Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-07
CONFIDENCE A BIG ASSET
TO PLAYER ''BREAKING IN

Making his big league debut is just
about the most exciting moment in
the career OF every ball player. After
the player. has made good he thinks
nothing of taking part In the fray, but
every star ip the two big leagues will
tell you that he experienced many g.
queer thrill in the game he made his
big league beginning Oyeranxiety
because of his great desire to deliver,
knowledge OF the fact that the critical
eye OF the manager is watching every
move carefully, and realization that
every fan is expecting something cut
Of the ordinary, because OF the. many
Gathering advance notices given am,
is enough TO put even the most even
tempered individual on edge.
Many managers regard a good get
away as half the battle in mol0ing. a
successful career for the new recruit
A good beginning often supplies the
confidence that is usually lacking IN
the youngsteT, and is so very essential
Some managers pick the soft spots for
a new player, SO that his chance to
get flying start is made much easier.
A few managers select the toughest
spot possible, believing it best to try
the youngster cut under adverse cob
ditions. They argue that victory in
such case usually is the making of
the player, while defeat does little
or no harm, since fans and critics,
realizing the severe handicap he was
working under, did not look for per.
Torrance out Of the ordinary.
Confidence Us a Great Asset
Confidence is one of the greatest
assets in baseball There are any
number of players who are stars in
the minors, yet fall trifle short of
big league class when tried out. In
most cases the real trouble is not
lack Of ability, but lack of confidence
in the ability they possess. Other
players who do not look nearly So
good as minor leaguers come up to
the big show and soon are classed as
stars. Such players have the nerve,
the confidence and show to best ad-
vantage when th2 going is hardest.
Managerial success is largely based
on the ability Of the team leader to
develop young players. The develop
ing Of young players very often mar
rows itself down to the point of Gre
atiRg a spirit CT confidence in the re-
cruit Practically every player who
comes to the majors has his own pc.
culiar temperament 1t is the wise
and successful manager who can study
out the various dispositions and then
proceed to use the methods best adapt
cd to each individual. Often a system
that will establish confidence in one
player will destroy it entirely in the
other. Jill
Very often the bestlaid plans of
the manager are given a severe jolt.
There is IN the American league to-
day a young pitcher who looks like
one of the most promising twirlers in
the business, In fact. his extremely
high-class work last year almost enti.
ties him to place in the front rank
of the American league pitchers, de-
spite the fact that 1914 was his first
season in the Johnscnian circuit The
pitcher | refer to is Shore of the Bos
ton Red SoX, Manager Bill Carrigan
regards him as a most valuable mem
Der of his, pitching staff. -
Shore Started Poorly With Giants.
In 1912 Shore was a member of the
New York Giants He was strongly
recommended to Manager McGraw
When he joined the club il was evi