The Washington herald., 1911-07-19
Taylor Denies
Red Sox Sale
Unloading Boston Club-Ty Cobb on Sick
List-Other Comment.
By WILLIAM PEET.

The Washington Herald's Boston rep
resentative interviewed Owner John l.
Taylor last night relative to the story
that Jim McAleer. of the Nationals, had
made him an offer to buy the Boston
team, and Taylor absolutely denied that
McAleer had talked sale with him.
Said Mr.. Taylor: prior to the publi-
cation of a story in Washington, had
no intention of selling the Red Sox
FRANCHISE and players. but of course If
any one comes along and offers me the
right figure 1 will sell in a jifry, but,
take 1t from me, the price will be high.
1T looks like somebody down in WASH
ington was hitting the pipe. for I have
never talked to McAleer about the sale
Of my baseball holdings in Boston"
The writer teleyraphed to Manager Nc
Aleer in Chicago last night to get his
confirmation or denial of the rumor but
the reply came back from the telegraph
office that McAleer had left for st. Louis
in advance of the team before the mes
sage arrived, so 1t was impossible to
obtain news in that quarter.
The Boston Nationals have patched up
all differences with Herzog and Miller,
both of whom returned to the fold last
night. 1t is understood that Miller will
get his salary increase, and that Her
zog's $500 fine will be remitted IL that
player puts his best efforts into the game
during the remainder of the season.
A dtsnatch from Detroit late Ia st night
was to the effect that Ty Cobb had sud-
denly been taken Ill, and the Tigers win
ming streak was in danger of being shat
tered; also its chances for a grip on first
place. Just how serious is Cobb's all
ment cannot be determined until to-day.
Listen to this chatter from the pen of
Gordon Mackay, Of the Philadelphia
Times:
Say" calculated one H. Davis, whose
identity is disclosed as the captain of the
worlds champions, ''our friend Walter
Johnson is some grand pitcher with a
barrel Of speed. But I'll tell you one old
boy who would sit on a chair and catch
the big fellow. That's old Schreck. He'd
catch Walter with that big glove on his
fin, and then after he had eaten up the
old smoke to the limit he'd yell to the
big chap to put something on the ball.
I've seen Rube waddell cross Ossie six
or seven times. and Shrek wouldn't pay
the least bit of attention to It. Suddenly
the Rube with bunch of billingsgate
trimmings that would make your hair
curl that he stop crossing him.
There never was a backstop like old
Ossie. He could catch all the speed mer-
chants in our league with one hand, and
then only use the other one to throw
with. He was the greatest receiving
catcher, receiving alone, I mean, who
ever tripped down the pike. He was a
wonder, that old boy"
Rabbit Magner, the former Cornell
shortstop, is playing second base on
the Highlanders in place Of Earl Gard
ner. This youngster is the smallest
and lightest man who has broken into
baseball in ten years. Magner weighs
less than 120 pounds, but he is GER
tainly q grand ball player and is quite
a long distance hitter. The general
opinion appears to prevail that Magner
is too small for the big show and was
passed up by several clubs for this
reason. Hal Chase does not believe in
this theory and will look the lad over
before he is allowed to drift
to the minors.
Tyrus Cobb and Napoleon Lajoie, the
greatest batsmen in the American
League, II not in the country, were re-
Gently each given twenty-four hours to
study the work of the American League
pitchers and name the best ones as
they appear to them.
Cobb named as the best twelve: Rus
sell Ford, Joe Wood. Walter Johnson.
Cy Young, Ed Walsh, Eddie Karger.
Bob Groom, Dolly Gray, Vean Gregg.
Harry Krause, Ray Fisher, and Jimmy
Scott.
Larry's selections were: Ed Walsh.
Walter johnson, Russell Ford, Jack
Coombs, Chief Bender, Eddie. Plank,
Joe Wood, Barney Petty. George Null
lin. Bill Donovan, Ray Fisher, and
Frank Lange.
The utter rout Of the Athletics In De-
troit last week was due principally to the
wonderful work Of Ty Cobb. The phe-
nomenal work Of Cobb has aroused new
interest In this wonderful run-getting
outfielder, for 1t Is conceded that to his
hitting and daring base running. more
than any other one thing. were the four
defeats Of the champions due. Cobb's
speed made the Athletics infield seem
slow, and his daring robbed some Of
the players of their nerve. As a daring