CHESS CORNER: Sometimes getting hit helps you win

In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest during a campaign speech in Milwaukee. He was running for president as the leader of the Bull Moose Party and eventually lost the election to Woodrow Wilson. The bullet was impeded by a steel eyeglass case and the 50-page speech in his pocket. Lodging in his chest, the bullet missed his heart and lungs. Emboldened, Roosevelt famously said, ...