The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-11
CHARGES MADE THAT BROWNS PER-
MI1"rED FRENCHMAN TO GET
AWAY-LAJOIE CLAIMS HE REAL
LY MADE NINE HITS


Cincinnati, October 1O.-Concerning his
rival Cobb said today: "A wonderful
eyesight and a wonderful physique are
principally responsible for Lajoie's sur-
cess as a oatsman,
To-day you see in Lajoie one of the few
remaining members of the old school-the
school of sluggers. They have been pass
ing fast, giving way to a new school
that depends on a chop instead of slug
ging.
Il do nor mean that as d discredit to
Larry. He deserves the more credit TO-
it, He stands today as one of the great
est batsmen The game has produced, run
ming up high average against the new
school, smuggling the ball while they are
choppng it.
The pitching today is far different
from what 1t used to be, but Larry is
still able to wage war against modern
| pitching with old-fashioned batting meth
DDS. And there is no one coming out Of
the new school who looks to be his
equal"
cobb IS a natural hitte-.'' retsliates
Lajoie
cobb mas the natural gift of meeting
ball Hitters are like poets-you can't
make them. Cobb hit from the start of
his career. I'll admit 1 also hit them
right off the reel 1t came easy to me-
"Then Copb has good eyesight. No
/ - a
| man with poor eyesight can't be good
hitter. You have to see ball before You
can meet it.
"He also has speed. He gets many hits
because of mis- speed, beating out ground
ers. He relies oil this speed to certain
extent If he would be slower he would
probably still bat at high figure, fo-
he would IL, them out more.
Another .hing-he outguesses pitchers.
He thinks quickly and he moves fast
don't think he tries to place the ball. 1
know DON'T he just meets them. It's
like the old fellow who once told me,
Just go on an do the best you can.
Browns Are Criticized
st. Louis, October 1O.-Each of the five
local sporting writer's, in commenting on
| Yesterdays American league baseoail
games between Cleveland and st. LOUIS
charge today that certain of the local
team allowed Lajoie to obtain hits. Ine
object of this, it is charged, was to en-
able him to score more hits in the season
than were credited to Cobb of Detroit.
Lajoie is credited by the official scorer
as being at bat four times in each game
Of the dauble-hssulazar- H.Aseis sste7es -
hit In the summary he is also gi'.sQ
sacrifice hit. The first time he hit a
liner and made three bases the ball went
over the center felder's head. Six other
times he hunted down third base line
and either beat Third Baseman Corri-
don's throw to first base or else Corridor
did not attempt to throw.
Another time Lajoie grounded to Wal
| lace, who threw wild to first base once
| Lajoie hunted to Corridor, who fielded
1t, but threw wild to first. This was
the play that gave Lajoie the sacrifice
hit While Lajoie was at bat Corridor
played far back of third base. He ran
up each time Lajoie hunted.
Malloy and Nelson were the st. Louis
pitchers. In the only other game which
Malloy pitched against Cleveland, Lajoie
got one hit in three times at bat. Mel
son never pitched to Lajoie before.
President Hedges of the local team re-
fused to discuss the teams playing
"Lajoie outguessed u.s. said Manager
O'Connor. I'VE figured he did not have
the nerve to bunt every time. He beat us
at our own game. I will not send any Of
my players in to play up close to Lajoie
when he tries to bunt"
LII oto i've n a
telegram to a newspaper from Cincinnati
said:
After 7 made my first hit, clean
drive to center for three bases, the st.
Louis men played deep, expecting me to
pound the ball out every time. | fooled
them right along. The pitchers did their
best to deceive me, am certain"
Corridor and Pitchers Nelson and NAL
10y cannot be found today.
No More Prizes Allowed
Chicago, October 10.-Several Chicago
sporting writer's, in discussing the Lajoie
incident, declared they did not think
blame could be attached to the st. Louis
pitchers, Malloy and Nelson. They said,
| however, that the case presented the pos
| sibility Of an understanding between La
| joie and certain felders ON the ST. Louis
| team Lajoie's feat of Sunday is not a
new record in major league circles. but
| 1t has not been equaled for many years.
| The nearest thing to it In recent years
was the work of Tinker in game at New
York, when Tinker made seven hits in
succession during a double-header con-
test
| President B. B. Johnson of the Ameri-
| can league, today announced that no more
| prizes would be offered or permitted while
| he continued at the head III that base
| ball organization. President Johnson said
| that he had taken this position as a
result of the Lajoie incident. He also said
| that he was making an investigation Of
| the allegations made by some st. Louis
| sporting writer's.
Even If the assertions prove ur-
founded said he, 'the merest suspicion
of crookedness works irreparable injury
to the game and from now on no more
individual contests for prizes will be a.
lowed
| Hermann Makes Statement
| Cincinnati, October 10.--August Herr
mann chairman of the national baseball