The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13
TY COBB SPIKES
BEARS To DEATH
Stallings Goes Bear Hunting
With Cobb in Georgia
WESTERN MEN IN GAME
California Has Sent Many Fine Ball
Players 10 the Front-Twe In
yasIons If Baseball Territory
Are Promised
WESTERN MEN IN GAME
-. MANHATTAN

II. MANHAIIAN
New York, February 12-special.)-
George Stallings. manager of the Yam
KEGS. and Ty Cobb of the Detroit
| Tigers, have been on a bear hunt IN
the canebrakes of the Oconee river.
A Georgia bear. according to my tip
from Macon, is about as large as a
California jack rabbit. Ty wore his
| spikes and when a particularly fero-
cious brute was encountered the De-
troit star went after him with his
feet. During the trip Ty spiked "a
bears to DEATH
Well. there is some use for Honus
| Wagner to get into Congress now. A
congressional baseball team has been
formed. On account of the baseball
atmosphere in Washington some one
| suggested that two teams be formed,
one composed of republicans and the
other of democrats. AS soon the
weather permits series of games for
supremacy will be played. President
Taft. who is an ardent fan, will be
present. Also Uncle Joe Cannon, who
owns a baseball team in the Central
league. Charley Taft, who owns stock
in several National league teams, will
be on hand as will Vice President Sher-
man, another enthusiastic fan. The
Regulars have asked Victor Murdoch
to umpire. The line-ups as near !
can figure it out from the congress
sional records will be as follows:
Republicans-Tener of Pennsylvania.
shortstop; Burke of Pennsylvania,
catcher; Gaines of West Virginia, pitch
er; Cole of Ohio, first base Dawson of
Iowa, second base: Rowland of Ohio,
third base; Vreeland of New York, right
field; Longworth of Ohio, center field:
Ames of Massachusetts, left field.
Democrats-Oldheld of Arkansas,
catcher; Wobb of North Carolina
pitcher; Hughes of New Jersey, sh ort-
stop; Driscoll of New York, first base !
Garrett of Tennessee. second base; Nc
Henry of Pennsylvania, third base;
Craven of Arkansas, right field; Car
ter of Oklahoma, center field; Cox OF
Ohio, left field: substitutes, McDer
mott of Illinois and OConnell Of Mass
achusetts.
California and in fact the entire Pa
cific coast is rapidly coming to the
fore the most productive field OF
baseball players. l can remember
when Pop Arson brought Bill Lange
from California. Lang was the most
observed player on the circuit Espe-
cially in the American league tbs year
there will be many Californtans in
uniform. Hal Chase, first baseman for
the Yankeefis a Californian. Walter
Johnson OF the Washington club is
another native son. Harry Krause OF
the Philadelphia Athletics, halls from
the far west. Oscar Strange of the
catching. staff of the Detroits is an
other Californian. Another Is Ted
Easterly of the Cleveland club, who
formerly called Los Angeles nome. Zei-
der of Frisco will play with Chicago
while Johnson of Portland wiz play
third on the Yankees. In fact a team
which would be mighty near all-star
might be formed of players from the
west
| Two invasions In the baseball field
which means much are simmering.
| The first is the American association
breaking into Chicago and the second
is the invasion of the Eastern league
New York. With the scheme carried
| out which was outlined to me the
! only town to suffer would be st. Paul,
MINI. The ST. raul American associ.t-
ton club would be given to NJ nneap
oils and the Minneapolis team would go
| to Chicago. In the east new team
would be formed by the Eastern league
| to play in the Bronx, ,,e upper end
of New York.
Not to be outdone by Pttsburg's Forbes
ed, Chicago is now getting ready to