Show how I 1 win by y herman erman schafer forme y 0 the dotro t tigers now ft NN ashing ashington tou a se 0 d baseman copyright mill by josefi B bowles work hard and think hard and keep worl ii 11 g nd thinking all the time whether vOi ether you are winning or los ing Is the way to win in baseball I 1 hive have been with losers and been with winners and my system of losing is 1 the same as that of winning people have in idea baseball play ers are some special make of men the fact Is that hard work and steady practice Is what makes one man bet ter than another in the game pro vided they start with equal strength health and speed and have de tion and grit and no strain or streak of yellow any anyone one who Is timid who gives up quickly or lacks gameness never can become a winning player we had a test with iab the detroit team that proved good every man in the team was supposed to take chances in running bases and to take chances in pro pre venting the other fellows from run ing in blocking runners or in sliding a player voluntarily risks getting hurt and it was a point of honor with the players not to whimper it if they got cut or bruised the ones that corn com did not last long I 1 think my best success ai a a player has been in keeping thinking all the t me both at bat and in the field and in trying to keep the spirit of the team up when we ne seemed licked they say the irish never know when they are licked but an irishman found it out first and told me I 1 was licked the first time and then I 1 woul t believe him when I 1 was a boy I 1 played on a team in chicago that lost 14 games and won two and after every game I 1 had a bat tie tle with anione anyone who said our team earn t the best I 1 guess that Is what mikes mike winnings never knowing when they are beaten I 1 think the way I 1 have hae won which is too seldom has been by hard work and by studying the game all the time taking advantage of every new thing that comes up when I 1 was in the X 9 HERMAN SCHAFER minor leagues I 1 must have been a bad ball player as several clubs released me but I 1 never thought so and kept up both ambition and conal dence if a fellow loses either ol 01 theses I 1 think he Is gone and I 1 would father rather lose a foot than either I 1 try to keep in fn condition to be there every day an I 1 work vork hard bard and keep fighting until the last man is out and then go back at them just as hard the next day if there iny is isa a other vay ray of T ln in ning I 1 dont know it I 1 have feind fo ind that the coolness and ability to keep my head bead in exciting situations helps a lot to win especially if the other fellows a get excited the coolheaded cool headed player nay make a play that will turn the whole game just when the excited team has its best opportunity to win I 1 d rather be a good loser than a bad winner ind wm win or lose I 1 believe a fellow ought to tc come out of every game feeling he be has hag done his best 11 II be feels that way all the roasting the crowd can give don t hurt |