Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-01
COBB Tells WHERE
He LIKES BEST TO
PLAY AND WHY
Georgian Gives a Few Hot Ex-
periences of Best Diamond
Sluggers; Catcher Has Most
Difficult Position.
by ny Oobb.


The editor OF the Baseball Magazine
has supplied me with a list of ques-
tlona which he assures me the great
American public would like To have
answered.. some OF the questions nFo
a bit personal and such as I would
prefer 20 let some one else answer or
dodge altogether, but ball players are
after oil a type OF public servant and
as such are In way responsible TO
tao public for their record on the dia-
mond. AZ any rate, the public,
through the pages OF the Baseball
Magazine. seems TO have me up for
cross examination, 50 I will try TO ans
wer some OF its questions az least as
wcu as / can.
What Are the Greatest Plays I Ever
Made?
II IL pretty hard for a ball player
h. write about the greatest plays he
ever made. If he didn't make an 0c-
casional good play he would have 70
get out of the business. because that
IN what he Is hired for. Ana player
in the ordinary run of luck makes so
many plays that he knows are fool
ish and gets so many call-downs from
his manager ana llow-teammates as
we'll as tho public that he IL perhaps
entitled To a little satisfaction when
ne has done something slightly above
his average work. In any case, since
the public has asked me this question
IL VIII pardon me for trying 20 ans-
wer II az briefly and simply as I can.
In a game al Cleveland In 1903 J.
was fortunate 10 score under circum-
stances that were bst unusual. De-
troit was one FUN behind when / came
up 10 bat In the ninth inning ] hit
sharply 10 short, who Jagged on the
throw 50 that Il fell by hrst hnse.
was safe, and Immediately nfterwrrd
stole second. / saw that the throw
20 second was bad, 80 ] kept on 10
third Here decided to take a
chance on a bad throw, and started
Tor home. A. / expected, the throw
TO third was hurried and trifie Wild
so / managed TO beat out the throw
home BY hair. thus tying the score.
IN Philadelphia In the season OF
1910 / was on nrst when Delahanly
singled. By doing the hurry-up act
! managed TO get homo on this. dodg-
ing Thomas az the plate by a very
close play.
In the same city in 1911 1 had
great luck In base stealing on one oo-
oasion. Tho Athletics were one run
to the good when / got 10 first base.
and as their pitcher was In great form
and I could scarcely expect a safe
hit 10 bring me home ! had 40 steal.
/ did manage 10 steal second and third
and finally slid home with the tying
rnn. though they beat as out in the
finish.
In batting my mind always goes
back TO the now celebrated Thinning
tie which we played In Philadelphia
In 1907 Rubo Waddell was pitching
and when / went 90 the plate / fcls
none too sure OF the outcome 40 Il
was the ninth inning and the Philliei
were In the lead. However, Some
thing had 10 be done. 70 1 made a
desperate try al one Of Rube's fast
ones, aud l can assure You | foil
greatly relieved when I saw the bad
sailing into the distance for a nom'
run and knew that defeat was chang
"a az least 20 tie.
in fielding / remember very Wen ar
incident On Washington toward IN,
close OF the 1909 season. Detroit had
aix games 90 play and had 10 VII
i've OF them 90 be sure Of the pen
nunt. The score was SO Ia favor o
Detroit IN the ninth inuing' hher'
( was a man on see0nd and one out
when the batter AZ The plate ne