The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-11
COBB'S SPEED ENABLES
/ HIM TO LEAP AHEAD OF
JACKSON IN HITTING
Beats Out Four Infield Hits IN
Yesterdays Game Against
New York
JACKSON GETS ONLY ONE
Both Men Are at Bat Five
Times, But Peach Spirits
to Victory
JACKSON GETS ONLY ONE
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

BY RALPH L. YONKER.
with the Maps and Tigers tied for
the lead OF the second division OF the
American league with q percentage OF
500, Ty Cobb is forging ahead of his
Nap rival, Joe Jackson. steadily In
hitting.
4 Yesterday Ty took big leap ahead
of Jackson. The Peach got four hits
/ In FIVE times at bat, while in the same
number Of times Joe could land only
one angle.
A gain like that made yesterday
means a good deal In the standing.
THE points count up faster than one
imagines at first glance.
The notable part of Cobb's advance
over Jackson Is that he is getting II
through his speed, rather than
through his clean hitting. Not one OF
his bingles yesterday was OF the out
/ held variety, but each of the four fail
ed to leave the infield. Tvs wonder
ful speed, however, brought him to
first before the ball.
With Russell Ford pitching he OPEN
ed his attack with hit to short In the
first inning. In the next frame he
beat out another infield hit. In the
nth he lifted a long fly TO Daniels.
The ball was hard hit, but 1t carried
to a helder's glove before II got TO
the ground. In the seventh and ninth,
Ty beat out other infield bingles.
The performances of the last few
days make 1t look more than ever as
II Jackson stands no show OF getting
mast Cobb again than Ralph Works.
Joey may have as many clean singles
! to his credit as Ty but he lacks that
speed, dash and daring that bring
/ Cobb hits that count just as heartily
in the official averages as do the SAT-
est hit balls.
Another feature worth noticing is
that all four OF these infield hits were
scored to Ty's credit by a foreign
scorer. While there may be kick
now and then that scorers in Detroit
are prejudiced in favor Of the Peach
and give him the benefit Of doubts as
to whether these infield slams should
be recorded as hits for Cobb or errors
for the basemen, there is no danger OF
this when the teams away, Cobb's
four hits were ones that he was en-
titled to without doubt.
The little row between the Ma
tionals and the Athletics is interest
ing to Tigers In that II resembles the
fracas that Connie Mack's men start
ed with the Tigers last year.
Spikes are causing the contention
again. Chick Gandil is the wearer
of them. Gandii has been requested
by President Ban Johnson to make
a written explanation of his side OF
the argument, the Athletics side OF
which is that he tried purposely to
put Eddie Collins out of business with
the cutters.
receiving much sympathy. Tiger
fans remember how Disguised they
got when the Athletics tried that
stunt here, asserting that Cobb was
trying to cut down Frank Baker. That
he had Baker frightened could not
help but be seen, but II was denied
strenuously that he was trying pur
posely to tnjure him. This year Baker
looked just as timid as ever when
handling thrown balls as Tyrus was
approaching third base.
Some time ago Eddie Collins shov
ed his knee into GandiIs face as that
National was stealing second. He
got broken nose and a black eye
and a few other minor injuries. But
no Official squeal was made about IL, |
In spite Of the fact that II was the |
opinion OF many that Eddie's knee |
fond premeditated Judgment against |
Chicks optic.
Since that time the Athletics, &C |
cording to reports from Washington, |
have kept an eye peeled for Gan,
for fear that he would retaliate. II |
evidently seemed to Collins and his |
mates that he was trying to do So |
They claim for Gandil, however, that
he didn't even scratch Eddie, ana
that he was sliding straight for the
bag anyway.
A dispatch this morning from New
York, says that George Davis. the
sensational Williams college pitcher.
who has been signed by Manager VOL.
verton, OF the Yankees, will report for
duty tomorrow. wolverton. in desp6r-
ate straits for twirlert, will give him
trial early"
II you think that the Tigers are bad
Jill luSe eohc u iOOh at the Yankees. /.
Their positions filed up with strange
men who can't as yet work together.
half OF their regulars injured or other.
wise incapacitated, they are playing
TO meagre crowds that are used TO
watching the Giants produce the best
there Ii in the baseball line In the
National league.
Those who have any choice will
take their days or to see the Giants
and toll while the Yankees are meet
Ing their foes. Hence there is a
scarcity OF patronage, lack OF en-
thusiasm and general down-in-the-
mouthness.
Even Russell Ford, once /9iled as
one OF the greatest pitchers, looked
like hush Lacquer against the Tigers
yesterday. On the other hand John
Dubuc, recruit, had an easy time.
The once wag has suggested that
the Tigers got good Deal for 81.
00o," referring to the Jackson third
basemen, purchased this week. but we
refuse to publish his suggestion.
nn.I,cs--lfke PRINTING. No fuss ana
no feathers The plain, neat kind that