New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Ty Cobb viii Complete 7 Years
OF Service on August 80.
HIS START AUSPICIOUS
Giants to Meet Pittsburgh
Pirates, While Cubs Are TAX.
ing On the Phillies.


witness the dinner given 70 John ]. Nc
Graw on the completion Of his tenth year
as manager OF the New York Giants. ps-
troit fans" can. if they so desire. have
hlp-hip-hurrah time on August 30 nexr
and make Ty Cobb day Of it. II was or
August 30, 1905. that the hard hitting
Southerner played his first game in tns
American League
Tvs debut took place in Detroit in ,
game against the Yankees which was
Detroit victory by score OF to 9. Cobb
helped the Tigers take the game by rap
ping out double, Jack Chesbro being
the first big league pitcher he faced. St
Louis fans" saw Cobb for the first timo
on September 2, 1905, when he failed TO
make a hit off either Ables or Buchanan.
Eight days later, on the occasion Of his
first appearance In Chicago, Ty again
went hitless, Frank Paderewsk Smith
being on the rubber for the Sox.
When the Georgia Peach played his
first game in Cleveland he touched Boo
Rhoades for a. single; on his debut 10
Washington he procured a double off
Tom Hughes, and, appearing In Phila-
delphia ball yard for the first time. hs
collected two hits off CHIEF Bender.
In Cobb's first games in Boston and New
York he went hitless. Cy Young and jack
Chesbro being the men he faced.
When Cobb made seven successive hits
in the double-header played In Philadel.
phia on July II he didn't approach any
where near the major league record tor
the number OF drives made In twin bill.
The record. as near as baseball archsolo.
gists can agree, was established on July
10, 1891. by Ed Delahanty, Of the Phillies
in double-header with Louisville. GoirS
10 bat nine times, Del peeled Of eight
singles and a triple.
The St Louis Browns will be In Detroit
on August 30, which day undoubtedly Will
be made some kind OF Ty Cobb affair u
the Tiger continues hitting the pitchers
as he now is doing.
While the Chicago Cubs were making
clean sweep OF the five games with the
hapless Superbas the Giants were admin
so that the situation between the two
teams remains unchanged. It is enough
to bring gray hairs to the head Of Frank
Chance TO realize that he has PRACTICAL"
a championship team, one much stronger
than last year. which gave the Giants
such a fight. and still the National League
campaign is not even close. The Cubs
have won eight out of the last ninr
games played, and still have made no
appreciabe dent in the New York clubs
lead.
There may be a different story 10 tell
this week, however, as the champions VII
20 up against the Pittsburgh Pirates fof
a series OF four games. While the Pirates
have succumbed very readily TO McGraU'
men this year. a clean sweep can hardif
be expected Whether the Phiilies will
be able to stop the cubs as they did
few weeks ago in Chicago remains 70 be
seen. If they succeed In getting the ODD
game while the Giants are prescribing
similarly for the Pirates the pennant race
will be Just about settled beyond the per-
adventure OF q doubt
effective against the Superbas, but Richie
Is about the only reliable star pitcher on
hand for a championship battle. Laven-
der is attempting, with poor success, 10
live I'D 10 the reputation established when
he defeated Marquard. Reulbach and Lei ,
field are strong against the second di~
vision clubs. but the peerless leader hes'-
tates before sending them against a hard
hitting team. In Alexander ana moore
Doom has two stars, with RIxey and
Brennan 10 fall back on.
"Rube" Marquard is primed 70 stare
against Camnitz tomorrow, and with
Crandall, Tesreau and Mathewson tor ths
other three games the outlook Is not very
dark for the Giants this week
The three remnant contenders IN che'
American League will have easy go'ns
during the early part OF the week. "asn-
in0+on being with the White SoT, whfls
tho Athletics visit ST. Louis and Boston
takes on Cleveland. Much greater inter
est "a centred in the weekend struggled
Detroit IS sure to make things interest
ing for the Red sox, while the Athletics
will have 10 1ace Eu w 1'9' ~"~
thew meet the White Sox. Washington n
the mean time will be nesting softly N
&, Louis picking UP a few easy games
and watching it's rivals hustle
r, isn't often that New Workers can ses
. 6rst class HEAVYWEIGHT battle that mas
an indirect bearing on the championship
for crices scaling from 80 cents 70 g. but
tbs Garden Athletic Club has arranged
such q bill for tomorrow night Luther
Nccartv. who will make his hrst ar
nsarancA here, viii have g chance 70 es'
"a h,ish a reputation by defeating Jun
Stewart. Of Brooklyn, In g ten-rouno
bout. McCarty says he Is the best "hf'
HEAVYWEIGHT in the ring, for these req
sons. He has knocked out Carl Morris
end Albert Palzer he's refused TO NEE
him. Morris stayed ten rounds WI
FLYNN. who vas easily beaten by JacS
Johnson
NcCartv. " he beats Stewart vii la.
claim 70 Johnson's title and win dehh'
Z, against Palzer. Bombar6ier Nehs
Ieannette or Langford. He expects "
stop Stewart with the same blows ''
nut an end 70 Morriss aspirations VIC
Cortv is feet 3 inches tall and wasn'
2aO rounds Stewart Is flve pounds hfhte'
and "a 2 man OF greater ring experience
in fact. a pretty tough proposiuon i''
any OF the white fighters.
Freddie Hicks. OF Detroit who mas
whipped jim Smith and Bob Mona