Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-18
JACKSON GREAT BATsMAN. Cleveland Player Promises to Develop Into Ranks Of the Celebrated. -

When Joe Jackson, the hard hitting outhelder of the Cleveland baseball club, ran out on Connie Mack in the iaH of 1908 he delayed his major Of fitting into the team of young blood which Connie Mack was seeking to develop, he now fits in among the youngsters who promise within the Text few years to enlarge Cleveland s dot on the baseball map. Jackson took French leave of Philadelphia after a two weeks trial. Whatever the cause Of his departure, Jackson had too much natural hitting ability to remain long obscured. When he came tip from the New Orleans club of the Southern as- sociation last fall to finish the season with Cleveland, after leading his own league in clouting with a mark of 1854, Jackson jumped right to the fore among the big fellows. In the 20 games played he topped both Cobb and Lajoie.
 The youngsters form last year indi- cated that he was natural hitter and practically sure to make good, but even conservative critics hardly eX- pected him to go through this season with the rank of second. New players frequently bat over their heads, as the saying goes, until pitchers find their weaknesses, then slump off, and final ly come again, after acquiring experi- ence, if they possess true baseball in st1nct. But this young Southerner from South Carolina was not in the slump ing business. He kept up his sticking, and has made good throughout the sea- son, and promises to become an even greater player when he adds baseball fnesse in other departments to his natural hitting ability.
 That Jackson will eclipse Cobb in the batting averages is the prediction of some of his warm admirers. To compare him with the Detroit star at this stage of the proceedings is pre- mature, for he lacks the experience, if nothing else, and many of the quail ties which make Cobb what he is are still missing in his fellow southerner. But Joe Jackson, former butcher boy, is one of the greatest batsmen in the game today. He promises, as the years roll along. to earn a niche with Cobb, Lajoie, Crawford Collins, Wagner, Magee, Clarke and the other great stickers of this period.
 Stolan Bases in Last World Series.
 Now that the subject of base stealing seems to be a question of considerable heft in the coming worlds series, glance over the last big battle with the Cubs would not be amiss. To refresh and refurbish the memories of the Philadelphia fans, the statistics in pill fering are repeated. King and Archer were supposed at that time to measure up to the standard or any catcherS Tn the country, while Ira Thomas was supposed to be numbered among the also rans. In the first game one base vas stolen, the theft being committed by Murphy against King. In the sec ond game, with King again behind the log, Collins rambled down to second twice by way of burglary. In the third game Tinker was the lone man to steal, and Thomas was Che backstop. In the fourth game, with Thomas again catching, Sheckard purloined. In the fifth game Archer went behind the hat. Hartze1 and Collins both stole two bases each, while Zimmerman eked one with Lapp catching for the Mackmen. This gives a sum total of seven stolen bases in five games for the Macks while the Cubs got three.
 Expressive, 2.12 1-2, takes her place among the matrons that have pro- duced two 2.1o trotters. They are Es ther Bells and Atlantic Express, both with records of 2.08 IA.