Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

and the songs it sings have been specially
written for these musical ball chasers OF
McGraw'S aggregation.
While on the diamond the manager, of
course takes advantage of every oppor-
tunity which is presented to him of stimu-
lating team aggression. His keen eye OBJ
serves that one of his players has ten
dency to listlessness; straightway that man
is told in simulated anger and in the most
picturesque and expressive language at his
managers command that he is fit only for
the stable; with the result that all liStieSS-
ness is swallowed up in anger-just what
the manager desired to arouse-and the
player goes to the bat determined to swat
the sphere so hard and far that the UNI
pre will have to toss the pitcher a new
one.
Encouraging the Players.
Or the manager knows that another
player is somewhat of a hypochondriac.
Just before it is his turn to go to the bat
the manager walks up to him and gives
him a resembling whack on the back
Lord he exclaims, but you're looking
in fine fettle today. You go out there, now,
and make al least Il two-bagger.'
And the player forgets all about his i'm
agnary ills and does as his manager COM
mands
daily employed by the manager to further
the aggressive spirit
Going to win the pennant? Bah, what
silly question to ask me- a manager is re-
ported as saying. "Of course, we are going
to win the pennant. No sane man can fig
IRE ii out any other way. What if we are
only fourth now? That doesn't argue any
thing except that We are just beginning to
strike our gait. You just wait a few days
and see where we will be-mghty close to
the top. 1 can tell you. And then it will be
us for the first place in blinkety short or
der"
''Guff-hot air-rag chewing-stiff jolly"
the fans may describe the interview on
reading it: but not so the players. No mat
ter how dark their chances for the cham
pionship honors, they one and all catch
some of the public enthusiasm and conf
dence of their manager, and instantly re-
spOnd on the diamond, because two of the
factors of aggressiveness, as everybody
knows, are confidence to do thing and
enthusiasm TO go at doing it.
In his formal and informal talks with the
team and it's various members the manager
generally unf1inchingly declares that vic
tory is surely going to be theirs. Only.
boys he cautions gravely, you must not
let me make you oVercOnfident, and so
cause you to slacken up. To win We've got
to keep at it, you know-everlastinSly at 1t.
Boys. it would break my heart if / thought
what I've said would cause you to lose the
championship, which is already yours for
the asking.
Manager Kelly's Trick.
The trick that Manager Joe Kelly OF
the Cincinnati Reds worked on his team
last year in order to get it in third place
at the finish of the season is representative
of the devices to which managers in gen.
eral have recourse in order to buoy up the
spirits and the play of their men.
AS the end of the season was approaching
Joe" gave out interview TO the effect
that up to now he had hoped his team
fpic hirl hIIt uyn1I uTa1y do
it's best to hold fourth place That day
Joe" left the club to attend to some bust
ness.
The next morning the players read what
their manager had said about them. To
man they got fighting mad
He said we couldn't make third place,
did he?" was the universal comment. We'll.
well show the old muttonhead that he
don't know what he's talking about"
Their pride and confidence in themselves
stimulated as it had not been stimulated
for weeks through having their ability
called into question, the boys hit steady
at st. Louis was begun 1t was only neces-
sary for them to down the Cardinals four
times in order to finish third.
At this stage of the game Joe Kelly
shrewdly showed up, all smiles
We'll are you going to win the four
games?" he asked the Reds.
VIM" they shouted with one voice.
What do you take US for? You bet Wen
win"
And there was peace in Joe" Kelly's
SOUL for he knew that the winning spirit
which was still blazing with unquenched
ardor in the bosoms of his players would
carry all before it.
Manager Must Be Wise.
OF course, to work such a trick as this
one it is essential that a manager know
fully the spirits and the frame of mind of
his team. 1t never does to go about stimu-
lating aggressiveness blindly, or with
dim light only. manager must know his
men from the ground up, to the slightest
within, the most ludicrous superstition.
That manager who give a player a
call on any position in the diamond and