Show Stage Fright Plays Q Queer Pranks Before Championship Events Nervousness stage e fright frich and hysteria affect different athletics In various ways waS In the dressing room before heton A a. championship cham chiam- race Jimmy Patterson the Red and Blue sprinter fidgets and frets Tod Ted Meredith Is Js about as unconcerned as though ho he were going oln to bed Vincent Stevenson Old Penn Penns matchless quarterback quarter back of or 1904 O. had the edge take hold of him him in n a peculiar way ay at Rt Winslow Junction X S J. J just before the Harvard game same In 1905 Tho The coaches had Just given the tho team the tho final talk at nt the table Stevenson sat Mt si silent silent si- si lent while while the many stara tar j of or the past lashed the team with stories of of grit courage courage cour cour- age skill and power Tho The talk ended Stevenson arose from his chair paced up and do down doyn n like a fresh freshly caged panther then he walked t over to Corson Conon who wa was wag his understudy and then belted him on the Jaw s Tho The players all nil leaped to their feet reet Corson understood J. EO so did the rest of the team Tho The next day Stevenson on played one of those ultra ultra sensational games and games and andas as soon as tim th whistle blew ending th the battle ho hustled to Corson Carlson and said Id I 1 dont don't know what mad mado me do tio that trick at Winslow Window Charlie I guess It was the talk that stirred me Corson laughed and paid MId I 1 felt that much wrought up too Vincent but I 1 guess they all looked too biG biff to blast |