Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-16
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Ty Cobb uses every drop of his
energy to win games and keep himself
ahead. Therefore he is a popular idol
in Detroit, while outsiders see his
faults, but can't overlook his genius.
He thinks farther ahead and faster
than his rivals. For instance:
The recent four games between De-
troit and Philadelphia were very i'm
portant for victory meant a big ad-
vantage in the pennant race.
Cobb prepared by buying new shoes
and sharpening the spikes until they
were sharper than Il camp-meeting
razor. He showed them to a Detroit
sporting writer and said;
I'm all ready for Baker tthird base
man for Philadelphia). When ! get on
bases this series | bet he won't stop
me-"
OF course. the story went into the
papers. That was Cobb's object. OF
course. Baker read the story. Anyway,
when Cobb undertook to steal thiru
base the first day. Bake was over in
left field hunting four-leafed clovers.
Cobb gets his energy from his mother.
She has the life and vim of d girl of
20, although she's in the forties and is
inclined to embonpoint Gas we say on
the Boulevard des Capuchins.)
Tyrus was born at Royston, Ga,
twenty-six years ago. He began his
real baseball career with Detroit IN
1906.
He didn't do very we'll at first. He
was awkward and held his bat as
though handling a hose nozzle for the
Royston volunteer fire department
But he went ahead on his own hook.
The advice from Matty Mcintyre and
other Detroit veterans he let in n
ear and out the other. He made enc
mics on the team with cheerful facility.
He was sufficient unto himself. He
wasn't up there to make friends. He
was there to help Cobb and he worked
at it morning, noon and moontime.
Now he drays 80, 900 salary for eight
months ball-playing, and goodness
knows how much he makes on the side,
Whenever some Detroiter wants a nod
ding acquaintance with Ty he gives
him a tip on the market. Tyrus Toe
in SO, 900 on one cotton deal last season.
In the summer Cobb lives in a De-
troit fiat with his wife and two chill
dren, Tyrus junior and a baby girl.
In the winter he goes south and dab
dies in automobiles and eats at ban
quets.
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Scene: A deserted Detroit street at
night. Tyrus draws up TO the curb in
his auto, won for his batting last sea-
son. Two dogs start a fight. 1t is a
Lithuanian settlement and in three
minutes 500 foreigners are watching the
battle. Baseball? They don't know
baseball from the nebular hypothesis.
They don't see Tyrus because it's dark,
They wouldn't know him If they saw
him. What does Tyrus say?
Darn it all, a fellow gets up in base
ball and he can't go anywhere with
out a crowd of fans get together to
rubber at him"
That's the artistic temperament and
most ballplayers have it. Like actors,
they get the exaggerated ego
Sometimes Cobb gets the eXasperated
ego. In a recent game he quit, went
to the clubhouse and sulked because
a fan in the grandstand Missed him
when he went to bat.
But these are just sidelights OF his
character. The outside fan says Cobb
is conceited, arrogant, selfish and
babyish.
But the Detroit fan replies;
''Ain't he some ballplayer!'
Or else he swats the other fan on
the nose