| Show UNG TH THE TWIRLER I I S ds HOW HE H I IN 16 6 YEARS YAS t o name e the tha truly great rs rs of the country countr he I include elude old Cy Young of Ii I ricans among the first been ben in baseball for sev- sev dhas dh been a star nearly that that time he has earned neary neady veteran twirler tells be be- that may explain why l twin win at 40 years of age e ears rs of pitching may mayo gl o the avera average e fan too toto to to- to o state plainly that it and that I expect to lw more years yet I am game of baseball t tf strong today as I did dia I i. i I do not know knowe e 1189 sick and and- andI I have never kt at J 1 have always taken acid ft jand have put ut my whole Mil ball with 1 the idea of ma ma- vork 1 f the t le postage sta stamp that tn thing till it gets get there that I have held up during all my career There is nothing like being in earnest All my life ife I have thought baseball That is the way I decided to make my living and my fortune fort and I would say to the young fellow starting in baseball today to be earnest Cut out everything that takes your mind away from your chosen work I have baye my own home acres of the nicest land and in the good old od State of Ohio It is at Peoli in county a little burg of only ony a few houses But I like my home and aud spend my winters there therl with my stock and my family I usually help my men in clear clear- iu in ing off a bit of timber imber each winter and swinging an ax lt in the cold air just keeps ones one's blood in excellent flent circulation tion and nd ones one's appetite at its bet best No Special ExerCise I I take no s special e ial exercise se 1 I do not not believe e in in massage Give me an au ax ax and a tree to cut down and it beats anything any any- thing I know Get lots of good outdoor air I used to work in gymnasiums but I have given that all up now and just do natural work I I. I n never ver hav have a sore gore arm either Live a a. a simple life I i get up up-at up at 5 0 o o'clock cock clock in in n the morning in winter time We nearly always eat breakfast by lamp light Then most of the day I am out in in the good o open en air tending my my cattle or chopping wood When 1 spring comes I 1 do not need beed to go down South and do doa a lot of training in order t to 6 be in shape to p pitch t h a game of b ball U. U I would justas just just- as Tas soon go right from my farm to Boston Bos Bos- ton and pitch the first game Winter r Training I let my arms arm's rest from throwing wing all winter never taking a ball in my hands But let Jet me throw a a f few w just before the game ame and I believe I could go in in and pitch at once I never never worry about ray my condition although I am inclined inclined in in- dined t to take on a little extra weight in in the winter months I usually take fake a boiling put out at some hot springs and then being down to weight am ready for work at once Nerve Counts But one thing I have learned is that it takes a lot of nerve to be a pitcher If a pitcher hasn't nerve he lIe might as aswell aswell aswell well pull out at once He will find fina use for nerve proba probably ly in every game ame he e works and if he cannot call It ft to his use he will be jumped on in a hurry I have found myself in in bad holes hoes same game after game and I have just said to o myself Look here old man you yen are in ina In Ina a tight place Now get out without being be be- ing scratched Then use eve every bit of brass in your system and nine times out of ten you will wiH make good and aud get out Born Bout Not MadeI MadeI MadeI Made I believe to a c certain extent that feat great pitchers are born not made What I mean by that is that one must have strength good arms ability to think a clear eye and be inclined to proper liv liv- ing There are a lot t of fellows hidden in the hills now that win wilt probably die there because they will wilI never have an opportunity to show what is in in them |
