The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-25

stayed with Norfolk for two years, and
then in 1885 received call from Bos-
ton in the National league.
In Boston Tate held up standard, al
though he could not reach .531 again. He
was also star catcher.
"Pop' went TO Baltimore in 1882,
where he was Just as good with the stick
as ever, In 1890. however his arm went
back on him, and he had to lay off.
He had strained his arm.
"Pop" finished his career as plav-
er in Reading, Pa, the next season.
When his baseball career was over
he went to Richmond. Later he was
made member of the police force and
now he is Sergeant Tate
Still the Record.
for FIVE But the fact remains that .5S |
in the old Virginia State league still
stands as the record, which has never
even been approached.
In the memory Of many devoted
follower of intercollegiate football the
early '90s remain enthroned as tho
heroic age of the game. It was in this
period that individual play seemed
splendidly combined with progressive
team work-that team work that lent
itself so we'll TO the beginnings of the
light, flying interference and other ten
tatiye advances Strategy was in its
heyday. Not that modern geueralship
is not superior, but the game in those
days had all the thrill of daring exper
iment.
That n analysis Of the games would
grumble about the new rules. would
repay them in the matter of a system Of
4" straight football" 4" so-called. There
were faults in the games In these days,
but the game generally never saw a
higher state of development, consider
ing the restrictions imposed at that
time. We have much TO learn Of foot
ball from that period, and naturally
considerable to forget,
Aside from the matter of injuries,
there were flaws in the temper of the
PLAYERS and undergraduate bodies
flaws that the collegian has outgrown.
There has been worse football than
that PLAYED in the carly '90s. Let us
hope that the new rules Will allow US
to go back to the really good things of
that time-will let us revive the free,
swinging play. while we bury the ill
feeling and the combativc tendency of
that period.
Ty Cobb's Trouble.
A rumor that Tv Cobb is suffering
from trouble in his right eye viii cause
general regret. The silment is said to
be serious ard that it will interfere
with the great career as baseball
PLAYER.
Possibly the matter is a little exag
eerated. vet Hugh Jennings is quoted as
stating that something has befnllen
Cobb's right eye which may result in
tho loss of his sight.
II the physicians in Detroit fail to
discover the nature of the ailment, OF
prove unable to rectifv IL, the Detroit
club, so it is said. will send Cobb to
New York for treatment.
Unqnestionably one of the greatest
ball players, it would not only be
blow of the severest character to tho
Detroit club 10 lose Cobb, but 1t would
deprive the national game of one of
those types which stand for the high
est skill in the demonstration of the
possibilities of the American national
game.
When Tv Cobb first began to play
ball n manager snid he knew nothing
about the game and never would.
At first he did not get along, much
better on the Detroit club than he did
with the minor league. Jennings
watched him and when nc saw that
Cobb did not pull well with some mem
hers. called everybody together and
talked without mincing words
He told Cobb that he could play ball
IL he would not take TO heart every ut.
terauce of his fellow PLAYERS. He told
the PLAYERS that Cobb would play bet
ter if they let him alone.
The result was that Cobb became
pacificd and content. and actually got
10 that mellow condition of mind that
he could accept criticism and take
Jokes. None will deny that he is prob
ably the hest player in the American
league.
Wonderfully fleet of foot and elusive
on the bases, he is one OF the best base
runners in the history OF the sport. He
is one Of the best batters that. ever
stood at the plate. He was not always
so strong mt the bat ms he has been in
recent wears. He practiced faithfully
and by his patient efforts improved his
acquaintance with different methods of
pitchiug, so that some OF his earlier
faults we're overcome.
William Mcdonald has been chosen
cantaiu of the University of California
track team OF 1911 and there is much
speculation as TO what course he Will
pursue. r,,
r. tho tacf b,rdlors fha Iuiypr.