The chronicle=news., 1913-08-12
MA11Y'sS SUCCESS DUE
: TO Love OF GAME

Au.buS tue many kAsfteEAes y asSh
b<set Americas inherent I,sstime.
Que Of the most puzziing OF the fan
colony ~ large has been the case OF
MAihe~pon. Quite . number have
been unable to figure why /, Is thai,
after - seasons In the thick OF u
the Giant veteran appears To look
better than in several years-
We expected him. remarked one
fanatic. ito be good for some time
TO come. but not keep getting bet
ter
\ group OF Pit,sours aud New
York piay-rs were discussing the Ma
thea .on situation and the wonder
full form he has been showing all
the year Jack Miller said THAT In
his opinion the Big Gun Was un-
ioubt-iiy better than he had been
since 1905. He no, oriy has better
control" remarked Miller. but he
has more stuff-bet'~r speed and q
better eur,. ball"
+ I, wAs here tha, Max Carey Gu, in
with u tip that LOOKS to b. a logical
solution OF III. mystery.
'Math~~son has the ability and
all that" said Carey. but I believe
the main factor that has held him up
80 long has been his love 70. the
game. Thirteen years Is \ long time
To be under fire. I'm no veteran my
s~lf-only n yourxst.r AZ tn. gam.
-bu, 'h-r. ar. time. when I'm tired
ou; and would civ. n farm To break
away for = ioHk rest.
But I've watched Math-~soa
elcs~iy and I've never seen him pitch
u bail game IN which he itdn't look
as u he were having lot of .un out
Of the game. ~. always looks q. I,
ne had rather be out there pitching
than doing anything else. II do~sn';
look TO be work with him. bu, only
pure spor'-an afternoons roinp as a
business man might go on; 10 play
self OF tenni,"
Many In baseball Continued Ca
r-y. slow up physically. Ru, be-
li.s- 4 lot o: Others so back because
they get stat. on th. samc-S.t tired
OF !'-r.f worn ou, aad get In a rut
and ar. no longer able to 90 to 4,
with aay sort OF relish. And 1hea
this happen. ~ 10 druds.ry. and no
nan can 10 good work.
''But after thirteen year. baseball
is s;:li MA:h.wsonis favori;e sport.
He either likes II Immensely or h.
IL III. greatest actor I ever saw. He
never has to drag himself out to tn.
10, and force himself to play. The
rame appeaeis TO him and he finds \
10, OF new things to study and work
over all tn. time. He doesn't take
4; for granted that he has learned
all ;h-r. !s TO learn and go pIEine
on mechan.eally. He refuses to sc,
into a mental ru'"
Maths~son IL hard student and
. close observer. whatever his under
taking Tn. physieai side OF base-
ball night tire one In a few years
bu, there are a million kinks TO the
game and new Developments q, .v-
cry turn.
To Ma;hewsou 1; Is eternal science
IL Is his speciality. and he finds
enough OF interest to keep him study
ing and working without break
Naturally. this holds his interest. In
each game h. looks forward to some
unexpected turn. or to trying out 4
batting weakness which he believes
tha, he has discovered
Another point in Ma,he~sou's IA
vor Is the fact that n. has never had
. sore arm, to work with. There are
any number OF pitchers who a,teup,
to keep in shape. but who By nature
are vha; Is known as sorsarm
workers. and who are therefore
handicapped sadly. There's 10 srsa;
APPEAL in pitching ball game where
eYery thrown ball Is like the iniec-
,iou OF 4 knit. blade into ones
shoulder or elbow.
But in his entire career Matty has
never drawn a sore arm His arm.
has oeentired and xorn dvon from
over~ork. left without any snap in
elbow and wrist. bat a short rest
put him back in form Much OF
which is due TO the fact that he
rorks eosily. With little strain. and
tina. he wastes no great amount of
effort; Conservation o: his natural
pitching arm is the slogan of his at-
minis;racioH. and there is 40 telling
hon many years be mar Continue 70
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