The Washington times., 1923-09-26


you just said about Keep on tryiT
We kept talking and the various
things 1 said he keeps labelling al
''Rules." When I had mentioned
nine he says, Now you've got one
for every inning"
I thought that was clever idea
On account Of my contracts with
newspapers I don't write for his
magazine but at his suggestion
win put down some of the things
we talked about for this one big
reason which he made so strong
'sTo encourage thousands of grow
ing boys" Here they are:
1. No matter how terrible you
elump-keep on trying.
3. Don't forget cheers can
quickly change to jeers.
8. Don't play for q selfish bat
ting average.
I. Don't forget one man can't
win In any game.
B. Don't lose your temper.
6. Don't refuse advice or object
90 criticism.
Z. Don't think about the past
s-and don't kid yourself about
the future.
8. Don't be . poor loser.
.. Don't quit trying till you
win-and after You win-keep on
trying.
II IL wasn't for my rule 9, ]
might not be playing baseball today
Nobody ever had worse year than
did in 1922. Nobody ever did
worse in a world series. But you
know / kept thinking / was still
q lot better than the rest of the
world seemed to think. It was
tough while it lasted but I knew
I wasn't licked.
It's wonderful to have a big
crowd cheer you. Everybody likes
70 have their efforts cheered and
when the crowd is yelling and
throwing straw hats the whole
world seems like it's yours.
But that's the dangerous point
place, the minute you fail to de
liver the goods-watch out for
another kind of yelling.
- U1dLEE 10 ClALANACA W AAAC NAACOA {
but know from bitter experience
you mustn't take them too ser
tously, and about being selfish
that's the worst sin fellow car
commit against any bail club.
There's no getting away from
q. In 1921, was more In
teresfed I'm home runs than any
thing else. see where l was
wrong now. OF course, / still
want TO hit all can-but after
Al, I've had a lot more rewards
than Harry HeiIman or Cy VIII
Hams and they are just as de-
serving as | am.
still hope to beat them both-bu'
A they win, I'll be the first to con
gratulate them.
NV ideas about losing one
temper are best shown by my con
duct this year, compared to 1917.
certainly don't mean to discourag'
the old fighting spirit, because an!
one who Is out to win. il bound Z
NV off the handle once in awhile
The crowd likes a scrapper, but ]
won't stand for a sorehead.
AS for advice. guess there ar
lots of people besides ball player
who don't like to take it. uses
to think any one who criticized mt
was knocking me. I don't an.
more.
thought Judge Lands gave m
q rough deal. but as it's all turnet
out, the Judge has certainly heIpe'
me lot.
Young ball players, especial,
nnvfaa,, F6axy exnOd - fhfY1l
they know more than their man
ager or anybody else. Miller H1s
gins. the greatest manager in base
ball today. has forgot more thai
most star players ever knew, an
let me say right here; that he
more than any other person is re
sponsible for my winning the mos
valuable players prize, and say
here's something awfully import
ant, don't think about the past an
don't kid yourself about the II
eure.
My mistakes Of last year are
ancient history now. My fifty
nine home runs I'm 1921 don't
count for a wh0Op unless / am
still making good. In baseball,
more than any other business
you've got to remember that
there's always a bright young
fellow waiting around to grab
your job. But it's about the fu-
lure that most of us ball players
are foolish.
Here am today ION top of tn
world" as Bob Meusel says. Ye
for all Bob knows, l might nc
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