Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-22
MATTY SAYS
This IS HIS
LUCKY YEAR

Christy Ma:arwson is having the
greatest wear 0F his career, and il is
characteristic Of the man thai ill.,
stead of rncn Sily lot Of CUFF about
new stuff" be comes out with the
frant statement that the luck is
breaking for him Matty can afford
to be frank, and his words carry real
wisdom .
This is what he wrote recently rela-
tive to his own work to date this sea-
son:
Fans frequently wonder why it is
that players will have good years AMI
bad ones. Connie Mack is. responsible
FOR the statement that in the run Of
l54 games through the season the
break of luck is ahou. the same among
the teams. ! do not agree with Mack
in this particular. And know that It
is not true of individuals,
So far, this year has been one OF
the best that have experienced since
entering baseball. Physically, there
is no particular reason for it. ] am
getting old and have been in the lea
q
was in pretty good physical condi-
ton when ! reported at the spring
camp in Marlin, after spending the
winter in California playing golf. But
don't know that / felt any better
than | have in previous springs which
Rave not been followed by nearly SO
successful seasons. Several friends
have asked me the reason, and the
only reply could make to all of them
las been:
I'm getting the breaks"
Everything has been breaking for
me this year. The club has support
ed me better in the field and at the
bat than any other pitcher on the
New York staff, believe. In almost
every game have started, they have
put runs under me to make my work
easier. In only two contests have |
got bad support, one against st. Louis
on the last trip west, and one against
Cincinnati last week. .....@
Veterans Helped Pitcher.
But for the two years preceding this
season nothing would break for me.
Up to 1912. the club had always sup
ported me better than any other New
York pitcher as regular thing. One
reason for this was the veterans on
the team knew how / worked each.
batter and could play for him. In
other words, the fielders knew where
a certain man was liable to hit curve
ball close or fast one. My control
helped in this. Then there was grad.
ual changing the team and new blood
was shifted in. The newcomers were
not used to my methods, and for two
years nothing would break for me.
Once more they are bending for me
this season. T..
As a side remark, want to say that
golf has helped me in my pitching.
On the off DAYS that do not work
find that the amount of exercise which
a round or two of golf will give me
keeps me on edge. The mistake /
made last season was to play on morn
ings that ] was to start a ball game
in the afternoon. II Is too hard work
to play Is holes of golf and then pitch
game in one day. Another thing
golf does is to keep my mind from
dwelling on baseball constantly. Il
is relaxation from the game at which
make my living.
Demaree Has Tough Luck.
On the other hand, Demaree is ex-
periencirg season of tough luck
Nothing will break for him. His big
asset up to this year was his control.
About two months ago he suddenly
lost it, an unusual thing in a twirler
once he has acquired the ability to-
put the ball where he wants it. Ever
since then he has been trying to re-
gain it, and the failure to accomplish