The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-31

in the history of baseball.
Here let US pause to remark that
Milan is a brighter star In baseball
than most folks imagine. He is a vic
tim Of circumstances. His great nat
ural ability would have been recog-
nized long ago had he been playing on
a frst-rate team. The limelight does
not often stream on a poor club. and
for that reason Milan has been COM
PEELED to stick around in the gloom.
Washington's great squirt this season
has attracted the attention of fandom
to that team. ana this accounts for
Milan's discovery.
Ty Cobb, Of the Detroit Tigers, has
struck a fast pace, and this season his
batting average is the best ever, .422.
Cobb's grand average since he entered
the American league In 1906 has been
1865 Is. For five successive seasons
has his name graced the top Of Ameri-
can league averages. Cobb seems to
be getting better every season. 1t be-
gins to look as If he will surpass all
the records established by such old
masters Of the bat as Pop Arson, Ed
Delehanty, Hans Wagner and Larry
Lajoie.
At least nine players in the Central
league viii graduate into bigger
leagues at the close of the present sea-
son. Here are some Of them: Pitcher
Shared Smith, of Springeld, goes to
Pittsburg in the National league;
Pitcher Goulaft, of Springfield, goes to
Indianapolis, of the American associa-
ton; Shortstop Scott, of Youngstown,
to the New York Nationals; Catcher
RED Mckee, Of Springfield. to the
New York Nationals, probably; Out
fielder Speed" Sheer, of Youngstown
to Brooklyn; Pitchs Madden, Of South
Bend, to Brooklyn; Pitcher Hardin, of
TT. Wayne, to the Detroit Americans
A number Of othel players are being
watched by major league scouts, and
doubtless Some of hem will go up.
'Bombardier Wells is boxer of the
old school" declared Jim Corbett re-
Gently. HE is one of the cleverest big
men I've ever sen and wonderful
puncher. But evidently he doesn't
care about Furnishing a man too Sc
verely. He's a cHdit to the profess
| sion"
Johnny Coulon, bantam champion,
| expects to spend he rest of the sum
| mer at his camp rear Bluff Lake, Wis.
He will resume hzdng in September,
and is figuring on 2 bout With frankie
Burns. of jersey. fiv. in the Garden.
Manager Duffy. If the Milwaukee
| club in the American association, has
asked the owner, Mrs. Havenor, to
| take a fair price fr Catcher Schalk
and get a couple d good players in
return, as that is wat the club needs
badly. Manager Dlffy thinks that
! where a club can ge Big price for
player it ought to tate it. He also be-
lieves in helping alog tie youngsters
| who are ready to avante.
The Cincinnati Glib in the National |
league is making dspeate efforts to |
land Bill Sweeney, he Newport boy, |
on its list Overture hare been made |
to Boston for the reeas, of Sweeney, |
and Mitchell, sEgan and Grant have
been offered for tn cever second |
sacker. These threernen are all above |
the average, ball pla,ers. and the fact |
that President Herlanr would let |
them so in exchane For Sweeney |
shows N what highres1ect the latter |
is held. f
rss's Yfadsd PhiIsx
| frst place at the beginning of ne sea-
son the dopesters all said, "a, you
inst wait. Connie Mack s tealWill be
on top before July IS over. July Is
| now about over, but Macks Us sun
renosin under. The truth is I some
0ldring and Collins are not aloiung
n quite the form this seasonPt they
~ have shown in other years.
"a Cleveland sport writer's ORE that
- "Tnck,' Turner of tie Naps"lthout
11l question the greatest fell third
Ie basennan in the American re: His
A. work has been cons silently ational.
Bunts or smashes@-ts al gaLne 10
of him; they all hnd theH WIZ MS
,e mitts. rao-
&c good as his fielding. TOD Is the
he most consistent nd danf hitter
no on the Cleveland team patung
lrs average is 1922 AM he is fiinOing.
Knockout Brown annoyInat ne =
. wants nothing Il DO WIZ 10: n
why? It's his jiIx: Ldst9r ~. moved -
~ No. IS west nd avenrkaway
New York, May1s, andSsr later
he was bested II his oo g. ea tt
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