New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

and gave them all liberties"
but do not think from this that he never smiles On
them.
On the other hand, have heard it said Of Connie
Mack that he has number Of aNioms that he rcigousy
follows. They are:
\ smile means more 20 a ball player than q frown.
Every man has individuality
Study each player separately and make your appeal per-
sonaL
Don't blame player for au error He regrets as much
as the manager.
Don't fine man unless Dee makes the mistake twice.
Ball players supcrstous as rule. Play TO these
supcrstitions.
Above all things baseball manager have patience
With most of these axoms agree, and follow. have
found however that YOU cannot smile at every bah
player YOU have to give some Of them trown Like
Mack study each player separately. did that with
Dcyorc; for always believed him somewhat lazy, and
whenever he made brilliant play bclittcd it for that
reason never blame player for an error When Snod-
grass dropped costly fly ball i'm the 1912 World Series
at Boston did not bawl him out; when Ncrkcs error
lost us the National League championship in 1905, this
is what | said to him: Better luck next time
T IKE Mack do not fine men unless they make the
Il same mistake twice. Also | recognize the super
stitious Of ball players.
For example, back in 1901, when Bowcrman was with
the team. he came 20 me one day and said
As | came in today saw a team of white horses
driving past the Polo Grounds. That's a good sign
Watch me kill the ball this afternoon"
He did, The belief i'm his superstition had given him
confidence BoWcrman spread the tidings of the white
horses around the clubhouse The next day somebody
else saw the white horses the day after BY the end
Of the week the entire team was hitting ike house on
fire. They all believed in the superstition, and 1t gave
them confidence. one day my shortstop Dahlcn re-
marked:
Funny those white horses always happen to drive
past the ball park just when wc are coming into the
clubhouse. Its certainly lucky.
heard him. and couldn't keep back a smile On the
day Bowcrman told me hc had seen the horses made
up nv mind that everybody else would see them, as
long as it helped their batting. So engaged man to
drive past the Polo Grounds every day. That fact
and il shows the lengths o which q manager will go ID
cater 10 ball players supcrstition-.
rs for exercising patience with my men, think
have always been famous for that. showed world II
patience when held onto Bugs Raymond. To keep
RAYMOND in condition that Wc could Use ms Won
dcrfu ability as q pitcher, had him take drink cure
one winter at the clubs expense and when that showed
sqs of being useless after the season had started en-
gagged keeper for him. | had Raymond Swallowed
nigh, and day Bur II was Of no Use: the poor TEL
lows habits were t,, deeply groovcl.
Into an my men ! drill the fac, that there is such
thing as "thc stage of the game. By this mean that
play that would bc wise, say, when one-third OF the
came has been played would be folly toward the close
and vice versa For the first three or four innings |
often have the Giants play style. LET them take
chances drcc. play, that very risky, but that,
if they succeed. may throw the other team of ITS
balance When there only tcw innings left 10