ravages of age: “Don’t
ink back — something might be
lining on you. ”
Dr Gregory W. Heath adds this:
[eep on running and old age will
Harther behind.’
Heath and a research team at
iashington University are studying
ler athletes to determine the ef-
ctofexercise on aging. Their pre-
||iry results show that keeping
shape may help cut the aging pro-
ss in half for the important car-
uvascular and respiratory systems.
Heath said in an interview the
st indicator of physical fitness and
Bty to exercise is the maximum
fifitv to-wse oxygen.
Medical authorities always have
ilthat after the age of 25, such
patity decreases about 8 percent
every 10 years. But Heath
ieorized the rate should be differ-
itfor persons who are active rather
an sedentary.
His study compared groups of
onger athletes with two groups of
ler men — those who exercise
pilarly to train for competitive
cuts and those who lead less act-
lives.
Solar, a total of 22 older athletes,
ages 50 to 77, have run on a
udmill while Heath and others
tasured their capacity to use oxy-
I.
The study, conducted with a
SOLID
grant from the American Health As
sociation, shows for those men who
kept themselves in shape, the car
diovascular and respiratory systems
declined only 4 percent per decade
— half the rate for other men.
The preliminary results could
have wide-ranging consequences for
many men, both those who were ac
tive in athletics when they were
young and those who may want to
begin or resume exercising later in
life.
“In the past most athletes felt
their careers ended when they left
college or were no longer involved
in athletics,” Heath said. “But some
realized it didn’t have to be that
way, they could train just as rigor
ously when they were growing older
as when they were young. ”
None of the older athletes was
tested for the dbilty to use tteygen
when he was young. But Heath said
tests were conducted 25 years ago
on champion athletes of that time.
Those figures, he said, indicate
his current research results did not
come from athletes who started with
abnormally high capacities to use
oxygen. Rather, he theorizes, the
steady exercising has helped the
rate drop more slowly.
Heath is excited about what his
results mean for the aging process in
general and for the benefits of exer
cise.
“Certain things were always
thought to be related to aging, like
blood pressure. People always
thought it was normal for blood
pressure to rise as you get older.
age race
But I don’t think it’s necessarily cor
rect to say something is normal just
because it’s that way in most of the
population.”
Heath emphasized anyone begin
ning an exercise program after a
long period of inactivity should
check with a doctor. He recom
mends exercises using large muscle
groups, activities such as running,
cycling, jumping rope or even
vigorous walking.
He also cautions against expecting
exercise alone to make you live
forever.
“In terms of heart disease, for in
stance, it’s only one factor. You have
to look at other things, like stopping
smoking, keeping your blood pres
sure down and watching your diet.
Exercise has to be used as an ad
junct to these other things.”
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DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys
placed strong safety Charlie Waters,
who suffered torn knee ligaments in
an exhibition game two weeks ago,
on the injured reserve list and
waived veteran cornerback Mark
Washington and running back Doug
Dennison.
Waters will thus miss the entire
1979 season.
In addition. Cowboys’ coach Tom
Landry said he thought Danny
White’s broken thumb had healed
enough for him to resume punting
duties so the club cut emergency
punter Duane Carrell from the ros
ter.
The Cowboys also trimmed three
rookies from the squad —
linebacker Garry Cobb of USC,
down lineman Ralph DeLoach from
the University of California and
wide receiver Chris DeFrance from
Arizona State.
That reduced the Cowboys roster
to 50 with five more to be sliced be
fore the opening of the regular sea
son.
After Waters underwent surgery
following his injury, doctors indi
cated he might be able to play in the
Cowboys’ final three or four regular
season games. But Monday’s action
by the Cowboys means Waters will
not play at all this year.
“The conservative thing to do
would be to put Charlie on the in
jured reserve list,” said Landry
shortly before announcing his deci
sion. “That would allow him to be
100 per cent when he comes back
next year. If he comes back at the
end of the year you run the risk that
something else might happen.
“It’s a hard decision to make.”
The trimming of Dennison was
the largest surprise of the Cowboys
cuts. The six-year veteran from
Kuntztown State had been a de
pendable ball carrier and was par
ticularly effective in short-yardage
situations. Last year, however, De
nnison carried the ball only 14
times.
The cutting of Washington, a vet
eran of 10 years, clears the way for a
youth movement at the cornerback
position — where second-round
draft pick, Aaron Mitchell of
■ Nevada-Las Vegas figures heavily
into the Cowboys plans.
Carrell, who had previous NFL
experience with the Cowboys but
..who had retired from iootbaU, -was
signed two weeks ago as a stop-gap
punter until such time as White re
covered.
But it had been originally thought
that White — the team’s backup
quarterback in addition to being its
punter — would not be ready to
punt until after the regular season
opened.
“Danny has handled the ball well
enough to punt,” said Landry.
“There is not much risk of further
injury unless he is hit right on the
end of the thumb.
“We won’t use him in any capac
ity other than punting.
Landry also said he was not op
timistic that running back Tony
Dorsett would be available for ac
tion when the Cowboys open the
regular season against St. Louis
Sept. 2.
Dorsett broke a toe on his right
foot during training camp even
though doctors now feel the break
may have been an old one.
"We haven’t taken any X-rays
with the cast off,” said Landry. “We
won’t know for sure until we do. But
I’m not counting on him to be ready
for the St. Louis game.”
-Dallas meets Pittsburgh Saturday
night at Texas Stadium in a rematch
of Super Bowl XIII.
“I don’t think the fact that it’s
Pittsburgh we re playing means that
much at this time of year,” said
Landry. “We just want to play well
in this game. If we can then we
might be ready for the beginning of
the season.”
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