Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
COBB REFUSES TO CONCEDE
1912 FLAGlTO ATHLETICS
Declares Tigers Are Just as Strong, and
Proceeds to Detail Spots in Which
His Team Excels.

than is reported. But if he is overworked
as he was the last two years. his pitching
may show it. The strong batting of the
Athletics. though. helps him lot. as 1t
g YES him chance to take things easy
after his team bats in a bunch Of runs.
Morgan. like all spit ball pitchers. is err
rat c, and with Paddy Livingston gone.
will not be as dependable Then he is
likely to put one OF the Athletic catchers
out Of the game with one OF his wild
shoots.
Danforth looks like a fash pitcher and
Martin may develop. He's fairly good
Against them. Detroit can offer Coving-
ton who pitched great ball for US last
spring; Works, who is world-beater
one day and q cinch the next; Mitchell.
who has the makings OF good south
paw: LATTE, who Is improving, and
Dubuc.
Dubuc may be one Of Detroits best
pitchers. I know lots OF clubs were after
him. but Detroit had the luck. He comes
from Montreal Montreal finished close to
the bottom. while Dubuc was among the
leading pitchers, something which shows
he is a man of class. as he did not have
the help Of a winning club to win his
games. His best work was against
Toronto and Rochester, the best clubs in
the league.
At nrst base it looks like a standoff
McInnis may be the better batter but
Gainor was hitting like a whirlwind be-
fore he had his arm broken, and he is
better fielder and base runner than NC
Innis. His drives are longer, too.
Admits the Superiority Of Eddie
Collins.
Philadelphia may have all the better
of it at second No one denies the won
derful ability Of Eddie Collins, the
Athletics great second sacker. but IL Jim
Del's leg is all right again. Jim. with his
timely and hard hitting, will put up
game that will compare favorably with
Eddie's I don't know whom Hughey will
send to second IL Del is unable to go back
there.
/ cannot make a choice between Barry
and Bush at short. They are the two
best shortstops in the country. There is
no denying that. 1t is nip and tuck be-
tween the two. Barry is the harder hit
ter, but Bush is a very hard man to
pitch to, and he can cover more ground
than Barry
base. Baker is a great batter and is
improving as q fielder. We don't know
who will play third for us. It may be
Moriarty, Louden or Witt. I never saw
me both are good men. Louden batted
over 800 in the Eastern League, and that
is a hard league to bat in.
/ don't care to make comparisons as to
the outfieid except to say that Sam Craw-
ford is a much better man than either
Lord, Oldring or Murphy. Left field is
our doubtful position. but that place may
be filled by either Tutweiler or Delehanty,
the latter going there In case his leg Is
to- stiff to allow him to go back to Sec
ond. I think Tutweiler Is q coming ball
player. He looks awfully good to me I
would like to see Detroit get Graney from
Cleveland. for think he Is going to be
good man. He has his faults. I know.
He should be taught not to swing so
hard. It throws him off his stride in
getting to first and IL he adopted a chop
system he would get more hits. He also
Its that first ball get by him too often.
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