Show CONfiDENCE IS S BIG BIC ASSET TO PLAYER AYR Confidence is one ono of the greatest assets as sets a ball player can n possess sc s. s An ordinary p player with plenty of nf confidence and determination is far more moro valuable to a n ball hail club than thais a brilliant player who 11 lacks ls the thc two above 0 abovementioned abovementioned mentioned itc Ty Cobb is a great ball player be- be came he lie is of the firm opinion that nothing is in too tl difficult for h him m to at at- tempt Chr Christy sty Mathewson on is a n grand twirler J he lie has absolute donee dence in his all ability to fool the greatest hitters Huns Hans Wagner Wn ner is a star because ho is always certain n of his ah ability lity to accomplish any task set jet before lila him on the ball hall field ficIcI Nap p. p Lajoie is of tho the most niost talked about men 10 in baseball because o all things thing arc cas easy for him hint on tho diamond This quartette is is hut hilt a n few of the tho many players ers re regarded as UI stars in the tho eyes of fc i U Ii Eddie l Collins Walter Johnson Ford Font Johnny Johon Evers Ed Walsh Wah and hundreds s of others who arc re equally prominent in tho baseball base babe ball war world Of OC course natural ability has fi figured largely in ta the success attained at at- by br these players but confidence in their ability to make nako good has played an oven m more ire prominent part No matter mat ter ten how great reat the thie ability of hi the player his hiR chance to shine is very cry limited un less ho Ito is brimming all over with dence Often a players player's confidence enro is is put to toa a 1 overo t test t on his debut in tho the major or m minor leagues Unless it is 8 of the right sort it will often oCtets crumble under nailer tho the hoots boots of or tho fans the lie cr criticism of tIm the tho press pres or the of getting awa away avay with ith a n bad bail start Pla Players erli who on their debut in fast company have looked like despite their abil ability t in the rough have often overcome their bad start and leaped leaned into stardom simply of their confidence |