Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-24
Old AR6UMENT REVIVED
BY CoMlSkEY'S PRAISE
sox OWNER SAYS COBB IS THE
GREATEST PlAYER-WA0NER
10, ASSERTS CLARKE
OF PITTs1UR0.

M HEN Charles Comiskey, owner of
w the Chicago White Sox declared
" in a signed article in . Chicago
newspaper that ~ Cobb Ia the great
est Of all baseball players. he revived
q subject that has been the cause of
many heated arguments among base
ball fans for years.
Other club owners and managers,
with the exception Of Fred Clarke Of
the Pittsburg Pirates, have not dis
puted Comiskey's statement, but
Clarke, though mentioning no names,
plainly means Hans Wagner when he
says, II think I am associated with
the greatest Of all baseball players"
Cobb is modest young man and he
took the great compliment from the
owner Of the Sox with good grace.
Incidentally he smashed out the hit
that won the game for his team the
next day.
While putting Cobb in first place,
Comiskey showed the true sportsman
ship for which he is noted, when he
placed Johnny Evers. second baseman
for the Chicago Cubs in second po-
sition. 1t made no difference with
the "Old Roman" that Nvers plays for
a team that is the rival Of the Sox
in Chicago.
Evers, however, didn't agree with
,Comiskey concerning the greatest
player. Little John boldly declared
he considered his own chief, Frank
Chance. the greatest baseball player.
Look at Chances duties and the
way he does them," said the Trojan.
He is a great manager and a great
player besides. Cobb is q wonder, but
would rather have Chance on my
team"
That's a pretty compliment for one
to pay his boss. but 1t is an indication
of what the Chicago players think Of
the peerless Leader" Only short
time ago Joe Tinker, the Cub short.
stop, was quoted as saying that 1t
wasn't the absence Of King that kept
the Cubs out of the championship
last season. but the injuries that pre-.
vented Chance playing in many games
was the real cause for the Pirates
beating Chicago.
There is no doubt that Chance has
a wonderful influence over his men,
Once in a while he has to tack on a
fine to bring some Of them to terms,
as he did few days ago when he as
sessed Heine Zimmerman and Floyd
Kroh 500 each for not being In bed
At IL o'clock. But the Cub crew as
q rule needs no such reminders that
Chance Is the boss.
Chance had some plain things to
say about Johnny Killing a few days
ago If reports from st. Louis are cor.
rect. Here is what he is supposed
to have said:
Il guess King is worrying more
about his case than the Chicago ball
club Is. am perfectly satisfied with
my catching staff as 1t stands now
and l don't care whether King comes
back or not Tom Needham has
shown up so We'll in the last two days
that 1t would be shame to keep him
on the bench all season.
"Of course we will give Killing uni.
form and 4 chance to play ball II he
does pay his fiuc and come back to
us, but it is Il matter OF Indifference
to me. II he wants to stay in Kansas
City it is his own lookout You may
be sure the Cubs will not beg him to
get back into the game. | am sick
and tired of the whole King business,
but tickled to death that we have
enough catchers, and good ones. too,
to get along without him.
To which King is reported to have
replied:
II don't think ever will play with
Chicago now. / am not interested in
any outlaw league, as reported from
Chicago, but do not think will play
with Chicago. l will decide definitely
in few days.
"As far as Chance is concerned,
care nothing about what he says. l
am in shape to play now, and they
will pay me full seasons salary and
then some If l play this year for my
salary was not large enough. But
guess the Cubs can win the pennant
without me. anyway"
There is something behind all this
King business that the fans cannot
understand. The truth is likely to
come out some of these days and then
there will be bigger sensation than