The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05

Qualities in O man to make him ralua-
bio to a bali club-the winning spirit:
the dash and tight and SameneSS. ana
the knowledge Of baseball. itself. and
how TO play II. | think ! have listed
these two in their proper order.
Take John Evers and Kid 'Elberfcld.
Each one had this old winning spirit
ncutaly and were great ball players. OF
tho field. both are as quiet. inoIienSlve
gentlemen Rs you could meet. lncS
took off their Scrapplns spiFll WIN
their uniforms and tucked IL away IN
the both balls.
The toll NE the Cincinnati ball club
has slowed down after getting three or
four runs behind in the past. No team
aver tops the list that follows this syS-
tenn In Il recent exhibition hattie Win
the Washington club, Grlffith'S EanS
took Il lean into the fray and made three
runs before We got started, hut they nm
lshed second in the ninth inning, when
Is what counts. My club showed NICE
Eameness in working along and winning
out. i sign which ~ = spring tonic 10 4
manager. especially young manager
like me.
The maguatcs have come out against
handstaiiins on the field between enemy
ball clubs this Seasonal good rule ana
one which should help the paStlme. This
was ~ pet theory Of Frank chance s
that and tho notion he should sleep in
lower IS on 4 train 10 have good luck
Some managers don't have to bar hand
shaking on their OWN teams alter inc
first two months ot the season. never
SAW any ~ the players on tail ender
utter July who had good word TO say
for any other man on the club. hope
my boys have nice cordial summer To-
Srthe-.
S1caking oc lower i3. / don't believe
IN all Chances rules. I undertook TO
try this out last year and WAS visited
BY 4 run OF bad luck that left me ouly
IL couple Of PERSONAL belongings. !
would come within the German rules o.
the limited amount of clothes permitted
tu residents ni tEar country--receutly
recited. Even the stock market found
out about where slept and responded
lsu: l am not supcrstitiouS and there
IS not SO much among ball players as
formerly. Neither am j q manager 10
encourage IL OH my club as George Stall
lings does because / figure It does no
moro than even itself up at the best.
However. | have been told George dopcs
+ out--honstly of coursc-more good
omens than bad. so that he has the
, percentage with him. but a run OF tough
luck will put Big League outfit rs
blue as m actor. broke and away from
homo.
Not Supersttttous.
No. I'm not superstttlous myself. but
do hate to see Il jtnx on the way to n
bali park such as II young lady whose
eyes arc knock-knecd when she looks
at you--crossed as they say. And IT
disturbs me If any one touches my uni
, form In tho club house. I like to hang
1t up IL certain way. and, II things are
going right with me. put II on III tho
same manner every day
Superstition gives the game little
color And color makes them oil the
turnstilcs ofteuer.
AS pitcher. I never used 10 say much
TO tho umpircs, but McGraw once re-
marked:
Jack Murray will never learn TO
drive that auIombile of his around New
York here. He can't talk fast enough"
Jack Murray. OF the Giants. was one
Of the most silent citizens OF the Big
Leagues when ] was with the team. I'M
less * WAS Otis Crandall who had 20
cnt garlic to attract McGrnw'S atten-
ton and make him remember he was
with III" ball club didn't know eH-
actIy what Mic meant when ne made
this crack until | undertook 10 navigate
q car myself later.
Then ! found you had to be able 10