El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16
HOW TO KEEP TY
COBB FROM HITTING.
From Chicago American.

If Won were a manager and the bases
were filled and the score one run III
your favor and Tyrus Cobb was at pat
" it'll two down what pitcher would you
send against him and what ball would
you instruct that pitcher 10 hand the
demon slugger?
That question was put TO manager
Duffy in the clubhouse following the
announcement of the postponement of
a game the other day.
And Immediately there was commo-
ton In the clubhouse. For every pitcher
is certain that he has pan tnat Coop
can't hit Notwithstanding the fact that
Cobb hits 'em all. Still it's an Interest
ing quest-this quest after Cobb's weak
ness with the stick.
Hand Cobb a slow curve and he'll
chase it out of the park trying TO land
on it, quoth Bill Burns
But that isn't fact any more. Time
was when it was true Time was when
Cobb couldn't wait for the slow one TO
come up. He just kept itching TO take
a poke at that ball. And very aften he
did-lOng before time
Gives Cobb One Too Many.
That's what Doc White feeds him
and White can get away with Cobb
about as we'll as any pitcher in the
American league Still you have to be
mighty careful In Saturdays game
Doc fed him one too many 1t was
in the seventh session and until that
time nothing resembling a hit had been
made by the Tigers. Up came that slow
curve ball. Freddie Parent retrieved it
in deep left. Cobb had driven out a
beauty single. So the slow curve ball
won't work every time.
.-Walsh's spitter-he can't hit that,
was the cry OF one OF the White SOx-
And, next to White. the big splitter
seems to have it on Cobb. He famed
him twice in Sundays game. That shows
he had the young fellow reaching-and
in vain. But hold. Cobb in the same
game got three hits And there you are
Walsh's spit. ball is effective. Again II
isn't Sometimes you can fool the slug
ger with the saliva ball and the next
time up he hits it to the far corner of
the fence. So the man with the splitter
can't be said TO have it on the Detroit
wonder.
Think Joss Had 1t on Ty.
Addie Joss, the Cleveland twirler, was
in the clubhouse one day when the same
question was being discussed For. mind
YOU the pitchers do discuss that cues
tion very frequently There is scarcely
a tanning bee among American league
players when the question OF CObb's
weakness doesn't come up.
The left handlers have il on Cobb
remarked one of the players.
Not SO.' said JOSS NOTWITHSTANDING
the fact that Cobb is a left hand bat
ter l believe he is as effective against
the southpaws as ne is against right
hand pitchers. I remember when Doc
White had it on Cobb SO badly that
Cobb had little hope when he went to
the plate.
But no more. In one series between
the Athletics and the Tigers, I remem-
Der. Cobb hit Krause and Connie M"ck's
left handlers all over the lot. When
chief Bender came up he famed and
about every time save once and then he
rolled an easy one TO the pitcher. And
there you are"
Every American league pitcher is alb
solutely certain that he has a ball that
Cobb can't hit But he hits EN-. Why
is it? Do the pitchers refuse to ad-
NIT that they have failed to find the
weakness of the batter?
He may have one. But until some
pitcher comes along and actually shows
what it is the fans are not going to
take much stock in the claim.
What for Crawford:
What does Sam Crawford like%'a
came the query.
NO argument on that question. Low
and inside came the chorus. Every
body knew where the second half of
the wonderful Tiger smuggling combina-
ton liked his.