The Detroit times., 1912-07-29
COBB is SORE BECAUSE
AUTO PUBLICITY BRINGS
UP UNPLEASANT STORIES
Wanted To Get Out of Motor
Car Chase But They
Wouldn't Let Him
NOW WHAT DO THEY DO?
Why, They Rake Up Incidents
Such AS That in New York
That Knock Him
NOW WHAT DO THEY DO?
BY RALPH L. Y0NKER.

Ty Cobb is peeyed
The press agent who is forwarding
ne publicity Of the Detroit automo-
bile offered 10 the player in the
American league of most value TO his
club is raking up remembrances OF
some CT Cobb's stunts in writing
speculative dope on the probable
winner OF the trophy; and Cobb
doesn't like II a bit.
"Why is 1t that they have to bring
M all these old Affairs of mine and
bpen Gle sores?" asked Ty in disgust
as he pulled clipping from his
pocket. which imagined that Cobb s
popularity with the members of the
trophy commission would be diminish
ed greatly because OF Ty's punching
that spectator in the New YORK
stands.
Club discipline, you see enters
into the consideration of the eight
newzpapermen forming the commit
tee that decides to whom the auto
mobile shall go. and the speculation
had il that Cobb had queered him
self by his action In Gotham.
Speaker has been put out of
game. They don't say anything about
that. Heinie Zimmerman stood in
front OF the grandstand at st. Louis,
this year. and swore; but they don't
saw anything about that. They seem
to take particular delight in uncover
ing again these things about me.
Why Is it,"
Ty was very evidently disgusted.
II was suggested that perhaps the
official commission dopester hadn't
az vet cot to the other players who
might lie considered for the trophy
and taat they would get theirs yet.
But that did not appease Cobb.
why, look! This spring, you
know. | wanted to be left out of the
competition for this years auto"
Il dio know II for Cobb had told
bunch OF us that at New Orleans.)
al suggested that the previous win
ners eliminated. Frank Schultz of
the Cubs did the same. They debat-
ed that for a while in the newspapers
and snen decided that we should be
eligible. Now II I'm made eligible
to a prize like that | am willing TO
do my best to win IT, but | don't like
10 have them rake up every disagree
able scene I've had and make pub
licity capital out OF IL.
"Had they done as | wanted them
tc, tLsy would have left me out Of II
altogether.
let them put up trophy on
straikhC forward baseball and I'll
beat any of them to IT,
"whc do | consider my most for
midabie rival now, Speaker or Jack
son? Well it's hard to tell and it
wouldn't be polite TO do so. Every
body has his own personal opinion,
you know. But, | will say this: I'm
not afraid Of either OF them"
From Cobb's point OF view there is
Q ressor why he should be angry
about the way he is being used TO
promote the publicity OF the automo-
biles gwen to the leading American
and Notional league players
The advertising agents who are for
warding public knowledge of the auto
realize that anything that is linked
with Cobb's name has more value TO
sport pages than the same connected
with the name OF any other player.
They realize that publicity chases Ty
and once II has him, clings like a
burr. They know that this rare
quality Of his OF getting legitimate
public notice Is very valuable to them
IL some of II can be made to drag
along their auto advertising SO the
fact that Cobb is not eliminated is
very fortunate for them.
And Cobb is perfectly willing to
enter the chase for the 1912 auto so
long as unpleasant memories are not
ftirred.
Ty wasn't feeling we'll when he got
to eDtroit after his eastern trip. He
was Ill at washington and hadn't
quite got over II.
But he had a few smiles and one OF
them was for the story that came out
OF New York that Trainer Tuthil had
to escort him about the city there
for fear OF his being attacked by New
York ruffians
Cobb admitted that he was careful
the first night he was In the big citv
but after that wandered about al will
George Mullin is in receipt Of a
nifty little horseshoe. He wore n
over his right wrist yesterday and
look what II did
Mullin was hampered by II to some
Sxtent, perhaps. so that he was wild
He allowed eight passes Then thu
Athletics copped IL or 10 hits, only
tine OF which were recorded as bin
eles by the offi cial scorer, due 10 Bill
Louden's nifty work in fielding. Bu
A. that the Mackmen couldn't cop. tn,
Tigers ~ hits meaning eight runs L
the Athletics four
4
The day before Edgar willett wa
titchlng a hit and miss game. effee
i've at times and useless at others
20 that despite a two-run lead obtain
I'd by the Tigers In the FIRST inninl
fhen they batted out FIVE runs to III,
Athletics three. they lost out In tn,
tenth inning. Eddie Plank was GOO
after the first session.
II can't be nationally figured on
fet how the Tiges lost that contest
IN the eighth inning Cobb starte,
tith q good double over third that h
Stretched into a triple. With Ty OF
third and one run needed 10 break tn
tie. II looked good for the Tigers. Blu
Crawford famed, and Cobb was on
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