New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
CObb'S Part in Baseball Strike
May Cost Him Automobile.
JACK JOHNSON TALKS A BIT
National Sporting Club of Lon
don Wants Johnny Kilbane
to Meet Jem Driscoll.

automobiles offered by Hugh Chalmers
this year, there has been much specula-
ton among fans and baseball critics
generally as to whether or not last years
winners can repeat.
Quoting from the Chalmers baseball an
nuaI the object Of the trophy is stated as
follows:
ITO encourage and reward sportsman
ship and ability In baseball; to bestow
honor on the man IN each major league
whose work has impressed most fayorabiy
a jury Of baseballs most conscientious
and best Informed critics-active news
paper writer's.
Under points to consider in voting are
listed the following: Batting, base run
ming, fielding, agSressiveness. aid to team
play. time of reporting to club, quick
thinking, conduct on and off the field and
respect for club discipline"
one or two baseball authorities have
contonded that the last two points-"cpn-
duct on and off the field" and respect for
club dscipIine"-may prove quite a hal.
dicap TO the vOtc-getting ability Of Ty
Cobb this year. The fiery Georgians
recent attack on an onlooker In this city
not only caused strike of the Detroit
players and resulted I'm the direct loss ~
a game to Philadelphia. but also Brought
some unfavorable publicity upon tho ~.
tonal game.
Even II Cobb ranks as high this year IN
batting, base running. fielding, aid 10
MIA of "a ell h1t
New York experience might keep tie
great batsman from again winnin; the
trophy.
In addition to this, while Cobb 10 gen
orally spoken OF as the worlds greatest
! hatsman and one Of the greatest II not
the greatest, o his day. his record this
year has not been quite as spectacular ~
! last The papers 81 his home city recent
! ~ offered severe criticism against Cobb
/ because Of the fac. that he missed n time
at bat and a chonc' TO share In batting
rally because he had left the bencl 20 get
an early chance at the bath In the drcc:.
! ing room.
| Last year Sherwood Magce admitted"
ono OF the strongest batters and all.
around players I'm the National League,
/ failed 10 get 4 single vote for the Chaln.
crs trophy. His attack on an umpire wss
generally credited as the reason for his
{ failure TO qualify In the competition.
! Frank Schultz. the winner in the Ma
tional League last year. so far has not
made as good record for his club as ho
did last While he will undoubtedly stand
Well up In the competition. a great many
OF the critics think that the choice will
fall on some other player.
! The National Sporting cub OF London
Is making an effort 10 match JCm Dris-
coll. the featherwe!ght champion 81 Great
! Britain. with Johnny Kllbane for the
worlds title. Charles VI. Mathison, rep
resentatlyc OF the big London club IN this
country. received the following cable
message yesterday:
! Sec II Kilbane will entertain an offer
/ 10 come to England FOR light with Jcm
/ Drlscoll for the featherweight champion
, ship Of the world"
/ No price was suggested, but II Is under
stood that the National Sporting Club cf
London IS prepared 70 hang up big
purse.
! Jack Arthur Johnson, Of Chicago. VIII
/ start for this city in Il few days 20 sign
! for fight with Joe Jeanette, beard the
New York Boxing Commission in its den
and show Gotham that he IS a real cham
| pon. These are his own words:
| "Ah doan't know much what all that
! beard In their den means, but news
paper guy done sprung IT on me, and
/ Ahll use It indefinitely Dat indefinitely
sure am another good word. But II
! boarding EN- In the den means pulling
/ their whiskcrs. nuttIng dom. Mister,
| All III going To be like the lamb what was
| led 10 de chop counter. Ah'm jes' goin'
| to get down on NAH marrow bones and
utter III prayer dat dey'n let Il pc
culud man alone TO follow his trade ah
wallopIn a white man or Il coon that
, gets frisky-mennIng Jeanette and Lang
ford. When All put out those two smokes
Ahm gwiue TO take on all the white men
on the same night, If they'll pass law
| letting me. Then Ah'll retire"
Rumor had II yesterday that McGraw
was seeking TO strengthen his pitching
! star hy trading Josh DevOre and Grob
/ for Tyler. the southpaw of the Boston
/ Braves. lie suggested the deal to Johnny
/ King In Chicago and the latter is said 10
/ have taken the matter under advisement.
After consulting with some OF his friends
with the cubs King Is reported TO have
been discouraged from making tho deal.
1t would further weaken an already weak
pitching STAFF for speed on the bases.
| McGraw could afford to lose both men,
having Shafer and Burns on the bench.
II was learned yesterday that the Now
| York Yankees have the first call on all
players OF the Holyoke club, I'm the Con
nectlcut League In order to buy player
the Giants would first have to get per
mission from Frank Farrell. II Paddy
Green, the star twirler, goes anywhere II
| will be To the hilltop. McGraw, according
10 reports, has bought the youngster for
$500. but as the Yankees have had moth
in6 to say about II the deal will probably
not go through
Tom McCarey the Los Angeles fight
promoter, has announced that knock
OUT Brown Joe Mandot and Matt Wells
have agreed to go to Los Angeles from
this city and Willie Richie from San
Francisco for a boxing carniva! when he
gives the word. which, he says, will be
! as soon as the Moran-White bout is of
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