The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
CONVERSATION HELPS WIN
WHEN MERE STRENCTHFAH S
BY JAMES J. CORBETT
Copyright, 1917, by King Features Syndicate Inc)

M 'S weapon tG employ IN com bats
mere are many stories that can bs
toio 10 support the statement tina
men and teams have been talked ou
1or victory--and talked into defeat.
Two years ago the Dodgers weri
pIaying in st. Louis. The game had
Sone into the last part of the ninth
"Nh the tallies even. The Cardinal.
NAG worked a man around to thirc
with two out but a weak hitter was up
Miller Higgins wanted that game.
And he got it
Ed Appleton happened to be on ths
mound for the Cardinals and Just Al
sne batter, HuGgins, who was On the
third base coaching line yelled:
HEY! Hey Shoot it here, There
he goes"
Appleton wasn't faced toward third
ana he didn't know whose voice {.
was calling for the ball. But he pre-
aumed IL was that OF the Dodger third
sacker. So Ed whirled and without a
seconds hesitaton. threw the ball di-
rectIy for the bag The third baseman
wasn't there as he had moved away
INTO feiding position. The bail whizz-
"a past Husg.ns and rolled 10 the stand
while the man on third scooted home
with the winning run.
Two crack golfers engaged in a
match one day oDe--let call him
Aiams---was a bill better than Rogers
But Adams was of the teulpermental
sort~-the kind that can be upset
easiiy
After the second hole, Rogers. in
sympathetic sort OF way. said 10
ADAMS,
Too had. old bos. that YOU aren't
ketting your cd time drives"
Adams was surprised very much so
-6ecause ne had felt that hrs Hyrt TWO
irives were great He told Rogers
20. But Rogers. In "A soothing way
said:
''Fhay may look a. good AZ they used
o--nu' something's wrong You
aren't hitting them with the same old
Zip"
Adams became disturbed-v.sihly
10 He saw no fault with hts driving.
put Rogers dad. 50 OF the next hole.
adams decided he'd show Rogers he
eould dllTs with greater power than
Yer. So he took a terrific swing at
he bail and. unfortunately. topped
+ Immediately Rogers comm ented:
rfu7f mp TffCk up Don't 20 all
q pieAes
The patronizing manner OF Rogers
nfurs'eI Adams ali the more. When
se stepped up for his next drive ha
wing more vtctcasiy than ever--and
oozlea again. Always Rogers would
console him and the more furious
adams would become
Not ethical. it's true. but Rogers
Won the match--easlly.
KID Mccoy. weighing 1875 or so.
Fent up against lsopound Tom
Eharkey on June 10. iSas Sharkey
hcrmaiIy was a furious. rushing fight
r.. But he didn't use those tactics
srly In that fight He was afraid to
arive IN at Kid. Ard so the kid be-
,an TO use conversation,
Come on in--~corae in, Tom, and
axe a swing" urged the Kid But Tom
fldn't accept the invitation at once
rhe Kid kept on talking.
Come intake "a swing-take a
wing. what's the matter? Afraid p
The Kid kept after Tom. trying to
oak him into ii swing And at last
rom, goaded by McCoy's cries Of
You're afraid. you're afraid" came
ushing. pulled back his mighty right,
md played right into the KIDS hands.
hs Tom started TO swing. the Kid
idestepred and shot terrific right
handler to the jaw which floored tina
tusky Sharkey Tor the count OF nine.
when the next round began. the
Sid went to the center OF the ring
nd, grinning at Sharkey. coaxed:
Come on in---and swing"
go 70 the dickons," replied Shar-
icy.
Just before the pittshurg- Syracuse
ievens elashed in 1916 the consensus
[ opinion " as that Syracuse would be
eturned an easy winner. IL was
hgured that It's line that averaged
bout 2Is pounds from tackle TO tackle
ras impregnarfe And White and
chlaehter. the guards. weighing 25s
md $50 pounds respectively, were
BOXED upon as Gibraltars.
PittsburE surprised the football
Forld by winning that game 80 to 0
nd smashing the powerful line to a
ulp. White and Schlachter were
owIed over like reeds before storm,
how did II happen? Well. CONVERSE
on helped,
Just as soon as the teams lined up
or the first formation with Pitts
urg having the ball, Captain Bob
beck, yelled aloud to his mates:
Let's shoot her through this little
oy White"
White hraced himself for the play
nd Schlachter shifted so he could
wing back OF the Syracuse line i'm
hediately that the play started. But
he play went through the unprepar-
IA Schlachter--and a huge gain fol-
N1wed-
'ewhat'll 1t be this time hoys?"
nhirped Peck. as the line formed.
Lets try White again. respond
IA one % the Panthers.
white 1t Is" chorused Peek
White expected another trick
8gured that Pitt would pillow through
Nrhlachter again. He didn't figure the
Hlay was coming through him Bht,
i did. And 1t caught White ready to
elm Schla chter's end of the line hut
Nflat footed" rs to defending his own /
So it went PittsbprE's warriors, all
through the game told in advance
hat they would do Sometimes they
i'd it--sometimes they didn't Soon
,ev had not only White and Schlaeht-
Aewilderd. but the whole Syracuse !
Fam
Conversation often is a great thing. !
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Goes Cnlts Win nj Pimlico.
pimliea, Nd, Nov. "a r. -cae,s4
otis. Town Hall and Gold Bond. ran
rst and second for the Eikridgei
aeplechase over the two-miia course I
pimlico today and earned $500. I
u. OF r. Defeats Lafayette,