The Detroit times., 1912-04-16

rODB DESERVES BEST OF
slEEP, BUT HASN'T RIGHT
TOD|CTATE FOR THE CLUB
Few Men Have Sacrificed Them
selves For Club as
Has Tyrus
SHOULD HAVE COMFORT
SHOULD HAVE COMFORT
At the Same Time He Hasn't
Amy Right To Ask Jennings
To Change Clubs Hotel

BY RALPH L. YONKER.
Tyrus r. Cobb, greatest ball play
of all time, has q right 10 demand
+nloeping accommodations that are
comfortable: but Tyrus r. Cobb has
- right 70 attempt TO dictate TO Man
+ oEer jennings who're the Detroit Base
boll club shall stay during Its trips.
Furthermore, the general opinion OF
the fans win not support him in his
remaining out OF yesterdays game and
~ his taking q train for Detroit, II IT
he true that Hughis offered to allow
him 10 stay ut any hotel he chose In
the city.
Rspops from chicago indicate that
Ty's room In the hotel there was in
= very noisy part OF the hotel close
10 raifrokd trucks over which there
- an almost continuous stream or
trains.
Because or his nervous condition,
Ty wanted his room changed TO a
.Quietsr part OF the hotel. The clerk,
.nfter once Offering 20 make the change,
sdid not DO 30.
nv took the matter up with Man.
ager Jennings and became peeveo
when the manager refused TO order
The whole team 10 pack UP and leave
the place. He then refused to play
yestsroay's game and threatened 10
I've chicago. He took q train for
y Detroit last night.
FOR q man OF Tvs disposition TO 90
tina sort OF thing is not SO serious as
A. would be OF. for instance, sam
Crawford's procliyities. II Sam ever
left the team IN a hun, as ala ~
months would probably elapse before
he cot back In the game. Sam wouiu
consider the matter very carefuliy ana
when he had fully decided what ne
should do, do that he would anu
nothing would deter him.
Ty Is rasher than Sam. He Is rasn
an the baseball field. He may be ex-
pected to do rash stunts when on inc
Had. He 10 probably already some
What peeyed at himself and his ae-
ions BY this time, and viii be In pet
ter humor when the Tigers report III
Detroit
One reason that Hughie Jennings
earns that fabulous salary that the
.eastern papers like TO pipe-dream
about. Il brought forcibly TO mlnd py
this Cobb incident.
This bunch OF stars that he has 10
handle need to be swung through the
baseball armament by scheme as
careful and tactful as that by whlch
me most temperamental prima donna
- Guided through the maize OF the-
.atr1cal season.
II Huxhie can soothe Tvs WOUNDED
feelines and bring harmony again III
the Junrle. he will nave earned the
Greater part OF his yearly stipend.
While this stunt of Tyrus Ia one
az the most spectacular that has been
.Dulled. and one that Is given the
rreatest amount OF publicity, Is
only. one like many that Hughie has
40 contend with and as he has been
Able to patch up other AFFAIRS, there
n little doubt but that he will be able
to strnighten this out all right.
A. for Ty's wanting q quiet place
20 rest, nobody will blame him In the
least,
Ty has given up the very best in
his life to the Detroit Baseball club.
He has played ball when his nerves
we're 40 unstrung that II was torture
Tor him. He has slid the bases when
every time he hit the dirt, the whole
aide OF his body became one big ache.
gTy has done a great deal fer the
club and for Detroit that he gets
little credit for He only knows how
hard IL has been for him to play some
DAYS when he should have been in
bed. He only knows what he has sac
rifced In personal comfort to win.
Every fan remembers mis- work last
YEAR when he fought with the desper-
alton OF a madman to win the pennant
TOR the Tigers and honors for himself.
Not only last but this year has he
done these things. He was sick man
when the season started. But he
played and played his best.
Cobb In certainly entitled to a whole
lot OF consideration and II Is almost
a crime to ask a man OF his nature
"a play ball and sleep In noisy room
N the management OF the hote
&tdn't see fit TO give Ty new room
ho should have been allowed to have
rorne place where he could rest In
confort. That, according to report
uAs done.
:. hut right here, II seems, Is where
~ A somewhat unreasonable.
~ didn't report for spring training
did All the rest OF the men excep
r11riarity until the team reached New
<><leans on the exhibition game trip.
~. and others or the star Tigers
-. offen granted little favors b!
<<~n.rer Jennings when the granting
ID fham does not interfere will
<1.<hfe's plans for the success OF tn,
@[~ -. a. thaaa concessions T.