The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-12
GREAT PLAYERS
OF TWO TEAMS
Cobb, Wagner, Crawford, Leach
and Other Stars in Base
ball.

Here is short history of the six
star baseball players now taking
psS1 in the championship games:
Ty Cobb.
Ty Cobb is doubtless the most SEN
satioipal star that ever broke into base
ball. His work, as much as any other
thing, has landed three straight pen
nants Tor Detroit. His career has
been more metcorfc than that Of any
player before the public today. With
in four years Cobb has developed into
one OF the most graceful and finished
players the game has known. He has
no equal as a base runner or batter.
and there arc few as brilliant field
: orS.
Cobb joined DetSoit In the fall of
1905. He attracted the attention Of
Tiger scouts as a member Of the Au
gusta team of the South Atlantic
leaglc, where he led the circuit In hit
ting. While he hit at better than
500 each season from the start of his
big league career. it was under the
tutelage OF Hughie Jennings that he
learned TO utilize his speed TO best
advantage Cobb Is without question
the fastest man in the major leagues
today.
George muIIin.
George Muflin. leading pitcher OF
the American league this season, has
been one of Dctroit's Dainstays In
the box during the past three years.
Mullin was the only Detroit pitcher
able to beat the Cubs In the two years
the Tigers contested the worlds cham
pionShip with Chicago He is a giant,
possessed Of phenomenal speed and
line curves Previous to this season
he was considered one of the best ex-
ponents of the sp1tball. delivery he
has and fine curves. Previous to this
season Mullin seemed strictly spring
pitcher, and his work early in the uea~
son kept the Tigers in tho race. Thh;
year he has been In great form since
the opening OF the raoe, and Is today
one Of the best right-hapdcrs In base
ball. MulTiu is an Ohioan, reared at
Wabash, Ohio While a schoolboy he
attracted attention, and he Joined the
Toledo team Of the Western associa-
ton in 1901. The next season he
WAS purchased by Detroit, with which
club he has remained ever since.
Sam Crawford.
Wahoo Sam Crawford, is to the Am
erican league much what Hans Wag.
ner is to the National He Is fence
smasher pure and unadulterated. a
slugger whose long hits break up about
as many games as anyone before the
baseball public. He is one of Dctroit's
oldest veterans, and has been playing
Ia for NO. II,
since 1902. Crawford jumped from the
Cincinnati National league team In
In 1902 during the war between the
two rival major leagues He played
with Cincinnati for three years prev
ious to that time. Crawford gained
his first professional experience with
London, in the old Canadian league in
1898. From here he went to Grand
Rapids OF the Western league, which |!
later became the American, and to- |
ward the end Of 1899 was secured by |
Cincinnati. Crawford is a finished |
fielder, f1ne thrower. speedy baserun-
ner and a peerless pinch hitter. Like !
Ty Cobb. he is left.handed batter. i,
Crawford Is native of Wahoo. Neb., |
where he spent his early days as a bar. |
Der.
Fred c. Clarke.
Fred c. Clarke. considered by com.
petent judges to be one OF the best
playing managers in baseball, halls
from Kansas and has been in baseball
since child. He is now 3S years of
age. Manager John McCloskey Of the
old Louisville team discovered him I'm
the south years since, and brought
him to Louisville. Two years later
Clarke became manager OF the Louis.
Vile team and in 1909 he came to
Pittsburg.
Since that time Clarke's team has
never finished outside the first divis.
ion. Captain Clarke is said to be one
Of the best judges Of young ball play
ers In the business. He is one of the
wealthy among ball players. owning
-wo ranches near Winfield, Kan,
John p. Wagner.
John p. (Hans) Wagner. shortstop
of the Pittsburg team, Is considered
by many TO be the greatest living ball
player He will lead the National
eague in batting this year. 1t being
lis seventh time as leader in this
league. Perhaps no other two mon
On the Pittsburg team did SO much TO-
ward winning the pennant as did this
lngainly baseball thunderbolt.
Before the pennant was won Wag-
,er had bntted In ITO runs and scor.
ID " himself, For eleven years he
las led the league in two-basc hits
md some years has led In almost ey.
'rything. Wagner, who is credited
WITH getting salary or $4,000 yoar
S, Ike Clarke, providcnt and wealthy
us wealth being roughly estimated at
$4,000. Besides baseball. he has a
for automobiles and dogs.
Thomas Leach.
Thomas Leach (Tommy the Wec) !
middle fielder of the Pittsburg team
Sho Is known as the biggest little
nan In baseball, leads The National
casue IN runs scored at the windup.
ne formation Of the American league
ave Leach chance TO get into tho
lmclight as he WAS hui n cnb On a.