Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
SPORTING COMMENT.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Base ball has never developed a player
the equal of Ty Cobb. There have been
and are other great players. but none of
them do the sensational things that does
the Tigers star outfielder. Every day
Cobb accomplishes something for the
benefit OF his team. One day it is his
home run which wins the game, and the
next day it is a burst of speed which
allows him TO score on an infield hit
What other player so frequently dis
tinguishes himself?
1t is really remarkable the number of
games Cobb. by reason of his individual
efforts. wins for his team. Other players
have their days when they break into the
lirNelight, but Cobb is there most every
day. Other players have a weakness or
fault but not Cobb. He is accused of
being too daring on the bases, and while
he is occasionally caught, he gets away
with these apparent wild dashes more
often than he is caught
Cobb is again leading the league with
the bat. having passed all his rivals, and
there is not mucn chance of his being
passed before the end of the season.
Cobb undoubtedly has several more years
in base ball. and while there are I'M
doubtedly still those patrons of the game
who refuse to acknowledge him the
greatest ball player 10 the history of
the game, In another year or so he will
have firmly established his title to the
claim.
Hugh Jennings pitchers seem to have
caught their second wind. Both Mullen
ard Summers have pitched sensational
twirler does not deserve lot of credit
for preventing the White Sox, the weak
est hitting team in the league. from scor-
ing runs.
But with the Detroit pitchers back in
form that team can be figured to crawl
we'll up the race during the next few
weeks. The Tigers can be looked for to
finish strong. Though apparently out of
the race for the flag weak ago. and still
many points behind, all eyes are now on
the Tigers. Every one seems to expect
great squirt by the champions and they
really seem to have started.
There may have been a lot Of method
behind the charges made by Jennings
and Cobb that the Athletics were cutters.
At any rate the members Of Connie
Macks team are hot under the collar and
II will be interesting to note just how they
will behave when facing the Detroit team.
Being accused of showing the white
feather under fire is apt to make Mack's
men a bit nervous, and this may have
been the intention of Jennings when he
naQ nlmSeH quoted DIS UcueNlHS the AIN
letics lacked nerve. AT any rate they
are all worked up about the charges in
Philadelphia and as was to be expected
Hugh Jennings Is coming in for his share
of the roasting. They have looked up
Jennings record and find that during the
early career of the American League he
negotiated with the Philadelphia Amer-
can League Club and finally Joined the
National League club in that city. He Is
accused of having worked one against the
other for the purpose Of getting a big
salary. One writer says that Jennings
should never have been allowed to come
into the. American League for his con-
duct in trying to get the biggest salary
he could.
Now the fact Of the matter Is that the
regulations of several gentlemen now
high up In the game would suffer mate
rally IL the searchlight was thrown on
their conduct during the base ball war;
There were many things committed in
those days that make Jennings crime of
trying to get himself a big salary mild in
comparison.
But Jennings and Cobb have succeeded
in working up the Athletics and their sup