The Detroit times., 1910-10-14
Tough On Honus.


\ Honus Wagner lost a few friends
by falling so far out of the race for
& that benzine buggy. Too bad that
Honus didn't have the scorers with
him.--Muskogee (Okla.), Times star
Won't Disturb Cotton Market.
n will not disturb the stock or cot
ton markets no matter which player
haa won the auto, but il Will cause
some ugly remarks, something pase-
hall can hardly stand at this time.
The leading batsmen should be hon
ored in every organization, put the
nrixe should be offered by the asso-
cfation. not an outside corporation.
This might serve to keep the pitchers
\ working their best II they have not
done so of late.-New Orleans Daily
States.
Cobb Lofty; Lajoie Modest.
At q very early date the express
sion, Who'll get the auto!" 10 GER
tain to be just as popular as who's
looney now?'
The entire country is apparently
worked up over the disposition OF the
car presented TO Americas leading
batsman, but there are only two pos
sible claimants and they are iyrus
Cobb Of the Detroit club and Ma
poieon Lajoie Of the Cleveland team.
q both are idols in the baseball world
Int II "a generally conceded that the
modest Frenchman has more friends
II any community than the lofty
\ Georgian-
81, HIT neither Cobb nor his friends
injured upon Lajoie getting eight hits
IN eight times at bat in the final game
~ the season on Sunday last at st.
4 Louis. but the Frenchman did and
\ counting these, Lajoie Ia conceded
now to be the champion batsman OF
I. the American league.
u y Hence all the trouble over those
eight 'shits" on Sunday.-Chicago In
teri Ocean
What Kind Of curves7
poor Ty Cobb. Just when he saw
chat buzz wagon In his front yard his
rival grabbed Ii. Wonder what kind
of slants those Brown pitchers hurl-
+ "a 10 the plate when Lajoie was up
Boston Post.
Public 10 InsuIted.
Some of the people can be fooled
& nnme OF the time; part Of the people
can be fooled all OF the time, but you
i can't fool all the people all OF the
time. A good old axiom, and one
which can be very appropriately APP
s11ied to the fiasco at Sportsman
Pork. Sunday, which gave Larry La
/. foie the lead over Tyrus Cobb In the
kottle Of batsmen for an automobile.
The dear old public has been gross
~ insulted, and il letting loose
81 niehty howl of protest. Maybe La
e fuio a popular In st. Louis and. per-
/, knpo Cobb il disliked, but local
71oorfnmcn will not condone such an
}in1ustice being worked upon any one
80 that which was slipped the Geor-
nan. Sunday. ST. Louisans stand for
clean sport. --Brice Hoskins In st.
K Louis Star.
d. Little Can BE Done.
The whole thing 10 up to the ma
Z tional commission. baseballs supreme
court II is doubtful II the commission
can do anything save to bar such
fprixes IN the future. All along IL has
Z been felt that something was bound
\ 70 happen through the giving OF that
prize auto. II has happened. Now,
what IL Ban Johnson going to do
about Il? And what Is the national
commission going to do about it?--
"A Louis Dougher, In Boston Traveller.
Cobb Made . Mistake.
Many people have maintained, and
not without reason. that Cobb did
wrong In quitting the game before the
!, season closed. To be sure he did
y Whether or not he believed that he
had the title and auto cinched made
mo difference. Cobb made a grave mis-
# take In not remaining In the closing
games OF the season. Admitting the
truth OF this. however. does not In
any way justify the action of the St
Louis team In throwing the title 10
'fLAjoie. Because a man cheats In any
game Is no reason why his opponent
may employ dishonest methods. II
1.-The st. Louis players deliberately help
"a Latoie 10 fatten his average In an
Wonderland manner, they were guilty
~ = grave crime. II Lajoie accepts
1ho title Knowing that he did not earn
~ RI not q true sportsman.--Ton
Eor1, IN Atlanta Journal.
Some Consolation Here.
~ Cobb ought not to complain, hs
~ NE pictures ia thousands OF pack
1905 or gum. That Official scorer Al
~ GUNNER for nothing.-Buffal'
HOW u Looks In Canada.
st. Louis players were accused o.
.havins been too kind to Lsjoie I'm las
s r)anday's games. allowing him TO gel
1okt hits out OF eight times mt bal
y double header The reason for
klndness was, of course. obvious,
~ friends wanted Larry TO get
~ ~ Cobb for the auto Of
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