The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-24


 single, and stole second. third and home in one inning How are you -oing to stop the Georgia wonder.
 While the Cleveland team was in the South Larry Lajoie was the liyli- est of all the players He proved himself faster than any youngster on the team. This is remarkable because of the fact that Larry has fifteen years ot big league playing resting on his shoulders. Harry Davis will have valuable aid in lajoic this season
 John McGraw says that the only club he will have to beat out this season will be the Philadelphia John figures that none of the other clubs have strengthened to any extent. There is such a thing as being mis- taken. however. John King says the Pirates and Bostons are going Co have something to say regarding the placing of the flag this year.
 Fullenwider, the new pitcher which John McGraw gathered in this spring is said to have a slow ball' that is so long getting to the plate the umpire will have to fine him for delaying the game.
 Arle Latham has not caught on us yet He wants the position as "coachcr' for some big league team. As there is a rule which forbids more than 25 men on the field in uniform it makes it hard for a manager to discard a player for coachcr. For that reason Arlie is on the outside peeking in this sea son.
 Manager Jennings has adopted the scheme of carrying around rubber home plate. The catchers will have it rolled up and lay it on the ground when the pitchers are warming up. in this way it will keep them con s,antly putting the ball over the plate.
 Harry Davis and Hughie Jennings met in the South the other day, but not a word of greeting passed be tween them. Davis still maintains that Jennings was a traitor to the American league when he tipped off what was supposed to be the weak points of the Athletic players to John McGraw,
 It certainly makes us baseball fans stop and figure just how many games would a pitcher like Walter 1 Johnson win in season if you could place him with a team like the Athletics. There are a lot ot great pitchers in both leagues, but Johnson seems to be the choice of those who have faced them all The big Idaho SWcdc won 23 games with club that finished seventh in the race. Few will ever realize what won derfu feat such a performance calls for. There are other great pitchers such as Mathewson. Brown, Ed. 1 Walsh Bender and Brown, but for real class it looks as if the Wash ! iugton hcayer has proven himself . ih,. ,ropdc nt them all
 CHICAGO, May 9. - President B. l E. Johnson of the American league tonight announced the reinstatement ] of Outfielder Ty Cobb of the De i lroit club, whose suspension for at 1 tackng spectator who, he said, ] had insulted him in New York, re- l suited in a strike by the Detroit l players last week. Cobb will be i eligible to play tomorrow In addi- | ton to his ten days suspension, he was fined $50.
 l President Johnson promised full l protection to all players, and said l the league had arranged to increase 1 the police force at every park, but 1 declared severe punishment would 1 be meted out to those players who | assume to act as judge and avenger | of real or fancied wrongs while on 1 duty"
 i Following is the statement given | out by President Johnson: 1 After a careful investigation into | the causes and circumstance of the encounter between Player Cobb and l Claude Tucker, spectator, at the 1 New York grounds on May 15, l | find that the direct responsibility | for the unfortunate occurrence rests upon the player.
 1 Evidence in the form of affidav- it's clearly shows that the player was l the first to employ vicious language in replying to a taunting remark of 1 the spectator
 Cobb did not seek redress by an appeal to the umpire, but took the law into his own hands. His Ian guage and conduct were highly cen | surable
 As a lesson to the accused, and a warning to all other players. I fix