The Detroit times., 1911-09-29
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Nationals Surprised Everybody by
Not Getting Up in the Air Away
From the Diamond When Cobb
Went Wild Yesterday.
Hube and Matty Had Been Slated
For Vacation Too Late Dope
Still Good as Ever.
ey RALPH [. YoNkER.

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been able to accomplish this season.
they stopped Ty Cobb when he got
rambunctious and started tearing
around more bases than there was
any excuse for,
That sixth baseball sense that Ty
A. said to have Is the one he robs
oDponents OF Just the minute he gives
any Indication that he isn't going 70
1o what they expect. The better the
. team, the more sure they lose to
~ when he goes on a rampage, and
tie less they have left
THE Athletics are the worst Of
tenders when II comes to letting Ty
do as he pleases, but here comes
Washington, the last baseball team
II the American league column isn't
that slamming the Browns again),
and they tie Cobb securely.
After Cobb had swiped second on
easy Street. he fell asleep beside his
plunder and Walter Johnson sent him
10 the bench, and again in the ninth
when he tried to score from second
al an fnfield out, Elberfeld, Schaefe-
and street actually made an errorless
play on him and sank him just before
Re reached port
some baseball players possess an
Immense advantage in having reputa-
ffons that scare people. Cobb's is
worth more than that of anyone else
n the league. He shouldn't get away
NTH All the foolish stun he tries and
IL wouldn't as often as he does IL AZ
were not for the fact that directly
I,1on his starting anything, everybody
III A. toE
and 90 home, cause Tvs a bad man
and he hurts 'em. Baker, Athletics
third saclger, for instance.
Walter Johnson is another man
Who has this frightful sort of reputa-
ton. AS a general thing Walter has
it<easier than he should, because most
< 81 the teams count on getting beat
when they stack up against him and
10 they use someone In the box whom
they can spare quite handily. That's
one reason why Johnson is near the
TOP In the pitching record while
Washington is sliding on the cellar
door
IT seems as II this vacation for
*Rubev and "Matty" had been post
poned Just couple days too long. IL
would seem also that as a general
thing baseball games can be doped
petty nearly as closely as equinocial
weather. change, today.
While without a doubt, both
Matty and RUDE suffered a reversal
Of form when they met the Cubs,
there Is whole lot to this fact that
rfares both teams In the face-the
Giants have everything to lose and
the Cubs have everything to gain.
However. II is hardly probable that
the loss OF these two contests Of yes
ferday and the day before will make
any serious difference in the location
81 the worlds series The Cubs are
putting up a noble battle but 1t is
hopeless. 1t Is the effort Of last re-
sort
y. Ed. Grillo, OF the Washington
Star. comes across with couple good
ones I'm the same column. First he
comments on the howl about Jen-
n[ngs, thusly:
fAs 10 always the case when a pen
n&nt-winning team starts on the down
<[ade. its manager is sure to get the
blame. Just now stories are going
The rounds that Hugh Jennings has
nIsmanaged the Tigers. The fact
that ne has had weak pitching stan
an season and injuries of his best
players seems to be entirely overlook
"a. and the blame for the failure OF
fht former champions Is put on his
<1ouiders.v
Thus J. Ed. hops into the fan who
crificizes unfayorably and vociferous-
" OF whom Detroit has few, Tor not
lew. as you like it), in this manner:
There Is, perhaps, no more I'M
11ortsmanlike and cowardly attack
than that Of the disgruntled rooter
who abuses ball players from the
stands. In the first place such an
Individual would not express detri-
mental opinion TO a player were he
face 20 face with him, and he resorts
70 the practice OF abuse simply be
cause he feels that he is safe from
harm.
'Ball players do the best they can.
There Is hardly a sinSie instance
where q player has purposely marred
'confesL II they make mistakes II
n IN an effort 20 do their best Errors
are lust as much a part OF baseball
a. base hits. Il would be poor sport
N either were eliminated. Criticism,
IS ldnf as III IL free from abuse, can
not BE objected 10, but when play
az 4. made the target for such abuse
81 cannot be blamed IL he takes the
matter into his own hands for self.
protection
~ ball players performance. like
nat 81 an actor, Ia not satisfactory
f11re a nothing 70 restrain a spec
f.for from leaving the ban park.
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