Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-15

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WINNING y ! | [ GAMES

! Christy Mathewson has some inter-
esting dope on baseball superstition.
IL seems that before the Boston
Braves einched the Nafionaf LeaRue
pennant but when they seemed to
have II well in hand. Stallinfs and
Evers were asked to write stories Of
the worlds series for newspapers:
The Boston manager ana captain
pfofnbtly threw couple of fits, and
refused even to talk OF such q thing:
They said the mere suggestion was
enough 20 put q fink on the team
Taking this as q text, 1Matty' en-
1argee Is follows:
Superstition plays big part in big
ieagi1e ball Managers recognize its
psychology. MeGraW has frequently
declared luck IS one-third of baseball,
and Il Is this third that the super
stitious are playing for A bank pre-
.sident once Informed me that super
stitiOn- only he called Is psychology
entered into his business I was
telling him Of the effect OF psyehol-
ogy on ball players. -
DO you know" he said, shat q
man who works for the government.
as an expert engrayer can never do
as good work II he attempts to couii.
terfeit? When working for Uncle
Sam he Is labofing under the best
possible conditions. 1f he quits and
tries TO make money quickly By manu-
factufihg it, he feels that every one
Is against him. n man tries to
write when he Is upset about some
thing his writing shows Il. II b not
the steady. clear hand Of the optimist.
We, ID the banking business often
detect forgery in this way
Superstition IN baseball means try
ine to work under the best condi-
ti0ns. Everywhere there Is 9 gen.
ersl tendency not TO boast about any
thing until you have what you de-
sire III hand. Hence the feeling and
Ehesitancy on the part Of Stallings and
Evers.
An big leaguers. although some are
l0ath to admit 1t, feel that things are
either breaking for them or they are
not. believe Stallings put lot of
the fight In the Boston teams bs en-.
conragihg these superstitions ak.d
getting the men to thinking that
things are breaking for them.
When some pitchers 60 to the box
q team loses faith In victory because
they feel this particular pitcher Is I'M.
lucky. Going into q game in this
state Of mind does not increase the
chances OF victory.
Why Annes wae Traded.
One of the reasons McGraW hnaIiy
traded Ames was becanse he got the
name Of being q link pitcher Anes
could go TO the box and hold his oppo-
nents withouts run for nine innings.
only to have his own club come along
and leave him nat without q run.
Then some one would probably kick
one IN the eleventh inning and the
game would be gone.
Once, toward the end Of the sea-
son of 1911, Ames encountered q win.
ming streak and some one attributed
the change Of luck to q certain neck
! tie that Leon happened to be wear
ing on the day of the first victory.
Unfortunately, the necktie. had as
many colors In It as Joseph's coat.
but not man on the team would
consent to change.
keep on wearing that tie, old
boy, they'd an say.
Arnes did until Il was in shreds.
/ have. seen many q pitcher beat
en- in the last inning when he went
to the box with q two or three run
lead because some younester on the
club has said:
aCome on, now. Only three more
men,
That IS supposed TO be the most
deadly jinx. No veteran would ever